In the new song, the band sings a Ukrainian protest tune that was written during World War I.
The video for"Hey Hey Rise Up," Pink Floyd's new song supporting Ukraine, has been viewed more than 450,000 times on YouTube.
2/3 Gilmour, who has a Ukrainian daughter-in-law & grandchildren: "We, like so many, have been feeling the fury and the frustration of this vile act of an independent, peaceful democratic country being invaded and having its people murdered by one of the world's major powers".
In the video's comment section, nearly 2,000 listeners shared their praise for the song, which is Pink Floyd's first single since 2014, when the band released a song recorded in the 1990s. This was the first song the band has recorded since 1994.
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