Speak to Me

This article is about the Pink Floyd song. For other uses, see Speak to Me (disambiguation).
"Speak to Me"
Instrumental by Pink Floyd
from the album The Dark Side of the Moon
PublishedWorld Copyrights Ltd.
Released1 March 1973
Recorded23 June and 1 November 1972; 21 January 1973
Genre
Length
  • 1:07
  • 3:54 (combined with "Breathe")
LabelHarvest
Songwriter(s)Nick Mason
Producer(s)Pink Floyd

"Speak to Me" is the first track[nb 1] on English rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon, on which it forms an overture.[1][2] Nick Mason receives a rare solo writing credit for the track, though recollections differ as to the reasons for this. Mason states that he created the track himself, whereas Richard Wright and Roger Waters stated the credit was a "gift" to Mason to give him some publishing income (subsequently regretted by the latter, following his acrimonious departure from the band).[3][4][5] Live versions are included on Pulse (1995) and The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974 (2023).


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  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
  2. ^ Mabbett, Andy (2010). Pink Floyd - The Music and the Mystery. London: Omnibus. pp. 160p. ISBN 978-1-84938-370-7.
  3. ^ "Dark Side of the Moon — Text from interview with Roger Waters". Archived from the original on 2012-12-07. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  4. ^ "Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side': 40 Years Later, 40 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Mad Classic". 9 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Lost In Space - Uncut Magazine, 2003". - "It was an assembly that I did with existing music. You could say there’s no original material there, or you could say it’s an entirely original assembly." - Mason; "Nick gets credited on 'Speak To Me', when, in fact, that was just us giving him some publishing" - Wright