Overture (The Who song)

"Overture from Tommy"
Single by The Who
from the album Tommy
A-side	"See Me, Feel Me"
Released	September, 1970 (U.S.) October, 1970 (UK)
Format	7" 45 RPM
Recorded	Early 1969
Genre	Rock
Length	3:50
Label	Decca, Polydor
Writer(s)	Pete Townshend
Producer	Kit Lambert

Overture is a song by English rock band The Who, written by Pete Townshend. The track is one of three instrumental tracks released on Tommy; the other two being "Underture" and "Sparks".

On October 9, 1970 song was released as the b-side of "See Me, Feel Me" - which did not chart - and was titled Overture from Tommy.

Song Structure

As an overture the song features samples of Tommy's most famous songs:

• 0:00 - 0:34 Adapted from "1921"
• 0:35 - 1:01 Adapted from "We're Not Gonna Take It"
• 1:02 - 1:35 Adapted from "Go to the Mirror!"
• 1:36 - 1:52 Adapted from "See Me, Feel Me"
• 1:53 - 2:20 Adapted from "Go to the Mirror!" with "Pinball Wizard"
• 2:21 - 2:58 Adapted from "Listening to You"
• 2:59 - 3:22 Adapted from "We're Not Gonna Take It"
• 3:23 - 3:50 Adapted from "Pinball Wizard"

There is no pause between the tracks "Overture" and "It's a Boy" so the songs are often combined as "Overture".

The Assembled Multitude version

The Assembled Multitude, an instrumental ensemble group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scored with a remake of "Overture" which peaked at #16 in August, 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.