"Paint Box" | ||||
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Single by Pink Floyd | ||||
A-side | "Apples and Oranges" | |||
Released | 18 November 1967 | |||
Recorded | 2 November 1967[1] | |||
Studio | De Lane Lea, London | |||
Genre | Psychedelic pop[2][3] | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | Columbia (EMI) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Richard Wright | |||
Producer(s) | Norman Smith | |||
Pink Floyd singles chronology | ||||
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"Paint Box" (or, "Paintbox" on later reissues) is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, written and sung by keyboardist Richard Wright.[4][5] It was first released in 1967 as the B-side to the single "Apples and Oranges". The song is about a man who lives in an abusive relationship and has artificial friends.