| "Overture" | ||||
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| Single by The Who | ||||
| from the album Tommy | ||||
| A-side | "See Me, Feel Me" | |||
| Released | 10 October 1970 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:50 (Album version) 4:01 (Single version) | |||
| Label | Track | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Townshend | |||
| Producer(s) | Kit Lambert | |||
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"Overture" is a song by English rock band the Who, written by Pete Townshend. The track is one of three instrumental tracks released on Tommy, the other two being "Underture" and "Sparks".
On 9 October 1970, the song was released 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 most famous songs:
- 0:00 – 0:34 Adapted from "1921"
- 0:35 – 1:01 Adapted from "We're Not Gonna Take It"
- 1:02 – 1:35 Adapted from "Go to the Mirror!"
- 1:36 – 1:52 Adapted from "See Me, Feel Me"
- 1:53 – 2:20 Adapted from "Go to the Mirror!"
- 2:21 – 2:58 Adapted from "Listening to You"
- 2:59 – 3:22 Adapted from "We're Not Gonna Take It"
- 3:23 – 3:50 Adapted from "Pinball Wizard”
There is no pause between the tracks "Overture" and "It's a Boy" so the songs are often combined as "Overture".
The Assembled Multitude version
The Assembled Multitude, an instrumental ensemble group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scored with a remake of "Overture" which peaked at #16 in August, 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]
References
- ^ "The Who Official Band Website – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | See Me Feel Me". Thewho.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ^ Billboard – Google Books. 1970-08-29. Retrieved 2012-01-07.