Childhood's End (Pink Floyd song)

"Childhood's End"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album Obscured by Clouds
PublishedWorld Copyrights Ltd
Released3 June 1972 (UK)
15 June 1972 (US)
RecordedMarch 1972
Château d'Hérouville, Pontoise, France
GenreProgressive rock, hard rock
Length4:33
LabelHarvest
Songwriter(s)David Gilmour
Producer(s)Pink Floyd

"Childhood's End" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1972 album Obscured by Clouds.[1][2] It was the last Pink Floyd song to feature lyrics written by David Gilmour, until A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987. The song gets its title from the 1953 science-fiction novel of the same name by Arthur C. Clarke, though the theme of the song shares little with the story.[3] The 2016 remixed version of "Childhood's End" which appears in The Early Years 1965–1972 box set was released as the second single to promote the box set in October 2016.

  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
  2. ^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
  3. ^ Songfacts: Childhood's End