"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 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Pete Townshend | |||
Producer(s) | Kit Lambert | |||
The Who singles chronology | ||||
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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 on Tommy, the other two being "Underture" and "Sparks".
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]
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".
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]