Pinball Wizard

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"Pinball Wizard"
Pinball Wizard Germany PS.jpg
Continental European picture sleeve
Single by the Who
from the album Tommy
B-side "Dogs Part Two"
Released7 March 1969 (1969-03-07)
Recorded7 February 1969
Studio Morgan, London
Genre
Length2:57
Label Track (UK)
Decca (US)
Songwriter(s) Pete Townshend
Producer(s) Kit Lambert
The Who singles chronology
"Magic Bus"
(1968)
"Pinball Wizard"
(1969)
"I'm Free"
(1969)
Lyric video
"Pinball Wizard" by the Who on YouTube

Weekly charts

Chart (1969)Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report 45
Canada RPM Top Singles [9] 6
Finland (Soumen Virallinen) [10] 32
France89
Germany25
Ireland14
Netherlands12
New Zealand8
South Africa (Springbok) [11] 6
Switzerland15
UK Singles Chart4
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 19
US Cash Box Top 100 [13] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (1969)Rank
UK [14] 47

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Elton John version

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"Pinball Wizard"
Pinball wizard by elton john Philippine single.png
Side A of the Philippine single
Single by Elton John
from the album Tommy soundtrack
B-side "Harmony"
Released12 March 1976
RecordedApril 19, 1974
Studio Ramport, London
Genre
Length5:14
Label
Songwriter(s) Pete Townshend
Producer(s) Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own / I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)"
(1976)
"Pinball Wizard"
(1976)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
(1976)
Audio
"Pinball Wizard" by Elton John on YouTube