| Released | June 13, 1969 |
| Recorded | January - February, 1969 |
| Genres | Psychedelic folk Space rock Ambient |
| Studio | Pye Studios |
| Length | 5:18 |
| Label | EMI Columbia (UK) Tower (US) |
| Vocalists | David Gilmour |
| Songwriters | Roger Waters |
| Producers | Pink Floyd |
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- The song has a hallucinogenic, pastoral quality, with prominent keyboards and bird sound effects, like those that would later feature on the Ummagumma track Grantchester Meadows.
- The song features no drums, which creates a rather unusual feeling. The keyboard sequence at the end of the song is similar to that found on the "celestial voices" section of A Saucerful Of Secrets. "Cirrus Minor" has an unusual chord sequence: E minor, E flat major augmented, G major, C# minor 7, C major 7, C minor 7 and B 7. The chords are built around the chromatically descending bass line. The B 7 chord is the only one who fits into the functional context of the E minor key. This chord sequence gives the song a very surreal atmosphere.