Us and Them (song)

"Us and Them"
US 7-inch single
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album The Dark Side of the Moon
B-side"Time"
Released4 February 1974
Recorded1 June 1972 – 9 January 1973
StudioEMI, London
Genre
Length3:15 (single edit)
7:49 (album version)
7:51 (”Echoes” version)
LabelHarvest
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Roger Waters
Producer(s)Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd singles chronology
"Money"
(1973)
"Us and Them"
(1974)
"Have a Cigar"
(1975)

"Us and Them" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, from their 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. The music was written by Richard Wright with lyrics by Roger Waters. It is sung by David Gilmour, with harmonies by Wright. The song is 7 minutes and 49 seconds, the longest on the album.

"Us and Them" was released as the second single from The Dark Side of the Moon in the United States, peaking at No. 72 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart in March 1974.[3] The single peaked at No. 85 in the Canadian chart.[4]

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  2. ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-4408-6579-4.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 16, 1974" (PDF).