Apples and Oranges (song)
| "Apples and Oranges" | ||||
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Sleeve for UK promotional release; the UK retail single used a generic company sleeve | ||||
| Single by Pink Floyd | ||||
| B-side | "Paint Box" | |||
| Released | 17 November 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 26 and 27 October 1967 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia (EMI) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Syd Barrett | |||
| Producer(s) | Norman Smith | |||
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"Apples and Oranges" is the third UK single by Pink Floyd, the final one written by Syd Barrett, and released in 1967. The B-side was "Paint Box" written by Richard Wright. The song is about a girl whom the narrator meets at the supermarket.
The song was recorded shortly before the band's US tour, on 26 and 27 October.