Arnold Layne

Barrett wrote it, and it was released on 10 March 1967 with Candy and a Currant Bun on the B-side. It reached number 20 in Britain. The song is about a man who takes lingerie from washing lines. Waters said it was based on a real person, and that his mother and Barrett's mother both had student lodgers, so there were always bras and knickers on their washing lines. Radio London banned it.

The single was recorded in January 1967 at Sound Techniques in Chelsea with the producer Joe Boyd, in what turned out to be his last production for the band. Take seven was the master, and it exists only in mono. Mason said it was chosen because it was the song that could be squeezed into three minutes most easily, and Boyd said it often ran ten to fifteen minutes on stage. A promotional film shot at East Wittering in late February 1967 was directed by Derek Nice.

Later versions

Gilmour added it to his 2006 solo tour, and two live recordings from the Royal Albert Hall were issued as a single, one with David Bowie singing and one with Wright. It reached number 19 in Britain. On 10 May 2007 Wright sang it at the Barbican in London, in what was the band's last live performance with him.