Shine On You Crazy Diamond
| "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" | |
|---|---|
The single edit of Part I | |
| Composition by Pink Floyd | |
| from the album Wish You Were Here | |
| Published | Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd |
| Released | 12 September 1975 |
| Recorded | 13 January– 28 July 1975 ("Wine Glasses" on 5 January 1971) |
| Studio | Abbey Road (Studio One, Two and Three) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 25:57 (all parts) 13:33 (parts I–V) 12:24 (parts VI–IX) 17:32 (Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd version) 11:05 (The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door version) 10:41 (A Collection of Great Dance Songs version) 3:53 (single edit) 25:25 (all parts 2025 version) |
| Label | Harvest (UK) Columbia/CBS (US) |
| Composers | |
| Lyricist | Roger Waters |
| Producer | Pink Floyd |
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a nine-part composition by the English rock band Pink Floyd for their 1975 album Wish You Were Here. It was written by David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright, and first performed on Pink Floyd's 1974 French tour. The song is written about the Pink Floyd founder member Syd Barrett, who left in 1968 following mental health problems.