Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of Ukraine
LONDON (AP) — Pink Floyd is releasing its first new music in almost three decades to raise money for the people of Ukraine, the band announced Thursday.
“Hey Hey Rise Up” features Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Nick Mason, with vocals from Ukrainian singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the band BoomBox. Roger Waters, who left the band in the 1980s, is not involved.
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The track features Khlyvnyuk singing a patriotic Ukrainian song from a clip he recorded in front of Kyiv’s St. Sophia Cathedral and posted on social media.
Gilmour, who performed with BoomBox in London in 2015, said the video was “a powerful moment that made me want to put it to music.”
After Russia’s invasion, Khlyvnyuk cut short a tour of the U.S. to return to Ukraine and join a territorial defense unit.
AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File
FILE - David Gilmour performs in the ancient roman amphitheater of the Pompeii archeological site, Italy, Thursday, July 7, 2016.
Gilmour said he spoke to Khlyvnyuk, who was recovering in a hospital from a mortar shrapnel injury, while he was writing the song. He said: “I played him a little bit of the song down the phone line and he gave me his blessing. We both hope to do something together in person in the future.”
The song is being released Friday and the band says proceeds will go to the Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Fund.
“We want to express our support for Ukraine, and in that way show that most of the world thinks that it is totally wrong for a superpower to invade the independent democratic country that Ukraine has become,” Gilmour said.
Pink Floyd was founded in London in the mid-1960s and helped forge the U.K. psychedelic scene before releasing influential 1970s albums including “The Dark Side of the Moon,” “Wish You Were Here” and “The Wall.”
Original member Waters quit in 1985, and the remaining members of Pink Floyd last recorded together for the 1994 album “The Division Bell.” After keyboard player Richard Wright died in 2008, Gilmour said he doubted Pink Floyd would perform together again.
“Hey Hey Rise Up” also features Guy Pratt on bass and Nitin Sawhney on keyboards.
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In this file photo dated March 3, 1967, members of the rock band Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, left, Nick Mason, second from left, Syd Barrett, second from right, and Richard Wright, right, leap from the steps of EMI House in London.
AP fileIn this file photo dated March 3, 1967, members of the rock band Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, left, Nick Mason, second from left, Syd Barrett, second from right, and Richard Wright, right, leap from the steps of EMI House in London.
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British pop star David Gilmour of the Pink Floyd group, left, waves to the public during the live concert of the group in Nantes, Western France on Friday, June 11, 1988. Next to him is percussionist Gary Wallis. (AP Photo/Adeline Bommart)
AP fileBritish pop star David Gilmour of the Pink Floyd group, left, waves to the public during the live concert of the group in Nantes, Western France on Friday, June 11, 1988. Next to him is percussionist Gary Wallis. (AP Photo/Adeline Bommart)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
In this file photo from 1988, members of the rock group Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, left, Nick Mason, center, and Richard Wright, right, are seen in New York, USA.
AP fileIn this file photo from 1988, members of the rock group Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, left, Nick Mason, center, and Richard Wright, right, are seen in New York, USA.
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineANDREAS SCHOELZEL
Cheering fans are crowd the front of the stage as British rock band Pink Floyd gives an open air concert in front of the Reichstag (seen in the right corner behind the stage) in West Berlin, West Germany, June 17, 1988. An estimated 30,000 fans attended the concert. (AP Photo/Andreas Schoelzel)
ANDREAS SCHOELZELCheering fans are crowd the front of the stage as British rock band Pink Floyd gives an open air concert in front of the Reichstag (seen in the right corner behind the stage) in West Berlin, West Germany, June 17, 1988. An estimated 30,000 fans attended the concert. (AP Photo/Andreas Schoelzel)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
Pink Floyd lead vocalist/guitarist David Gilmour opens their world tour at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami on Wednesday, March 30, 1994. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
AP filePink Floyd lead vocalist/guitarist David Gilmour opens their world tour at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami on Wednesday, March 30, 1994. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
Pink Floyd lead vocalist David Gilmour sings from the group’s new album “Division Bell,” at the opening of their World Tour at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami on Wednesday, March 30, 1994. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
AP filePink Floyd lead vocalist David Gilmour sings from the group’s new album “Division Bell,” at the opening of their World Tour at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami on Wednesday, March 30, 1994. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
FILE This is a Saturday July 2, 2005 file photo of Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmore, left, and Roger Waters as they perform at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
AP fileFILE This is a Saturday July 2, 2005 file photo of Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmore, left, and Roger Waters as they perform at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
In this July 2, 2005 file photo, Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmore, left, Roger Waters, second left, Nick Mason, second right, and Rick Wright, appear on stage at the end of their set at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London. The band reunited for a global audience performing a four-song set. Waters left the band in 1985 and Wright passed away in 2008. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
AP fileIn this July 2, 2005 file photo, Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmore, left, Roger Waters, second left, Nick Mason, second right, and Rick Wright, appear on stage at the end of their set at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London. The band reunited for a global audience performing a four-song set. Waters left the band in 1985 and Wright passed away in 2008. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
British rock musician and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters performs during a concert at the Arab-Jewish coexistence village of Neve Shalom, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Thursday June 22, 2006. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
AP fileBritish rock musician and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters performs during a concert at the Arab-Jewish coexistence village of Neve Shalom, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Thursday June 22, 2006. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
Members of Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, center, Nick Mason, right, and Rick Wright, left, arrive for the screening of the group's new DVD at a cinema in central London's Leicester Square, Monday July 3, 2006. The 'Pulse' DVD of their 1994 concert, released on July 10, features the first ever audiovisual live performance of 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' album. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
AP fileMembers of Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, center, Nick Mason, right, and Rick Wright, left, arrive for the screening of the group's new DVD at a cinema in central London's Leicester Square, Monday July 3, 2006. The 'Pulse' DVD of their 1994 concert, released on July 10, features the first ever audiovisual live performance of 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' album. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
