Interstellar Overdrive

semi-improvised instrumental piece by Pink Floyd
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q904154
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Interstellar Overdrive

Summary

Interstellar Overdrive is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Interstellar Overdrive's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's instance of is recorded as music track without lyrics[4].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's composer is recorded as Syd Barrett[5].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's genre is psychedelic rock[6].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's genre is experimental rock[7].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's genre is proto-prog[8].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's genre is space rock[9].
  • Interstellar Overdrive followed Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk[10].
  • Interstellar Overdrive was followed by The Gnome[11].
  • Interstellar Overdrive was produced by Norman Smith[12].
  • Interstellar Overdrive was produced by Joe Boyd[13].
  • Interstellar Overdrive was performed by Pink Floyd[14].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's record label is recorded as See for Miles Records[15].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's record label is recorded as Tower Records[16].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[17].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's record label is recorded as Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.[18].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's record label is recorded as EMI[19].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[20].
  • Interstellar Overdrive is part of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn[21].
  • Interstellar Overdrive is part of Relics[22].
  • Interstellar Overdrive was released on August 5, 1967[23].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's lyricist is recorded as Syd Barrett[24].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's lyricist is recorded as Q192936[25].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's lyricist is recorded as Roger Waters[26].
  • Interstellar Overdrive's lyricist is recorded as Richard Wright[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Interstellar Overdrive was performed by Pink Floyd[14]. Producers include Norman Smith[12] and Joe Boyd[13].

Publication

Interstellar Overdrive was released on August 5, 1967[23]. Genres include psychedelic rock[6], experimental rock[7], proto-prog[8], and space rock[9]. Part of include The Piper at the Gates of Dawn[21], an album[28] and Relics[22], an album[29].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Interstellar Overdrive followed Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk[10]. It was followed by The Gnome[11].

Why It Matters

Interstellar Overdrive ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Interstellar Overdrive. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/interstellar-overdrive
MLA “Interstellar Overdrive.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/interstellar-overdrive.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_interstellar-overdrive_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Interstellar Overdrive}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/interstellar-overdrive}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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