"Don't Kill the Whale" is a song by the band Yes, released as a single from their 1978 album Tormato. It reached number 36 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
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| Single by Yes | ||||
| from the album Tormato | ||||
| B-side | "Abilene" | |||
| Released | 25 August 1978[1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 3:55 (album version) 3:23 (single version) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Yes | |||
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Content
editThe song, as with most of the album's tracks, was short compared to the songs on Yes's 1973 album Tales from Topographic Oceans.[3] Its style and lyrics make it "an unusually direct song for the group with its topical message", according to the band's website.[4] However, that shift in style only helped make it a minor hit.[3]
Personnel
edit- Jon Anderson – lead vocals
- Steve Howe – guitar
- Rick Wakeman – polymoog, birotron
- Chris Squire – piano, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Alan White – drums
Charts
edit| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 36 |
References
edit- ^ Welch, Chris (2003). Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes (2nd ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 294. ISBN 0-7119-9509-5.
- ^ "Yes | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b Giles, Jeff (20 September 2015). "When Yes Reached a Crossroads With the Murky 'Tormato'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ yesadmin. "WE ARE YES - YES". Yesworld. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.