“When the Tigers Broke Free” is a song released at the end of 1982 by Pink Floyd . Initially, it was supposed to be included in the album The Wall , but there it was not included, but entered into the film Parker , divided into two parts, and released a separate single at the end of 1982. Lyrics of the song touches on the theme of the death of Waters' father. In 2004, the song was included on the reprinted album The Final Cut .
| When the Tigers Broke Free | ||||
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| Single pink floyd from the album The Final Cut | ||||
| Side "A" | Bring the Boys Back Home (movie version) | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Format | LP | |||
| Recorded by | July - December 1982 , Abby Road Studio | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Duration | 3 min 17 s | |||
| Producer | Roger waters | |||
| Composer | Roger waters | |||
| Song author | ||||
| Label | Harvest Records (UK) Capitol Records (USA) | |||
| Chronology of Pink Floyd singles | ||||
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History
The song was written during the recording of the album The Wall , and was originally proposed for the album. But after it was excluded from the release. The song was first released on the single to the development album The Final Cut and lasted 2 minutes. 55 sec. The single was released on July 26, 1982, before the release of the film on The Wall album.
The song first appeared on a CD in 1996 on the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Music of Pink Floyd. The song was included in the 2001 Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd compilation. On the compilation of the song appeared remixed long 3:42. In 2004, the song was included in the re-release of The Final Cut album between the songs “One of the Few” and “The Hero's Return”. The edited version of the album was 3:16.
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Tells the story of a boy (Pink) who lost his father. The video covers the two story lines of Pink and his deceased father during the Second World War. The clip uses remixed episodes from the film Pink Floyd The Wall .