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

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. Its style and lyrics make it "an unusually direct song for the group with its topical message", according to the band's website. However, that shift in style only helped make it a minor hit.

Personnel

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

Charts

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. ^ 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.

• 1978 songs
• Atlantic Records singles
• Songs written by Jon Anderson
• Songs written by Chris Squire
• Yes (band) songs