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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Take It Back

| cover = TakeItBack.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Pink Floyd

| album = The Division Bell

| B-side =

| released = 16 May 1994

| recorded = 1993

| studio =

| genre = Progressive rock

| length = 6:13 (album version)
4:55 (single edit)
7:07 (extended version on French promo single)

| label = EMI (UK)
Columbia (US)

| writer =

* David Gilmour

* Bob Ezrin

* Polly Samson

* Nick Laird-Clowes

| producer =

* Bob Ezrin

* David Gilmour

| prev_title = What Do You Want from Me

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = High Hopes

| next_title2 = Keep Talking

| next_year = 1994

}}

"'Take It Back'" is a song by the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released as the seventh track on their 1994 album 'The Division Bell'. It was also released as a single on 16 May 1994, the first from the album, and Pink Floyd's first for seven years. The music for the song was written by guitarist David Gilmour and album co-producer Bob Ezrin, with lyrics by Gilmour, his wife Polly Samson and Nick Laird-Clowes.

Equipment



Guitarist David Gilmour used an E-bow on a Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar that is processed through a Zoom effects box, then directly injected into the board.[http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t1479-david-gilmour-sounds-silence-guitar.html "Sounds of Silence" interview] , 'Guitar World', September 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2010.

The lyrics include a common British reading of the nursery rhyme "Ring a Ring o' Roses" during its instrumental section.

Personnel



*David Gilmour lead vocals, guitar, Ebow

*Richard Wright keyboards, Hammond and Farfisa organs

*Nick Mason drums, percussion

Additional musicians:

*Tim Renwick additional guitar

*Jon Carin loops

*Guy Pratt bass

*Bob Ezrin keyboards, percussion

*Sam Brown backing vocals

*Durga McBroom backing vocals

*Carol Kenyon backing vocals

*Jackie Sheridan backing vocals

*Rebecca Leigh-White backing vocals

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