Pink Floyd
"Point Me at the Sky"
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Single by Pink Floyd
B-side "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
Released December 6, 1968
Recorded November 4, 1968
Genres Psychedelic pop • bubblegum pop
Studio Abbey Road Studios
Length 3:35
Label EMI Columbia(UK) • Capitol(CA)
Vocalists Roger WatersDavid Gilmour
Songwriters Roger Waters • David Gilmour
Producers Norman Smith

"Point Me at the Sky" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released as their fifth single in the United Kingdom on December 6, 1968, their first recording after the departure of former frontman Syd Barrett. It was the last single the band would release in the UK until the release of "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" on November 23, 1979, over a decade later. It is the first song to be credited to bassist Roger Waters and guitarist David Gilmour as a duo.

Personnel[]

  • Roger Waters - bass guitar, lead vocals(pre-choruses, final verse), backing vocals
  • David Gilmour - electric guitar, electric slide guitar, lead vocals(verses, choruses)
  • Richard Wright - piano, glockenspiel, Hammond organ, Farfisa organ, backing vocals
  • Nick Mason - drums, maracas, temple blocks