On The Run (track)
by Pink Floyd
Year: 1973
From the album The Dark Side Of The Moon (track #3)
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On The Run appears on the following album(s) by Pink Floyd:
- The Dark Side Of The Moon (track #3) (this album) (1973)
- Pulse (track #14) (1995)
- Shine On (track #10) (compilation) (1992)
- The Dark Side Of The Moon (Live At Wembley 1974) (track #3) (2023)
- Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 (track #8) (2026)
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| ! | 10/08/2026 13:07 | fatpizzachef | 185 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2026 08:07 | Levonis | 49 | 91/100 |
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"On The Run" is a fantastic psychedelic instrumental track. Without any lyrics, it continues the theme of life that began with the song "Breathe". The fast paced synth and drumming give off a feeling of running. Throughout the entire track, several seemingly random sounds that (using the doppler effect) travel from one headphone to the other, which makes it seem like they're moving around you. You want to slow down and figure out what these noises are, but the fast paced drumming and synths keep moving you forward. This is a metaphor for life. In life, you have to constantly keep moving forward in order to survive. You may wish to slow down to enjoy several other things like going to the beach, visiting other countries, and other things. But you won't be able to do everything. You might do one of those things with the short amount of time you have, but by doing that, you'll miss out on a lot of other things. And this track conveys this message without any lyrics, which is what makes this track outstanding. And speaking of not having a limited amount of time... (Edited)
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/29/2012 22:36 | #56246
The level of psychedelia in this song is often overseen. I'm usually not a fan of electronic music but the way it is used here I can appreciate. (Edited)
Sounds to me exactly like someone's running away, Oh we're safe? No? Let's speed up again!
That's what I got anyway. (Edited)
GandalfORiley345 05/23/2014 01:40 | #112694
Great phsycodelic instrumental by the Floyders Pinkers (Edited)
corenfro TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/29/2017 20:31 | #190025
Dystopian instrumental track gives the sensation of being chased. It sounds a little dated now, but I'm sure it sounded amazing in 1973. (Edited)
