Baba O'Riley

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"Baba O'Riley" is a classic rock song by The Who, renowned for its iconic synthesizer intro and anthemic chorus often mistaken for being titled "Teenage Wasteland."

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Baba O'Riley canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Who’s Next
surface form: Who's Next
alsoKnownAs Teenage Wasteland
artist The Who
bassist John Entwistle
belongsTo The Who
surface form: The Who discography
composer Pete Townshend
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
drummer Keith Moon
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
synthesizer
violin
genre classic rock
hard rock
rock
guitarist Pete Townshend
hasChorusLyric It's only teenage wasteland
hasKey F major
hasNotableFeature anthemic chorus
frequent misidentification of title as Teenage Wasteland
iconic synthesizer intro
hasPart synthesizer intro
violin solo outro
includedIn many classic rock radio playlists
language English
length 5:00
lyricist Pete Townshend
namedAfter Meher Baba
Terry Riley
openingLyric Out here in the fields
partOf Who’s Next
surface form: Who's Next
performer The Who
producer Glyn Johns
The Who
rankedOn lists of greatest rock songs
recordLabel Decca Records
Track Records
releaseDate 1971-08-14
tempo moderate
timeSignature 4/4
trackNumber 1
usedAs concert opener by The Who
vocalist Roger Daltrey
workingTitle Teenage Wasteland
yearOfRelease 1971

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CSI: NY openingTheme Baba O'Riley
The Who notableWork Baba O'Riley
Who’s Next hasPart Baba O'Riley
subject surface form: Who's Next
Who’s Next notableTrack Baba O'Riley
subject surface form: Who's Next