My Generation

This article is about the song by the Who. For the album by the Who, see My Generation (album). For other uses, see My Generation (disambiguation).

"My Generation"
Swedish release
Single by the Who
from the album My Generation
B-side
Released
  • 29 October 1965 (UK)
  • 20 November 1965 (US)[1]
Recorded13 October 1965[1][2]
StudioIBC, London
Genre
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)Pete Townshend
Producer(s)Shel Talmy
The Who singles chronology
"Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
(1965) 		"My Generation"
(1965) 		"Substitute"
(1966)
Audio sample

"My Generation" is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend. One of the band's most recognizable songs, it was placed number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” in 2004 and 2010, re-ranked number 232 in the 2021 edition. It became part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value. It is considered one of the band's signature songs.[7]

“My Generation” was released as a single on 29 October 1965, reaching No. 2 in the United Kingdom (The Who's highest-charting single in their home country along with 1966's "I'm a Boy") and No. 74 in the United States. The song also appeared on The Who's 1965 debut album, My Generation (The Who Sings My Generation in the United States), and in greatly extended form on their live album Live at Leeds (1970).

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  2. ^ Daltrey, Roger (2018). Thanks a Lot Mr Kibblewhite: Roger Daltrey: My Story. Henry Holt and Company. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-250-29603-0.
  3. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "My Generation – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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  6. ^ Kitts, Jeff; Tolinski, Brad (2002). Guitar World Presents the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time: From the Pages of Guitar World Magazine. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 21. ISBN 0-634-04619-5.
  7. ^ "The Who's 10 Greatest Songs". Rolling Stone. 17 October 2012.