Former British Pink Floyd band member David Gilmour relaxes aboard his studio boat the 'Astoria' on the River Thames in London, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
AP fileFormer British Pink Floyd band member David Gilmour relaxes aboard his studio boat the 'Astoria' on the River Thames in London, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
David Gilmour performs in the ancient roman amphitheater of the Pompeii archeological site, Italy, Thursday, July 7, 2016. Gilmour is performing in the ancient amphitheater 45 years after he played here with the Pink Floyd. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
AP fileDavid Gilmour performs in the ancient roman amphitheater of the Pompeii archeological site, Italy, Thursday, July 7, 2016. Gilmour is performing in the ancient amphitheater 45 years after he played here with the Pink Floyd. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
British musician Nick Mason of Pink Floyd poses for photographers to announce the Pink Floyd Exhibition, with the aid of an inflatable flying pig, at the V&A museum in London, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Inflatable flying pigs were one of the staple props of the band's live shows. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
AP fileBritish musician Nick Mason of Pink Floyd poses for photographers to announce the Pink Floyd Exhibition, with the aid of an inflatable flying pig, at the V&A museum in London, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Inflatable flying pigs were one of the staple props of the band's live shows. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
Nick Mason, the drummer from British rock band Pink Floyd, poses for photographers with an Abbey Road EMI TG12345 MKIV recording console due to be auctioned, at Bonhams in London, Monday, March 20, 2017. The console used to record Pink Floyd's album 'Dark Side of the Moon', which was released in 1973, is estimated to fetch a six-figure sum at a "TCM Presents...Rock and Roll Through the Lens" sale held by Bonhams in New York on March 27. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
AP fileNick Mason, the drummer from British rock band Pink Floyd, poses for photographers with an Abbey Road EMI TG12345 MKIV recording console due to be auctioned, at Bonhams in London, Monday, March 20, 2017. The console used to record Pink Floyd's album 'Dark Side of the Moon', which was released in 1973, is estimated to fetch a six-figure sum at a "TCM Presents...Rock and Roll Through the Lens" sale held by Bonhams in New York on March 27. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
The inflatable pig above Battersea power station is photographed among art for the Pink Floyd exhibition 'Their Mortal Remains' at the V&A museum in west London, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world of over 350 objects and artefacts from the band. The exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the band's first album, 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn' and officially opens to the public on 13 May (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
AP fileThe inflatable pig above Battersea power station is photographed among art for the Pink Floyd exhibition 'Their Mortal Remains' at the V&A museum in west London, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world of over 350 objects and artefacts from the band. The exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the band's first album, 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn' and officially opens to the public on 13 May (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
Mannequins in 'a lightbulb suit' are photographed in front of a 'Learning to Fly' display at the Pink Floyd exhibition 'Their Mortal Remains' at the V&A museum in west London, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world of over 350 objects and artefacts from the band. The exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the band's first album, 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn' and officially opens to the public on 13 May (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
AP fileMannequins in 'a lightbulb suit' are photographed in front of a 'Learning to Fly' display at the Pink Floyd exhibition 'Their Mortal Remains' at the V&A museum in west London, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, an immersive, experimental journey through Pink Floyd's world of over 350 objects and artefacts from the band. The exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the band's first album, 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn' and officially opens to the public on 13 May (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd performs at Infinite Energy Arena on Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Atlanta. (Photo by Robb Cohen/Invision/AP)
AP fileRoger Waters of Pink Floyd performs at Infinite Energy Arena on Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Atlanta. (Photo by Robb Cohen/Invision/AP)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Nick Mason pose for photographers during a press conference to present "The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The exhibition will run from the Jan. 19 to April 29. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
AP filePink Floyd's Roger Waters and Nick Mason pose for photographers during a press conference to present "The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The exhibition will run from the Jan. 19 to April 29. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
A visitor admires an installation part of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: "Their Mortal Remains", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The exhibition will run from the Jan. 19 to April 29. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
AP fileA visitor admires an installation part of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: "Their Mortal Remains", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The exhibition will run from the Jan. 19 to April 29. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
Journalists film with their cameras an installation part of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: "Their Mortal Remains", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The exhibition will run from the Jan. 19 to April 29. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
AP fileJournalists film with their cameras an installation part of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: "Their Mortal Remains", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The exhibition will run from the Jan. 19 to April 29. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
Former member of Pink Floyd, British singer and songwriter Roger Waters performs during his concert of the Us+Them tour in Rome's Circus Maximus, Saturday, July 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
AP fileFormer member of Pink Floyd, British singer and songwriter Roger Waters performs during his concert of the Us+Them tour in Rome's Circus Maximus, Saturday, July 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
A technician arranges guitars from the collection of David Gilmour, guitarist, singer and songwriter of Pink Floyd, during a press opportunity at Christie's auction rooms in London, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
AP fileA technician arranges guitars from the collection of David Gilmour, guitarist, singer and songwriter of Pink Floyd, during a press opportunity at Christie's auction rooms in London, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Pink Floyd members reunite to record first song in 28 years in support of UkraineAP file
British musician Roger Waters, who is one of the founding members of the band 'Pink Floyd', poses for photographs backdropped by an inflatable pig and the Battersea Power Station to promote his participation in the "free Assange" protest that takes place on Saturday, in London, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
AP fileBritish musician Roger Waters, who is one of the founding members of the band 'Pink Floyd', poses for photographs backdropped by an inflatable pig and the Battersea Power Station to promote his participation in the "free Assange" protest that takes place on Saturday, in London, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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