Dark Globe

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“Dark Globe”
Song by Syd Barrett
Album	'The Madcap Laughs'
Released	January 3, 1970
Recorded	August 5, 1969
Genre	Folk rock, Psychedelic Rock
Length	2:02
Label	Harvest/EMI Capitol Records (US)
Writer	Syd Barrett
Composer	Syd Barrett
Producer	David Gilmour/Roger Waters
'The Madcap Laughs' track listing
No Man's Land (4) “Dark Globe” (5) Here I Go (6)

"Dark Globe" is a song by Syd Barrett for his first solo album The Madcap Laughs, and the last track to be recorded. It is notable for its eerie lyrics. Many also believe that this song is a point made to his former bandmates in Pink Floyd, saying that when he left Floyd, barely anybody noticed.

This song has been covered by R.E.M. while touring to support Document and Green, first released by them in 1989 on the single Orange Crush, and re-released in 1993 on the British "collector's edition" of the single for "Everybody Hurts", and also as one of four cover versions within the rare "Automatic Box". The song has also been covered by Placebo. It has been played live by Gene Ween.

The song was revived in live performance by Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, on some of his concerts in July and August 2006. A version was released on a live single entitled Arnold Layne later that year.