Take It Back

For other uses, see Take It Back (disambiguation).

"Take It Back" is a song by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released as the seventh track on their fourteenth album, The Division Bell (1994).^[4][5] It was also released as a single on 23 May 1994, by EMI (UK) and Columbia (US), 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."^[6] 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.

"Take It Back"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album The Division Bell
B-side	2-track "Astronomy Domine" (Live)[1] 3-track "Astronomy Domine" (Live) "Take It Back" (Edit)[2]
Released	23 May 1994[3]
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
"What Do You Want from Me" (1994) "Take It Back" (1994) "High Hopes" / "Keep Talking" (1994)
Music video
"Pink Floyd - Take It Back (Official Music Video HD)" on YouTube

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.^[7]

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)[8] 64 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 43 Canada Retail Singles (The Record)[10] 8 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 9 France (SNEP)[12] 50 Germany (GfK)[13] 75 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[14] 19 Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[15] 8 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 23 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 7 UK Singles (OCC)[18] 23 US Billboard Hot 100[19] 73 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[20] 4 US Cash Box Top 100[21] 65

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[22] 71 US Hot Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[23] 23