Baba O'Riley

"Baba O'Riley"
Single by the Who
from the album Who's Next
B-side"My Wife"
ReleasedOctober 1971 (1971-10)[1]
RecordedMay 1971
StudioOlympic, London[2]
GenreHard rock[3]
Length5:00
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Pete Townshend
Producer(s)The Who
The Who singles chronology
"Let's See Action"
(1971)		 "Baba O'Riley"
(1971)		 "Behind Blue Eyes"
(1971)
Audio
"Baba O'Riley" on YouTube

"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]

Personnel

The Who

Additional personnel

  • Dave Arbus – violin

Charts

The Who performing "Baba O'Riley" live at Manchester Arena in 2014
1972 chart performance for "Baba O'Riley"
Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 80
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]11
2012 chart performance for "Baba O'Riley"
Chart (2012) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[8]200
UK Singles (OCC)[9]55

Certifications

Certifications for "Baba O'Riley"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[10] Platinum 50,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Platinum 600,000double-dagger

double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Baba O'Riley". ung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Who's Next 1995 Remastered Liner Notes Page 17
  3. ↑ Atkins, John (1 February 2000). The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963–1998. McFarland. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7864-4097-9.
  4. ↑ The Who: The Ultimate Collection, page 12
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Who" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  7. ↑ "The Who – Baba O'Riley" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ↑ "The Who – Baba O'Riley" (in French). Les classement single.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ↑ "Italian single certifications – The Who – Baba O'Riley" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Baba O'Riley" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  11. ↑ "British single certifications – Who – Baba O'Riley". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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