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"Money"
Single by Pink Floyd from the album The Dark Side of the Moon
Released	June 23, 1973
Recorded	June 1972 - January 1973 at Abbey Road Studios in London, England
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	6:23
Label	Harvest, EMI (UK) Harvest, Capitol (US)
Writer	Waters
Producer	Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd singles chronology
"Free Four" (1972) "Money" (1973) "Us and Them"/"Time" (1973)
Alternate cover
Cover of the single's 2003 re-issue (which coincided with the release of the album's 30th anniversary SACD re-issue)
The Dark Side of the Moon
Tracks
"Speak to Me" (1:08) "Breathe" (2:48) "On the Run" (3:31) "Time" / "Breathe (Reprise)" (7:04) "The Great Gig in the Sky" (4:47) "Money" (6:23) "Us and Them" (7:48) "Any Colour You Like" (3:25) "Brain Damage" (3:50) "Eclipse" (2:06)

"Money" is the sixth track^[1] from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon. It is the only song on the album to hit the top 20 in the United States charts. On the original LP, it opened the second side of the album. It was written by Roger Waters.

"Money," a riff-driven song, is notable for being mainly of the unusual 7 beat time signature. As stated in the song's sheet music, the predominant time signature is in 7/4. Most rock music is in 4/4, or common time, and most of the exceptions are in 3/4 or a similar triple meter. The typical rock offbeats on two and four are instead on two four and six, leaving two notes in a row without a beat. During the guitar solo the song changes to 4/4, then returns to 7/4, then ends in 4/4 again. This was done because David Gilmour thought it would be too complicated to write the solo in seven beat form^{[citation needed]}. Critics have commented that the change in dynamic (maintaining tempo but changing from seven beats to the bar to 4 beats, making the song feel quicker) is one of the track's strengths.

The form and chord progression are based on the twelve-bar blues in B minor key. Two twelve-bar A verses are followed by a twelve-bar instrumental section that features a funk-style tenor saxophone solo along with keyboard, bass, and drums.

The song was created in a makeshift recording studio Roger Waters had in his garden shed, and the original demo version was described by him as being "prissy and very English" as opposed to having the bluesy, transatlantic feel of the released version (this was stated in Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon). Though credited solely to Waters, since he wrote the basic music and all the lyrics, it is very much a group effort; the instrumental jam was a collaborative effort from the band, Gilmour overseeing the time change and guitar solo, Dick Parry doing the tenor sax solo, and Richard Wright and Nick Mason improvising their own parts. Gilmour's input is also discernible in the final mix, which combines "wet" sections (featuring heavy echo and reverb) with contrasting "dry" sections (particularly the instrumental break between the two guitar solos, which features simply the unaltered sound of the four band members). His final guitar solo is played on a customized Lewis guitar with a full two-octave range on the neck, allowing Gilmour to reach the solo's distinctive high notes.

"Money" was re-recorded for the 1981 Pink Floyd album A Collection of Great Dance Songs because Capitol Records refused to license the track to Columbia Records in the US. As a result, David Gilmour re-recorded the track himself playing all of the drums, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar and vocals and co-producing the song with James Guthrie. Dick Parry played tenor saxophone on the track like he did the original.

In the Pink Floyd reunion for Live 8 they performed "Money" along with "Breathe (with its reprise from "Time")," "Wish You Were Here" and "Comfortably Numb". It was also performed by Waters at Live Earth's Concert at Giants Stadium on July 7, 2007.

• "Money" was covered by Velvet Revolver for the 2003 re-make of The Italian Job with a few changes like doubling the opening bass riff with a guitar hooked up to a talkbox. The saxophone solo is played by Slash on guitar with talkbox. The final riff is played in Slash's own signature style.

• "Money" was covered by progressive metal band Dream Theater with John Petrucci changing a bit of the two guitar riffs

• A cover version of Money by Yortoise (featuring former Warren Zevon touring guitarist John Would) appears on Pink Floyd tribute album A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd

• This song was covered on the Echoes of Pink tribute album in 2002.

• "Money" was covered by the Maryland band Clutch. It was never officially released, but has made rounds among fans.

• Easy Star All-Stars played a cover version on their album Dub Side Of The Moon.

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• The U.S. promo single was edited to 3 minutes and censored to remove the word "shit". This has become commonly known as the "bull-blank" version.
• In the movie of The Wall, in the middle of "The Happiest Days of Our Lives," there is a short break in the music, during which comes a scene in the school - the teacher mocks Pink's poems. The part he reads out loud is actually from the lyrics of "Money".
• Parts of the introduction to this song are used on the Dave Ramsey Show, which gives financial advice.
• The song "Money" by Milli Vanilli features the cash register samples from this song's opening re-ordered to create a 4/4 beat; the two songs contain no other similarities.
• German indie rock group Sportfreunde Stiller also take cash register samples on their song "Money Mark", which appeares on their album "So wie einst Real Madrid" (2000).
• This song was used several times throughout the remake of The Italian Job (2003 film).
• In the 1981 Only Fools and Horses episode Cash and Curry, the song that is played during the sales montage is "Money". The DVD Region 2 version has a different music track due to contractual reasons by the BBC.
• New England-based pro wrestling manager Johnny Fabulous(played by John Cena Sr.) uses this song as his entrance theme. He starts the song with his voice saying "It's good to be great, but it's great to be Fabulous".
• The radio edit often does not omit the word 'shit'.
• In Season 10 Episode 7 of Top Gear, the Top Gear crew created a beat that played to the tune of Money with broken upholstery pieces from British Leyland cars. Money was playing in the background.

• Both P•U•L•S•E and a Delicate Sound Of Thunder CD and video feature live versions of the track. In the latter, the song is slightly elongated to incorporate a series of solos played on various instruments.
• Roger Waters' In the Flesh: Live features another live version, sung by Doyle Bramhall.
• On the compilation album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd, the song segues from "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" into "Keep Talking".

• David Gilmour - vocals, guitars
• Roger Waters - bass guitar
• Richard Wright - keyboards
• Nick Mason - drums
• Dick Parry - tenor saxophone

• AMG review
• "Money" Songfacts