Coming Back to Life

"Coming Back to Life"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album The Division Bell
Published	Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd
Released	28 March 1994 (UK) 5 April 1994 (US)
Recorded	1993
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	6:19
Label	EMI (UK) Columbia (US)
Songwriter(s)	David Gilmour
Producer(s)	Bob Ezrin David Gilmour

"Coming Back to Life" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1994 album The Division Bell, and is the only track from the album to be credited solely to David Gilmour.

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Composition

Gilmour has said (as can be heard on the David Gilmour in Concert DVD) that the song was written about his wife, Polly Samson.^[1]

Personnel

David Gilmour – vocals, guitars
Richard Wright – Kurzweil synthesisers, Hammond organ
Nick Mason – drums

Additional musicians:

Guy Pratt – bass guitar
Gary Wallis – percussion

Live performances

The song has been a staple in Gilmour's performances from 1994 to 2016. It was one of the songs performed on rotation during the 1994 Division Bell Tour, at every one of Gilmour's semi-acoustic shows in 2001 and 2002, at Gilmour's performance at the Fender Stratocaster 50th anniversary concert in London in 2004, and was played at most shows during his solo 2006 On an Island Tour. It became a staple of shows during the 2015-16 Rattle That Lock Tour.

Live personnel

Pink Floyd, 1994 tour

David Gilmour – electric guitar, lead vocals
Richard Wright – organ
Nick Mason – drums

with:
Guy Pratt – bass
Tim Renwick – acoustic guitar
Jon Carin – synthesiser
Gary Wallis – percussion
Sam Brown – backing vocals
Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals
Durga McBroom – backing vocals

David Gilmour, 2006 and 2015-16 tours

David Gilmour – electric guitar, lead vocals
Richard Wright – organ (2006 only)
Phil Manzanera – electric guitar (except 2016 second leg)
Guy Pratt – bass
Jon Carin – synthesiser (except 2016 second leg)
Steve DiStanislao – drums
Kevin McAlea – organ (2015-16 only)
Bryan Chambers – backing vocals (2015-16 only)
Lucita Jules – backing vocals (2015-16 only)
Louise Clare Marshall – backing vocals (2015-16 only)
Chester Kamen – electric guitar (2016 second leg only)
Chuck Leavell – organ (2016 second leg only)
Greg Phillinganes – synthesiser (2016 second leg only)

Live releases

The song appears on the following live albums, DVDs or Blu-rays:

Pulse (album) (Pink Floyd, 1995)
Pulse (VHS/DVD) (Pink Floyd, 1995 [VHS], 2003 [DVD])
David Gilmour in Concert (DVD) (David Gilmour, 2002)
Remember That Night (DVD/Blu-ray) (David Gilmour, 2007)
Live in Gdańsk (album, deluxe edition bonus CD) (David Gilmour, 2008)
Live at Pompeii (album, DVD/BD) (David Gilmour, 2017)

References

^ "David Gilmour and Polly Samson Take LA by Musical and Literary Storm". popmatters.com. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

v t e The Division Bell
Songs	"Cluster One" "What Do You Want from Me" "Poles Apart" "Marooned" "A Great Day for Freedom" "Wearing the Inside Out" "Take It Back" "Coming Back to Life" "Keep Talking" "Lost for Words" "High Hopes"
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Pink Floyd

David Gilmour
Nick Mason

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Extended plays

Box sets

Shine On
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Discovery
The Early Years 1965–1972
The Later Years
The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary

Soundtracks

Singles

1960s	"Arnold Layne" / "Candy and a Currant Bun" "See Emily Play" / "The Scarecrow" "Flaming" / "The Gnome" "Apples and Oranges" / "Paint Box" "It Would Be So Nice" / "Julia Dream" "Let There Be More Light" / "Remember a Day" "Point Me at the Sky" / "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" "The Nile Song"
1970s	"One of These Days" / "Fearless" "Free Four" "Money" / "Any Colour You Like" "Time" / "Us and Them" "Have a Cigar" / "Welcome to the Machine" / "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part I" "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" / "One of My Turns"
1980s	"Run Like Hell" / "Don't Leave Me Now" "Comfortably Numb" / "Hey You" "When the Tigers Broke Free" / "Bring the Boys Back Home" "Not Now John" / "The Hero's Return" "Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost" "On the Turning Away" "One Slip" / "The Dogs of War"
1990s	"Keep Talking" "Lost for Words" "What Do You Want from Me" "Take It Back" / "Astronomy Domine" "High Hopes" "Wish You Were Here" / "Coming Back to Life"
2010s	"Louder than Words" "Grantchester Meadows" "Childhood's End" "Green Is the Colour"
2020s	"Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" "Brain Damage" "The Great Gig in the Sky"

Films

Concerts	London '66–'67 Live at Pompeii Delicate Sound of Thunder Pulse
Narratives	The Wall
Documentaries	The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story London '66–'67 La Carrera Panamericana The Story of Wish You Were Here

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