| "Pinball Wizard" | ||||
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 European picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Who | ||||
| from the album Tommy | ||||
| B-side | "Dogs Part Two" | |||
| Released | 7 March 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 7 February 1969 | |||
| Studio | Morgan, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Track (UK) Decca (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Townshend | |||
| Producer(s) | Kit Lambert | |||
| The Who singles chronology | ||||
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"Pinball Wizard" is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend and featured on their 1969 rock opera album Tommy. The original recording was released as a single in 1969 and reached No. 4 in the UK charts and No. 19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
The B-side of the "Pinball Wizard" single is an instrumental credited to Keith Moon, titled "Dogs Part Two". Despite the title, it has no musical connection to the Who's 1968 UK single "Dogs".
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