Baba O'Riley
"Baba O'Riley" is a song by the English rock band The Who, written by Pete Townshend. Roger Daltrey sings most of the song, with Townshend singing the middle eight: "Don't cry/don't raise your eye/it's only teenage wasteland". The song's title comes from this combination of the song's philosophical and musical influences: Meher Baba and Terry Riley.[4]
| "Baba O'Riley" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Who | ||||
| from Who's Next" | ||||
| B-side | "My Wife" | |||
| Released | October 1971[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 1971 | |||
| Studio | Olympic, London[2] | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[3] | |||
| Length | 5:00 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Townshend | |||
| Producer(s) | The Who | |||
| The Who singles chronology | ||||
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| "Baba O'Riley" at YouTube | ||||
Personnel
The Who
- Roger Daltrey – lead vocals and harmonica (live versions only)
- Pete Townshend – Lowrey organ, piano, electric guitar and co-lead vocals
- John Entwistle – bass
- Keith Moon – drums
Additional personnel
- Dave Arbus – violin
Charts
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The Who performing "Baba O'Riley" live at Manchester Arena in 2014
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 80 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 13 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[7] | 11 |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[8] | 200 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9] | 55 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[10] | Platinum | 50,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Platinum | 600,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
xunspecified figures based on certification alone | ||
Baba O'Riley Media
- The Who @ Allstate Arena, Rosemont IL 5-13-2015 (18106320665).jpg
The song's "Teenage Wasteland" line displayed electronically at a Who concert in 2015.
References
- ↑ "Baba O'Riley". ung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ Who's Next 1995 Remastered Liner Notes Page 17
- ↑ Atkins, John (1 February 2000). The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963–1998. McFarland. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7864-4097-9.
- ↑ The Who: The Ultimate Collection, page 12
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Who search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Who – Baba O'Riley" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Who – Baba O'Riley" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Italian single certifications – The Who – Baba O'Riley" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "British single certifications – Who – Baba O'Riley". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Baba O'Riley in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
