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Hey, Hey, Rise Up! (also written “Hey Hey Rise Up“) is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on streaming and downloading platforms on 8 April 2022.

It is based on a 1914 Ukrainian anthem, “Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow“, and features vocals in Ukrainian by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band BoomBox.

The track is the first entirely new piece of music recorded by Pink Floyd since 1994; guitarist David Gilmour was inspired to record it in support of Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion.

The song was released on streaming services on 8 April 2022 and is Pink Floyd’s first entirely newly recorded material since 1994’s The Division Bell.

It additionally is their first release since 1983’s The Final Cut to be released without the inclusion of musician Richard Wright. Proceeds from “Hey, Hey, Rise Up!” will go to the charitable organization Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Fund.

A physical edition of the single on CD and vinyl was released on 15 July 2022, which also included a new version of “A Great Day for Freedom”

For the physical release, David Gilmour revisited The Division Bell track ‘A Great Day For Freedom’ as a B-Side. He has reworked the song by adding a brand new vocal track in addition using the original tapes which feature Nick Mason on drums and Richard Wright on keyboards, along with backing vocals from Sam Brown, Claudia Fontaine and Durga McBroom. The music for this song was composed by David Gilmour with lyrics by Polly Samson and David Gilmour.