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.

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Substitute canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist The Who ⓘ
bSide Circles ⓘ
chart UK Singles Chart ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 5 ⓘ
composer Pete Townshend ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
decade 1960s ⓘ
followedBy I’m a Boy ⓘ
follows La-La-La-Lies ⓘ
My Generation ⓘ
format 7-inch single ⓘ
genre power pop ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Substitute (Live at Leeds) ⓘ
linked to: Live at Leeds
hasLyricalDevice irony ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
wordplay ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle British rock ⓘ
hasPerformer John Entwistle ⓘ
Keith Moon ⓘ
Pete Townshend ⓘ
Roger Daltrey ⓘ
hasSubject romantic relationships ⓘ
hasTheme identity ⓘ
pretense ⓘ
self-perception ⓘ
social class ⓘ
includedIn Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy ⓘ
The Who: The Ultimate Collection ⓘ
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 ⓘ
partOf The Who discography ⓘ
linked to: The Who
performer The Who ⓘ
producer Kit Lambert ⓘ
recordingDate 1966 ⓘ
recordLabel Reaction Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1966-03-04 ⓘ
writer Pete Townshend ⓘ

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