Hey You

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"Hey You" is a haunting, introspective rock song by Pink Floyd from their concept album *The Wall*, exploring themes of isolation and desperate longing for connection.

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Hey You canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album The Wall
artist Pink Floyd
composer Roger Waters
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresVocalist David Gilmour
Roger Waters
follows Goodbye Blue Sky
genre progressive rock
rock
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
synthesizer
vocals
hasMood haunting
introspective
hasNotableLyric "Don’t give in without a fight"
"Hey you, out there in the cold"
hasStructure verse-chorus form with instrumental sections
hasTheme alienation
despair
isolation
longing for connection
psychological breakdown
includedIn The Wall (film)
isConceptAlbumTrack The Wall
isOnSide Side 3 of The Wall (original LP)
label Columbia Records
Harvest Records
language English
lyricist Roger Waters
narrativeRole depicts Pink trying to reach out from behind his metaphorical wall
partOf The Wall
performer Pink Floyd
precedes Is There Anybody Out There?
producer Bob Ezrin
David Gilmour
James Guthrie
Roger Waters
recordedBy Pink Floyd
recordedInStudio Britannia Row Studios
CBS Studios New York
linked to: CBS Studio 50

Producers Workshop
Super Bear Studios
releaseYear 1979

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The Wall hasPart Hey You
The Wall notableSong Hey You
Contact hasTrack Hey You
subject linked to: "Contact"
Contact notableSingle Hey You
subject linked to: "Contact"
Pulse featuresSong Hey You
Divisive hasPart Hey You