I'm a Boy

"I'm a Boy"
Swedish picture sleeve
Single by the Who
B-side"In the City"
Released26 August 1966 (1966-08-26)[1]
Recorded14, 19 June & 31 July 1966[2]
StudioIBC, London
Length2:34
LabelReaction (UK)
Decca (US)
Songwriter(s)Pete Townshend
Producer(s)Kit Lambert
The Who singles chronology
"The Kids Are Alright"
(1966)
"I'm a Boy"
(1966)
"La-La-La-Lies"
(1966)
Performance video
"I'm a Boy" on BeatClub (1967) on YouTube

"I'm a Boy" is a 1966 rock song written by Pete Townshend for the Who.[3] The song was originally intended to be a part of a rock opera called Quads, which was to be set in a future in which parents can choose the sex of their children. The idea was later scrapped, but this song survived and was later released as a single.[3]

  1. ^ Neill 2007, p. 107.
  2. ^ Neill 2007, pp. 127, 131.
  3. ^ a b Richie Unterberger. "I'm a Boy - The Who | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2016.