Home · Songs · Pink Floyd · Any Colour You Like
From album
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd · 1973
Details
TonalidadG
Compás4/4
Tempo152 BPM
Duración3:25
ÁlbumThe Dark Side of the Moon
Año1973
ISRCGBN9Y1100083
If you like this, try
The story behind
The instrumental piece *Any Colour You Like* stands out for its immersive atmosphere and the way David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright explored sonic textures. The recording, which took place between October 1972 and January 1973, involved complex synthesizer use, with Wright at the forefront, creating that characteristic progressive sound of Pink Floyd. Elements of progressive rock and space rock are blended here, generating psychedelic atmospheres that invite auditory exploration. The song's duration is 3 minutes and 25 seconds.
The title, *Any Colour You Like*, has an interesting origin related to how products were sold en masse. One possible explanation comes from the phrase a studio technician used to say when asked about the color of something: "You can have it any color you like." This evokes the famous description of the Ford Model T, which came in any color as long as it was black. Roger Waters, in a conversation with Phil Rose, suggested that the title might refer to how street vendors offered batches of products, saying something like "Any color you like, they're all blue," as part of their pitch to sell quickly. The song, although wordless, has been interpreted as a reflection on the lack of choice in society or the fear of making decisions. The recording featured Peter James and Alan Parsons as engineers, and the mixing was handled by Alan Parsons and Chris Thomas, with Pink Floyd as producer.
0:00