Take It Back

"Take It Back"
"Take It Back"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album The Division Bell
B-side	2-track; "Astronomy Domine" (Live); 3-track; "Astronomy Domine" (Live); "Take It Back" (Edit);
Released	16 May 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	6:13 (album version); 4:55 (single edit); 7:07 (extended version on French promo single)
Label	EMI (UK); Columbia (US)
Songwriter(s)	David Gilmour; Bob Ezrin; Polly Samson; Nick Laird-Clowes;
Producer(s)	Bob Ezrin; David Gilmour;
Pink Floyd singles chronology
Music video
	"Pink Floyd - Take It Back (Official Music Video HD)" on YouTube

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"Take It Back" is a song by the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released as the seventh track on their 1994 album The Division Bell.^[3]^[4] It was also released as a single on 16 May 1994, the first from the album, and Pink Floyd's first for seven years. The single peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, the fourth highest in the band's history, below 1979 number 1 hit "Another Brick In The Wall" and 1967 top 20 hits "See Emily Play" and "Arnold Layne."^[5] The music for the song was written by guitarist David Gilmour and album co-producer Bob Ezrin, with lyrics by Gilmour, his wife Polly Samson and Nick Laird-Clowes.

Equipment

Guitarist David Gilmour used an E-bow on a Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar that is processed through a Zoom effects box, then directly injected into the board.^[6]

The lyrics include a common British reading of the nursery rhyme "Ring a Ring o' Roses" during its instrumental section.

Personnel

David Gilmour – lead vocals, guitar, Ebow
Richard Wright – keyboards, Hammond and Farfisa organs
Nick Mason – drums, percussion

Additional musicians:

Tim Renwick – additional guitar
Jon Carin – Synthesizers, keyboards, loops
Guy Pratt – bass
Bob Ezrin – keyboards, percussion
Sam Brown – backing vocals
Durga McBroom – backing vocals
Carol Kenyon – backing vocals
Jackie Sheridan – backing vocals
Rebecca Leigh-White – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	64
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	43
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	9
France (SNEP)^[10]	50
Germany (GfK)^[11]	75
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)^[12]	8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[13]	23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[14]	7
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	23
US Billboard Hot 100^[16]	73
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[17]	4
US Cashbox Top 100^[18]	65

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[19]	71
US Hot Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[20]	23

References

^ Take It Back (CD single notes). Pink Floyd. Columbia Records. 1994. 38K 77493 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Take It Back (CD single notes). Pink Floyd. EMI. 1994. CD EMS 309 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Pink Floyd". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. pp. 1175–1178. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
^ Pink Floyd UK Singles Chart, Official Charts Company, retrieved September 23 2023
^ "Sounds of Silence" interview Archived 2012-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, Guitar World, September 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 218.
^ "Pink Floyd – Take It Back" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2536." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Pink Floyd – Take It Back" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Pink Floyd – Take It Back" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Regional Airplay: South" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 25. 18 June 1994. p. 35.
^ "Pink Floyd – Take It Back" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Pink Floyd – Take It Back". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Pink Floyd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Pink Floyd Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "USA Cashbox Charts Summaries". popmusichistory. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
^ "The Year in Music 1994 – Hot Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. 24 December 1994. pp. YE-62. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

External links

"Take It Back" on YouTube

[1] Take It Back (CD single notes). Pink Floyd. Columbia Records. 1994. 38K 77493 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[2] Take It Back (CD single notes). Pink Floyd. EMI. 1994. CD EMS 309 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Pink Floyd". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. pp. 1175–1178. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.

[4] Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.

[5] Pink Floyd UK Singles Chart, Official Charts Company, retrieved September 23 2023

[GW-6] "Sounds of Silence" interview Archived 2012-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, Guitar World, September 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2010.

[7] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 218.

[sc_Flanders_Pink_Floyd-8] "Pink Floyd – Take It Back" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-9] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2536." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[sc_France_Pink_Floyd-10] "Pink Floyd – Take It Back" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[sc_Germany_Pink_Floyd-11] "Pink Floyd – Take It Back" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[12] "Regional Airplay: South" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 25. 18 June 1994. p. 35.

[sc_Dutch100_Pink_Floyd-13] "Pink Floyd – Take It Back" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[sc_New_Zealand_Pink_Floyd-14] "Pink Floyd – Take It Back". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[sc_UK_-15] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Pink_Floyd-16] "Pink Floyd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Pink_Floyd-17] "Pink Floyd Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[18] "USA Cashbox Charts Summaries". popmusichistory. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[19] "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[20] "The Year in Music 1994 – Hot Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. 24 December 1994. pp. YE-62. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

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