The Nile Song

"The Nile Song"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album More
B-side
  • "Ibiza Bar" (France and New Zealand)
  • "Main Theme" (Japan)
ReleasedJuly 1969[1]
RecordedFebruary 1969
Genre
Length3:27
Label
Songwriter(s)Roger Waters
Producer(s)Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd singles chronology
"Point Me at the Sky"
(1968)
"The Nile Song"
(1969)
"One of These Days"
(1971)

"The Nile Song", written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour, is the second song from Pink Floyd's 1969 album More, the soundtrack to the film of the same name.[2][3] It was released as a single in 1969 (only in France, Japan and New Zealand),[4] and included on the 1971 compilation album Relics. While Pink Floyd never played the song in concert, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets performed it in 2018.[5]

While the rest of the More album was issued in true stereo, "The Nile Song" was mixed in mono and processed into Duophonic stereo for release.

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  2. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
  3. ^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
  4. ^ "The Official Site". Pink Floyd. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  5. ^ "Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets Setlist at the Half Moon, London". setlist.fm.