Back شاين أون يو كريزي دياموند Arabic Shine on You Crazy Diamond AST Shine On You Crazy Diamond Azerbaijani Shine On You Crazy Diamond Bulgarian Shine On You Crazy Diamond Catalan Shine On You Crazy Diamond Czech Shine On You Crazy Diamond German Shine On You Crazy Diamond Greek Shine on You Crazy Diamond Spanish بدرخش ای الماس مجنون Persian
| "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 | 15 September 1975 |
| Recorded | 13 January– 28 July 1975 ("Wine Glasses" on 5 January 1971)[1] |
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios (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) |
| Label | Harvest (UK) Columbia/CBS (US) |
| Composer(s) | |
| Lyricist(s) | Roger Waters |
| Producer(s) | Pink Floyd |
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a nine-part Pink Floyd composition written by David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright, which was first performed on Pink Floyd's 1974 French tour and appeared in Pink Floyd's 1975 concept album Wish You Were Here. The song is written about and dedicated to founder member Syd Barrett, who departed from the band in 1968 after dealing with mental problems and substance abuse.
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