Overture (The Who song)

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"Overture"
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Single by The Who
from the album Tommy
A-side "See Me, Feel Me"
Released10 October 1970 (1970-10-10)
Genre Rock
Length
  • 3:50 (album)
  • 4:01 (single)
Label Track
Songwriter(s) Pete Townshend
Producer(s) Kit Lambert
The Who singles chronology
"Summertime Blues"
(1970)
"Overture"
(1970)
"Won't Get Fooled Again"
(1971)

"Overture" is a song by English rock band the Who, written by Pete Townshend. The track is one of three instrumentals on Tommy , the other two being "Underture" and "Sparks".

Contents

On 9 October 1970, the song was included as the B-side of "See Me, Feel Me" – which did not chart – and was titled "Overture from Tommy". [1]

Song structure

As an overture the song features samples of Tommy's themes:

There is no pause between the tracks "Overture" and "It's a Boy" so the songs are often combined as "Overture".

Personnel

The Assembled Multitude version

The Assembled Multitude, an instrumental ensemble group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scored with a remake of "Overture" which peaked at No.16 in August, 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [2]

References

  1. "The Who Official Band Website – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon || See Me Feel Me". Thewho.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  2. Billboard – Google Books. 1970-08-29. Retrieved 2012-01-07.