Substitute
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"Substitute" is a 1966 rock song by the British band The Who, known for its sharp lyrics about identity and pretense and for becoming one of their early hit singles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Substitute canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Circles ⓘ |
| chart | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 5 ⓘ |
| composer | Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| followedBy | I’m a Boy ⓘ |
| follows |
La-La-La-Lies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
My Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
power pop
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Substitute (Live at Leeds) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricalDevice |
irony
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | British rock ⓘ |
| hasPerformer |
John Entwistle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keith Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Daltrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject | romantic relationships ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
identity
ⓘ
pretense ⓘ self-perception ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Who: The Ultimate Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ lead vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:47 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early hit single for The Who
ⓘ
sharp lyrics about identity and pretense ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Who discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Kit Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Reaction Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1966-03-04 ⓘ |
| writer | Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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