▁producer ▁will . i . am ▁sample d ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁and ▁it ▁formed ▁the ▁back bone ▁of ▁his ▁opening ▁track ▁" Over " ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁Songs ▁About ▁Girls . ▁ ▁Chart ▁performance ▁ ▁" The ▁Wh ale " ▁" The ▁Wh ale " ▁is ▁an ▁instrument al ▁by ▁the ▁Electric ▁Light ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁track ▁ 1 5 ▁from ▁their ▁h ug ely ▁successful ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁double ▁LP ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁Blue . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁the ▁B - side ▁of ▁ ▁" It ' s ▁Over " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁was ▁rem aster ed ▁and ▁re iss ued ▁on ▁their ▁box ▁set ▁Flash back . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁features ▁the ▁keyboard ▁tal ents ▁of ▁Richard ▁T andy ▁prom in ently , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁usual ▁orch estr ation ▁conducted ▁by ▁Louis ▁Clark . ▁ ▁Compos er ▁Jeff ▁Lyn ne ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁instrument al ▁piece ▁after ▁watching ▁a ▁document ary ▁on ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁wh ales , ▁similar ▁to ▁Jon ▁Anderson ▁( of ▁Yes ▁fame )' s ▁pen ning ▁of ▁" Don ' t ▁Kill ▁the ▁Wh ale " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁featured ▁during ▁the ▁night ly ▁sign - off ▁on ▁Toronto ▁television ▁station ▁CF TO - TV . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7