Don't Kill the Whale

1978 single by Yes
"Don't Kill the Whale"
Single by Yes
from the album Tormato
B-side"Abilene"
Released25 August 1978 (UK) [1]
GenreProgressive rock
Length3:55 (album version)
3:23 (single version)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
  • Jon Anderson
  • Chris Squire
Producer(s)Yes
Yes singles chronology
"Going for the One"
(1977) 		"Don't Kill the Whale"
(1978) 		"Into the Lens"
(1980)

"Don't Kill the Whale" is a single by the band Yes, released from their 1978 album Tormato. It reached number 36 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Content

The song, as with most of the album's tracks, was short compared to the songs on Yes's 1973 album Tales from Topographic Oceans.[3] Its style and lyrics make it "an unusually direct song for the group with its topical message", according to the band's website.[4] However, that shift in style only helped make it a minor hit.[3]

Personnel

  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Steve Howe – guitar
  • Rick Wakeman – polymoog, birotron
  • Chris Squire – piano, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 36

References

  1. ^ Welch, Chris (2003). Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes (2nd ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 294. ISBN 0-7119-9509-5.
  2. ^ "Yes | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b Giles, Jeff (20 September 2015). "When Yes Reached a Crossroads With the Murky 'Tormato'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  4. ^ yesadmin. "WE ARE YES - YES". Yesworld. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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