Another Brick in the Wall

"Another Brick in the Wall" is a three-part composition on Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera The Wall, written by bassist Roger Waters. "Part 2", a protest song against corporal punishment and rigid and abusive schooling, features a children's choir. At the suggestion of producer Bob Ezrin, Pink Floyd added elements of disco.

This article is about the song. For the opera, see Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera.

"Another Brick in the Wall"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album The Wall
PublishedPink Floyd Music Publishers
Released30 November 1979
RecordedApril–November 1979
Genre
Length8:28 (All three parts)
  • 3:11 (Part 1)
  • 3:59 (Part 2)
  • 1:18 (Part 3)
Label
Songwriter(s)Roger Waters
Producer(s)
"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album The Wall
B-side"One of My Turns"
Released23 November 1979
RecordedApril – November 1979
Genre
Length
  • 3:11 (single version)
  • 3:59 (album version)
  • 3:54 (A Collection of Great Dance Songs version)
  • 5:43 (album version combined with "The Happiest Days of Our Lives", alternative radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Roger Waters
Pink Floyd singles chronology
"Have a Cigar"
(1975)		 "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
(1979)		 "Run Like Hell"
(1980)
Music video
"Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" on YouTube

"Part 2" was released as a single, Pink Floyd's first in the United Kingdom since "Point Me at the Sky" (1968). It sold over four million copies worldwide and topped singles charts in fourteen countries, including in the United Kingdom and the United States. It was nominated for a Grammy Award and was ranked number 384 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

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