Baba O'Riley

"Baba O'Riley"
"Baba O'Riley"
Single by the Who
from the album Who's Next
B-side	"My Wife"
Released	October 1971
Recorded	May 1971
Studio	Olympic, London
Genre	Hard rock
Length	5:00
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Pete Townshend
Producer(s)	The Who
The Who singles chronology
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

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

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	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[10]	Platinum	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)^[11]	Platinum	600,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
↑ "The Who – Baba O'Riley" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
↑ "The Who – Baba O'Riley" (in French). Les classement single.
↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
↑ "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".
↑ "British single certifications – Who – Baba O'Riley". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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[HP-1] "Baba O'Riley". ung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 November 2011.

[WN95-2] Who's Next 1995 Remastered Liner Notes Page 17

[Atkins2000-3] 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.

[sc_Dutch40_The_Who-6] "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Who" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_The_Who-7] "The Who – Baba O'Riley" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_France_The_Who-8] "The Who – Baba O'Riley" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_UK_-9] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[ItalyThe_WhoBaba_O'RileysingleCertRef-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".

[United_KingdomWhoBaba_O'RileysingleCertRef-11] "British single certifications – Who – Baba O'Riley". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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