| "Ball and Chain" | ||||
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| Single by The Who | ||||
| from the album Who | ||||
| Released | 13 September 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Townshend | |||
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"Ball and Chain" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the British rock band The Who, appearing as the second track on their 2019 album Who.[1] The song is a re-recording of a Townshend solo song called "Guantanamo", which was released on his 2015 compilation album Truancy: The Very Best of Pete Townshend.[2] The song was the first single released from Who. It is about the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.[3][4]
The song is a blues rock track led by Townshend's acoustic guitar, and it is sung by lead vocalist Roger Daltrey.[5] The song was debuted at the band's concert at London's Wembley Stadium on 6 July 2019, though at that time its title was "Big Cigars."[6]