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Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) / Run Like Hell
Rock · 1979

Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) / Run Like Hell

Pink Floyd

High-tension stadium rock pairing a disco-inflected protest anthem with a paranoid, delay-soaked chase sequence. Defiant, rhythmic, and deeply cynical.

1979 · Columbia (2)

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This single captures Pink Floyd at their most rhythmic and confrontational, stripping away the sprawling space-rock textures of their earlier work in favor of a tight, clinical precision. 'Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)' is an anomaly in their catalog: a protest song built on a disco-influenced four-on-the-floor beat, yet it feels cold and mechanical rather than celebratory. The addition of the Islington Green School choir provides a haunting, collective weight to the lyrics, turning a song about individual isolation into a universal scream against conformity.

Moments Worth Listening For
the transition from the funky guitar solo into the shouting schoolmaster's voice on the first track
the rhythmic breathing and manic laughter that punctuates the galloping guitar delay in Run Like Hell
the moment the children's choir enters, transforming a personal grievance into a collective anthem
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) / Run Like Hell sound next to the rest of Pink Floyd's catalogue?

Chanting+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into chanting than the rest of the catalogue.

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