Biding My Time

1971 song by Pink Floyd

"Biding My Time"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album Relics
Released	May 1971
Recorded	July 1969^[1]
Genre	Jazz-rock, blues rock
Length	5:18
Label	Starline (Original) MFP (Reissue) (UK) Harvest/Capitol (US)
Songwriter(s)	Roger Waters
Producer(s)	Norman Smith

"Biding My Time" is a composition by Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters.^[2]^[3]

Prior performance and recording

Prior to the Relics compilation album, "Biding My Time" was an unreleased recording, heard only by fans who attended concerts where the band performed their early concept piece, The Man and The Journey, where the song appeared as "Afternoon". During the song a trombone can be heard which is played by keyboardist Rick Wright.^[4] The lyrics talk about the narrator spending his time with a woman he loves and forgetting the "bad days" when they both "was "workin' from nine to five".

Personnel

Roger Waters – double-tracked lead vocals, bass guitar
David Gilmour – acoustic and electric guitars
Richard Wright – piano, trombone, Hammond organ
Nick Mason – drums, percussion

References

^ Recording date taken from back cover of Relics album, USA edition
^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 978-1-84195-551-3.
^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-7119-4301-8.
^ Manning, Toby (2006). "Soundtracks, Compilations & Bootlegs". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-84353-575-1.

Pink Floyd

David Gilmour
Nick Mason

Studio albums

Live albums

Ummagumma
Delicate Sound of Thunder
Pulse
London '66–'67
Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974

Compilations

The Best of the Pink Floyd
Relics
A Nice Pair
A Collection of Great Dance Songs
Works
Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd
The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
1967–1972: Cre/ation
The Later Years: 1987–2019

Extended plays

1967: The First Three Singles
1965: Their First Recordings

Box sets

Shine On
Oh, by the Way
Discovery
The Early Years 1965–1972
The Later Years
The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary

Soundtracks

San Francisco
The Committee
Tonite Lets All Make Love in London
More
Zabriskie Point
La Carrera Panamericana

Singles

"Lucy Leave" / "I'm a King Bee"
"Arnold Layne" / "Candy and a Currant Bun"
"See Emily Play" / "The Scarecrow"
"Flaming" / "The Gnome"
"Apples and Oranges" / "Paint Box"
"It Would Be So Nice" / "Julia Dream"
"Let There Be More Light" / "Remember a Day"
"Point Me at the Sky" / "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
"The Nile Song"
"One of These Days" / "Fearless"
"Free Four"
"Money" / "Any Colour You Like"
"Time" / "Us and Them"
"Have a Cigar" / "Welcome to the Machine" / "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part I"
"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" / "One of My Turns"
"Run Like Hell" / "Don't Leave Me Now"
"Comfortably Numb" / "Hey You"
"When the Tigers Broke Free" / "Bring the Boys Back Home"
"Not Now John" / "The Hero's Return"
"Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost"
"On the Turning Away"
"One Slip" / "The Dogs of War"
"Keep Talking"
"Lost for Words"
"What Do You Want from Me"
"Take It Back" / "Astronomy Domine"
"High Hopes"
"Wish You Were Here" / "Coming Back to Life"
"Louder than Words"
"Grantchester Meadows"
"Childhood's End"
"Green Is the Colour"
"Hey, Hey, Rise Up!"
"Brain Damage"
"The Great Gig in the Sky"

Films

Concerts	London '66–'67 Live at Pompeii Delicate Sound of Thunder Pulse
Narratives	The Wall
Documentaries	The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story London '66–'67 La Carrera Panamericana The Story of Wish You Were Here