Studio Album · No. 8
Animals Songwriting Credits by Pink Floyd
Produced by Pink Floyd · Engineered by Brian Humphries, Nick Griffiths
Holds writing credit on 5 of 5 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 5 / 5 documented
Scored across the 5 tracks with documented writers, by whether Pink Floyd carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 5 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Animals marks Roger Waters's decisive move to the front of Pink Floyd's writing. He wrote every track alone except 'Dogs,' which is credited to Waters and David Gilmour and grew out of an older Gilmour piece. The concept, splitting society into Dogs, Pigs, and Sheep, is Waters's own loose riff on Orwell's Animal Farm, and the bitter political tone points straight toward The Wall. Richard Wright and Nick Mason play but contribute almost nothing to the composition, signaling the imbalance that would soon fracture the band.
"Animals" is the 1977 album by Pink Floyd, a progressive rock concept album loosely inspired by George Orwell's Animal Farm that critiques capitalism and the moral decay of society. Roger Waters sang lead and played bass, rhythm guitar, and keyboards, David Gilmour played lead guitar and sang, Richard Wright handled keyboards, and Nick Mason played drums, with the record cut at the band's own Britannia Row Studios. Its five tracks include the bookending "Pigs on the Wing" parts, the Gilmour co-write "Dogs," "Pigs (Three Different Ones)," and "Sheep." The album reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and number 3 on the US Billboard 200, where it was certified quadruple platinum by 1995. The cover features a 12-meter inflatable pig floating between the chimneys of Battersea Power Station, an image complicated when the pig broke free during the photo shoot.
Track Listing & Credits 5 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pigs on the Wing (Part One)
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Pink Floyd | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals)David Gilmour (Lead Vocals) |
| 2 |
Dogs
|
Roger WatersDavid Gilmour | Roger WatersDavid Gilmour | Pink Floyd | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals)David Gilmour (Lead Vocals) |
| 3 |
Pigs (Three Different Ones)
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Pink Floyd | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals)David Gilmour (Lead Vocals) |
| 4 |
Sheep
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Pink Floyd | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals)David Gilmour (Lead Vocals) |
| 5 |
Pigs on the Wing (Part Two)
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Pink Floyd | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals)David Gilmour (Lead Vocals) |