| "Let There Be More Light" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Pink Floyd | ||||||||||
| from the album A Saucerful of Secrets | ||||||||||
| B-side | Remember a Day | |||||||||
| Released | June 29, 1968 (UK) July 27, 1968 (US) August 19, 1968 (US single) 1968 (Japanese single) |
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| Format | 7" | |||||||||
| Recorded | January, March, May 1968 Abbey Road Studios, London |
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| Genre | Space rock, psychedelic rock | |||||||||
| Length | 5:39 3:00 (US single) 5:27 (Japanese single) |
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| Label | Tower Records (US) | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Roger Waters | |||||||||
| Producer | Norman Smith | |||||||||
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"Let There Be More Light" is the first song on Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful of Secrets. It was also released in edited form as the fourth U.S. single by the group. A rare US-only single release (Tower 440) contains edited mono versions of this song and 'Remember A Day'. The single did not chart. Pink Floyd performed the song live from 1968-1969, often acting as an encore.
The song is written by Roger Waters. It begins with an iterative bass line before the vocals start. The first, gentler vocals are performed by Richard Wright with Roger Waters whispering, the following, harder refrain by David Gilmour. The last two minutes feature for the first time a guitar solo from Gilmour in a Pink Floyd album, featuring his distinctive style of playing single notes treated with effects such as distortion and echo.
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