Another Brick in the Wall | pink floyd the wall album
1979three-partsongbyPinkFloyd"AnotherBrickintheWall"isathree-partcompositiononPinkFloyds1979rockoperaTheWall,writtenbybassistRogerWaters."Part2",aprotestsongagainstcorporalpunishment,andrigidandabusiveschooling,featuresachildrenschoir.AtthesuggestionofproducerBobEzrin,PinkFloydaddedelementsofdisco."Part2"wasreleasedasasingle,PinkFloydsfirstintheUKsince"PointMeattheSky"(1968).Itsoldoverfourmillioncopiesworldwideandtoppedsingleschartsinfourteencountries,includingintheUKandUnitedStates.Itwasnom...
1979 three-part song by Pink Floyd
"Another Brick in the Wall" is a three-part composition on Pink Floyds 1979 rock opera The Wall, written by bassist Roger Waters. "Part 2", a protest song against corporal punishment, and rigid and abusive schooling, features a childrens choir. At the suggestion of producer Bob Ezrin, Pink Floyd added elements of disco.
"Part 2" was released as a single, Pink Floyds first in the UK since "Point Me at the Sky" (1968). It sold over four million copies worldwide and topped singles charts in fourteen countries, including in the UK and United States. It was nominated for a Grammy Award and was ranked number 384 on Rolling Stones list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
Concept[edit]The three parts of "Another Brick in the Wall" appear on Pink Floyds 1979 rock opera album The Wall. They are essentially one verse each, although Part 2 sees its own verse sung twice: once by Floyd members, and the second time by the guest choir...