<P> "Comfortably Numb" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on their eleventh album, The Wall (1979). It was released as a single in 1980 with "Hey You" as the B - side . The chorus progression and guitar solos were written by guitarist David Gilmour, while the lyrics and verse progression were written by bassist Roger Waters . </P> <P> "Comfortably Numb" is one of Pink Floyd's most famous songs, renowned for its two guitar solos . In 2004, it was ranked number 314 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . In 2005, it became the last song ever to be performed by Waters, Gilmour, keyboardist Richard Wright, and drummer Nick Mason together . In 2011, the song was ranked 5th in the BBC Radio 4's listeners' Desert Island Discs choices . The two guitar solos were ranked as the greatest guitar solos of all time by both Planet Rock listeners and WatchMojo.com . An early version of the song was included under the working title on the "Immersion Box Set" of The Wall, released in 2012 . </P> <P> The Wall is a concept album about Pink, an embittered and alienated rock star . In "Comfortably Numb", Pink is medicated by a doctor so he can perform for a show . </P> <P> The verses are composed in the key of B minor, while the chorus is in that key's relative major, D major . The song, together with "Mother", is one of two tracks on The Wall which are free - standing and do not fade into or out of an adjacent track . It is also the longest song on the album at 6: 21, followed by "Mother", which is 5: 32 . </P>

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