Gilmour processed the guitar sound with a DigiTech Whammy pedal to pitch-shift notes entire octaves.
[4] Stereogum opined that the instrumental "stands out primarily as a song that sounds as much like Pink Floyd as anything on their mid-'70s releases.
The song roots itself to Gilmour's familiar lonesome melodic guitar descants threading themselves through the trademark mood setting and foundation of Mason's drum work and the invaluable Wright's keyboard deviations.
[7] This song had only been played live three times before 2024: On the two dates in Oslo, Norway (one of which is featured in the bonus features on the Pulse DVD) on the 1994 "The Division Bell" tour and at "The Strat Pack" charity concert, for the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster guitar, where Gilmour played his "#0001" Stratocaster.
Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis directed the video, filming some parts in the abandoned city of Pripyat,[10] Ukraine during the first week of April 2014[11] and on the International Space Station.