Comfortably Numb was released by Pink Floyd in 1979 on the concept album The Wall, written by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Sung from the perspective of the character Pink, it contrasts a detached verse with a soaring chorus and two celebrated guitar solos. The track became one of the band's most recognised songs and a classic rock radio staple. Online, short clips of its title and mood are reused as shorthand for feeling dazed, detached or emotionally shut down.