The latest Pink Floyd track, “Hey Hey Rise Up,” will see physical release on Ocober 21st. The single will be available in both CD and seven-inch vinyl versions. Both will feature the newly-reworked B-side, “A Great Day For Freedom,” which was originally featured on Floyd's 1994 The Divison Bell collection.
Rolling Stone reported, “David Gilmour reimagined the song using the original tapes, which feature Nick Mason on drums and the late Richard Wright on keyboards. Proceeds for the physical release and the ongoing digital sales will go to Ukraine humanitarian relief.”
Back in April, “Hey Hey Rise Up” was released digitally in support of the people of Ukraine, The track marked the band's first new music since The Division Bell and features Gilmour and Mason joined by long time bassist Guy Pratt and Nitin Sawhney on keyboards — along with a vocal performance by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band Boombox. The track, recorded on March 30th, 2022, uses Andriy’s vocals taken from his Instagram post (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cae5TydPAxh/) of him singing in Kyiv’s Sofiyskaya Square.