When the Tigers Broke Free
| "When the Tigers Broke Free" | ||||
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| Single by Pink Floyd | ||||
| from the album Pink Floyd – The Wall and The Final Cut (2004 edition) | ||||
| B-side | "Bring the Boys Back Home" | |||
| Released | 26 July 1982 | |||
| Recorded | November 1981 – March 1982 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic rock | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Harvest Records (UK) Columbia Records (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roger Waters | |||
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"When the Tigers Broke Free" is a song by British rock band Pink Floyd, written by Roger Waters. It describes the death of his father, Eric Fletcher Waters, on 18 February 1944, during the Battle of Anzio during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War.