*Another live version was played on the " Delicate Sound of Thunder" CD and concert video. *A live version of the song can be heard on the " P *On February 3-11, 1995 the opening sequence of "Time" was played as a wakeup call for the crew of space mission STS-69. *The Prodigy sampled the alarm bell for their tracks "Claustrophobic Sting" and "Wake Up Call" *The song was used on a few occasions in the Cantonese language re-release of Bruce Lee's first adult starring role, The Big Boss * The Killers covered this song multiple times during their "Hot Fuss" tour after having their song On Top segue into it. * 3rd Bass sampled the introductory clocks for "Steppin' to the A.M." from their Cactus Album. * The Beastie Boys sampled "Time" for their song "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun", which appeared on their album " Paul's Boutique". * The song's opening was used as the main menu music for the video game " Destruction Derby 2".
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* The song's opening is used at the end of the trailers for the second series of " Life on Mars". * Rick Wright - Farfisa Organ, Wurlitzer electric piano,VCS3 synthesizer and vocals The song is the second longest on the album, after " Us and Them", and is renowned for Gilmour's guitar solo after the first verse, which is often considered to be one of his best. "Time" is at the tempo of 120 bpm, which switches to half time (60 bpm) at the chorus. When the tom drums were recorded, there were only 3 available so the band had to tune the drum after each hit to get the right pitch and then mix the hit into the song. A reprise of the album's earlier "Breathe" brings the song to a closing, before it segues into " The Great Gig in the Sky". With David Gilmour singing lead on the verses and with Richard Wright singing lead on the bridges and with female singers providing backup vocals, the lyrics of the song deal with Roger Waters's realization that life was not about preparing yourself for what happens next, but about grabbing control of your own destiny.Ī guitar solo from Gilmour provides the refrain over the same chord progressions as the verse and chorus.
This is followed by an eerie two-minute passage dominated by Nick Mason's rototoms and backgrounded by a tocking sound created by Roger Waters picking two muted strings on his bass. The song is a " memento mori" describing the phenomenon in which time seems to pass more quickly as one ages, often leading to despair in old age over missed opportunities of the past.Įach clock at the beginning of the song was recorded separately in an antiques store. It is noted for its long introductory passage of clocks chiming and alarms ringing, recorded as a quadrophonic test by Alan Parsons, not specifically for the album. " Time" is the fourth track from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, " The Dark Side of the Moon", and the only song on the album credited to all four members of the band. Writer = David Gilmour/ Nick Mason/ Roger Waters/ Richard Wright
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