Playing for Time (song)

Not to be confused with Praying for Time.

"Playing for Time"
Single by Peter Gabriel
from the album I/O
Released
  • 7 March 2023 (dark-side mix)
  • 21 March 2023 (bright-side and in-side mixes)
Studio
Genre
Length6:17
Label
Songwriter(s)Peter Gabriel
Producer(s)Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel singles chronology
"The Court"
(2023) 		"Playing for Time"
(2023) 		"I/O"
(2023)

"Playing for Time" is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel, released in March 2023 as the third single in promotion of his tenth studio album I/O. This is his first album of original material since 2002's Up. Two versions of the song have been released: the "Bright Side Mix" (mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent) and the "Dark Side Mix" (mixed by Tchad Blake). The cover art for this track features Annette Messager's Mes voeux (avec nos cheveux).[3] Recorded at Gabriel's Real World Studios in Wiltshire and the Beehive and British Grove Studios in London, "Playing For Time" features regulars Tony Levin on bass and Manu Katché on drums. The single was released on March 7 and the full moon, called the Worm Moon.[4][5]

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  2. ^ Gleadow, Ewan (9 January 2023). "Peter Gabriel - Panopticom Review". Cult Following. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Playing For Time". Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Peter Gabriel shares new single 'Playing for Time'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (7 March 2023). "Peter Gabriel Studies Impermanence on New Song "Playing For Time," Reveals North American Tour". American Songwriter. Retrieved 11 June 2023.