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The Seeker (song)
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| "The Seeker" | |||||
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| Single by The Who | |||||
| B-side | "Here for More" (Daltrey) | ||||
| Released | March 21, 1970 (U.K.) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | IBC Studios, London, UK | ||||
| Genre | Rock Hard rock |
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| Label | Track 604036 (U.K.) Decca 732729 (U.S.) |
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| Writer | Pete Townshend | ||||
| Producer | Kit Lambert, The Who | ||||
| The Who singles chronology | |||||
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"The Seeker" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1971 compilation album Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy.
"I suppose I like this least of all the stuff", wrote Townshend. "It suffered from being the first thing we did after Tommy, and also from being recorded a few too many times. We did it once at my home studio, then at IBC where we normally worked then with Kit Lambert producing. Then Kit had a tooth pulled, breaking his jaw, and we did it ourselves. The results are impressive. It sounded great in the mosquito-ridden swamp I made it up in, Florida at three in the morning drunk out of my brain with Tom Wright and John Wolf. But that's always where the trouble starts, in the swamp. The alligator turned into an elephant and finally stampeded itself to death on stages around England. I don't think we even got to play it in the States." (Actually, this is not true, as the band did perform it for about two weeks on their 1970 American tour.) Released in the UK as Track 604036 on March 21, 1970, it reached #19 in the charts. Released in the U.S. as Decca 732729, it hit the Billboard charts on April 11, 1970, eventually peaking at #44. The Who revived the song on the 2006-2007 tour for Endless Wire.
The song is featured in American Beauty. In the movie we see Wes Bentley and Thora Birch's characters, Ricky and Jane respectively, lying down in bed close to each other and Ricky says, "Do you know how lucky we are to have found each other?", the subsequent shot begins with Pete Townshends' blaring guitar from the song.
It is also featured in episode 1 of the first series of Lewis.
The song is also featured in The Limey. It is the intro song to the movie, setting the mood for it well. It also plays while Terence Stamp is leaving a building after killing dealers.
- Rush covered the song for their Feedback EP.
- A cover by The Smithereens appears on their 1995 rarities album, Attack of the Smithereens.
- A cover of the song is featured in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
| The Who |
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| UK Singles |
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1964: "Zoot Suit" 1965: "I Can't Explain", "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere", "My Generation" 1966: "Substitute", "A Legal Matter", "The Kids Are Alright", "I'm a Boy", "La-La-La-Lies", "Ready Steady Who" (e.p.), "Happy Jack" 1967: "Pictures of Lily", "The Last Time", "I Can See for Miles" 1968: "Dogs", "Magic Bus" 1969: "Pinball Wizard" 1970: "The Seeker", "Summertime Blues", "See Me, Feel Me" 1971: "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Let's See Action" 1972: "Join Together", "Relay" 1973: "5:15" 1975: "Overture", "Squeeze Box" 1978: "Who Are You" 1981: "You Better You Bet", "Don't Let Go the Coat" 1982: "Athena" 1984: "Twist and Shout (live)" 2004: "Real Good Looking Boy" 2006: "Wire & Glass", "It's Not Enough", "Tea & Theatre" |
| B-sides |
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1964: "I'm the Face" 1965: "Bald Headed Woman", "Daddy Rolling Stone", "Shout and Shimmy" 1966: "Circles" (aka "Instant Party"), "The Ox", "In the City", "The Good's Gone", "I've Been Away" 1967: "Doctor, Doctor", "Under My Thumb", "Someone's Coming" 1968: "Call Me Lightning", "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" 1969: "Dogs Part II" 1970: "Here for More", "Heaven and Hell", "Overture" 1971: "I Don't Even Know Myself", "When I Was a Boy" 1972: "Baby Don't You Do It", "Waspman" 1973: "Water" 1975: "See Me Feel Me.Listening to You", "Success Story" 1978: "Had Enough" 1981: "The Quiet One", "You" 1982: "A Man Is a Man" 1984: "I Can't Explain (live)" 2004: "Old Red Wine" 2006: "Mirror Door" |
| Other US Singles |
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1969: "I'm Free" 1971: "Behind Blue Eyes" 1974: "The Real Me" 1979: "Long Live Rock" 1981: "Daily Records", "Did You Steal My Money", "How Can You Do It Alone" 1982: "Eminence Front", "Cry If You Want", "Dangerous", "It's Hard" |