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Release Date
30 November 1979
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Length
53 tracks
'The Wall' is Pink Floyd's eleventh studio album, released in 1979, and was the last release with the classic lineup of the band, as Richard Wright left shortly after. It was a double album, with thirteen songs on each side, and a concept album structured around the fictional character of Pink, documenting his loss of father, overprotective mother, educational abuse and eventual isolation. The titular wall is metaphorical of a wall between Pink and society, conceived by Roger Waters on the Animals tour following an incident with a fan in Montreal. The Wall was followed with an expensive theatrical tour and film. It has sold over thirteen million copies, placing it behind the Dark Side of the Moon as Pink Floyd's second-bestselling album. The single 'Another Brick in the Wall - part 2' became their only no. 1 single in both the UK and US. It has received widespread critical acclaim, and the songs 'Hey You' and 'Comfortably Numb' have also enjoyed significant prominence.
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