On Instagram, the group explains that this sum will be donated to five humanitarian associations which help people affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Almost seven months after composing the track Hey Hey Rise Up in support of the Ukrainian people, the group Pink Floyd reveals to have raised 450,000 pounds (about 510,000 euros) thanks to this song.
On Instagram David Gilmour, guitarist and singer of the group, whose daughter-in-law is of Ukrainian origin, explains that this sum will be distributed among five humanitarian associations which help people affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The musician also wanted to thank the fans who helped support this title:
“Pink Floyd thanks everyone who listened to ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up.’ This single, recorded March 30 […] has raised over £450,000 to help alleviate the suffering of the people of Ukraine,” he wrote on Instagram.
Tribute to a Ukrainian group
Released last April Hey Hey Rise Up is Pink Floyd’s first track since their 14th album The Division Bell in 1994. On this title, David Gilmour and Nick Mason used the voice of Andriy Khlyvnyuk, of the Ukrainian group Boombox, taken from one of his posts on Instagram.
In it, the artist was singing in Sofiyskaya Square in kyiv Oh, The Red Viburnum In The Meadowa Ukrainian folk song of protest, written during World War I.
The title of the song by Pink Floyd is also inspired by the last sentence of this song which translates to “Hey, hey, rise up and rejoice” (Hey, hey, get up and rejoice!).
As a sign of “firm condemnation of the Russian invasion”, Pink Floyd also announced that it had withdrawn Russian and Belarusian streaming sites all the songs in their catalog.
