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Substitute (The Who song)

"Substitute"
Cover of the 1966 Italy single
Single by the Who
B-side
Released4 March 1966 (1966-03-04)
Recorded12 February 1966
StudioOlympic, London
Genre
Length3:47 (UK)
  • 2:59 (US)
LabelReaction (UK)
Atco (US)
Songwriter(s)Pete Townshend
Producer(s)Pete Townshend
The Who singles chronology
"My Generation"
(1965)
"Substitute"
(1966)
"A Legal Matter"
(1966)
Audio sample
"Substitute"

"Substitute" is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by Pete Townshend. Released in March 1966, the single reached number five in the UK and was later included on the compilation album Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy in 1971.[4] In 2006, Pitchfork ranked "Substitute" at number 91 on the "200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".[5]

  1. ^ Theo Cateforis (7 June 2011). Are We Not New Wave?: Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s. University of Michigan Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-472-03470-3.
  2. ^ Moerder, Adam (16 August 2006). "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – Part Three: #100-61". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Substitute – Song Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). AllMusic. Rovi.
  4. ^ John Atkins (2000). The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963–1998. McFarland. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-7864-0609-8.
  5. ^ Staff, Pitchfork (16 August 2006). "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s". Pitchfork Media. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

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