Don't Kill the Whale
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| "Don't Kill the Whale" | ||||
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| Single by Yes | ||||
| from the album Tormato | ||||
| B-side | "Abilene" | |||
| Released | 25 August 1978[1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 3:55 (album version) 3:23 (single version) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Yes | |||
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"Don't Kill the Whale" is a song by the band Yes, released as a single from their 1978 album Tormato. It reached number 36 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
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]