Studio Album · No. 9
The Wall Songwriting Credits by Pink Floyd
Produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie, Roger Waters · Engineered by James Guthrie, Nick Griffiths
Holds writing credit on 26 of 26 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 26 / 26 documented
Scored across the 26 tracks with documented writers, by whether Pink Floyd carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 26 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Awards & Recognition 2
The Wall is Roger Waters's concept from end to end, a semi-autobiographical rock opera about a rock star named Pink who isolates himself behind a metaphorical wall. Waters wrote the overwhelming majority of the material, but David Gilmour shares songwriting credit on the album's most enduring songs, including 'Comfortably Numb,' 'Run Like Hell,' and 'Young Lust,' and producer Bob Ezrin co-wrote 'The Trial' and helped shape the narrative into a coherent double album. Richard Wright was effectively dismissed during the sessions, reduced to a salaried player, which marked the practical end of the band as a four-way partnership. 'Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2' became Pink Floyd's only number-one single.
"The Wall" is the 1979 album by Pink Floyd, a progressive rock and art rock opera that follows a fictional rock star named Pink as he builds a psychological wall of isolation after childhood trauma, abusive schooling, and personal loss. Roger Waters wrote the concept and sang and played bass, David Gilmour played guitars and sang, Richard Wright played keyboards, and Nick Mason played drums, with Bob Ezrin co-producing alongside Waters and James Guthrie. The double album produced "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2," Pink Floyd's only number-one single in the UK and US, along with "Run Like Hell," "Comfortably Numb," "Hey You," and "Mother." It topped the US Billboard 200 for 15 weeks, reached number 3 on the UK Albums Chart, and earned 23 times platinum certification in the United States. With more than 30 million copies sold worldwide, it is the band's second-best-selling album after The Dark Side of the Moon and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.