On the Run (instrumental)

"On the Run"
Instrumental by Pink Floyd
from the album The Dark Side of the Moon
PublishedWorld Copyrights Ltd
Released1 March 1973
Recorded11 October 1972 – 9 February 1973[1]
Genre
Length
  • 3:45
LabelHarvest
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pink Floyd

"On the Run" is the third track[nb 1] from English rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon.[6][7] It is an instrumental piece performed on an EMS synthesizer (Synthi AKS). It deals with the pressures of travel, specifically air travel, which according to Richard Wright, would often bring fear of death.

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