Within the up-and-down singles chart historical past of The Who within the US, they had been onto a winner on September 26, 1970 — and with a track that by no means made the UK countdown in any respect.
By that yr, the band’s popularity as a powerhouse reside attraction was assured, as was their place on album rock radio. However the peerless English quartet had had solely restricted success at pop radio within the States. As much as September of that yr, solely two of The Who’s 11 earlier chart singles had made the US High 20, and key releases reminiscent of “My Generation,” “Pictures Of Lily” and, extra lately, “The Seeker” had all did not make the High 40.
Then got here the American launch of “See Me, Feel Me,” tailored for the only from the Tommy rock opera of the yr earlier than. The Who had carried out the track at Woodstock in August 1969, only a few months after the discharge of the Tommy album. It was much more contemporary within the minds of their viewers from the discharge of the Woodstock film the next March.
A reside favourite via the many years
“See Me, Feel Me” is, in a manner, the invisible Who basic, as a result of it’s not recognized by that title in its unique type, as a part of the Tommy album’s last track “We’re Not Gonna Take It.” The memorable chorus is adopted by the valedictory “Listening To You,” because it has been at many a Who efficiency — together with their look on the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Video games in London, the place they performed it together with “Baba O’Riley” and “My Generation.”
The track entered the Billboard Sizzling 100 at No.75, and made regular progress up the chart for the next two months and extra. Within the subject cowl dated December 5, the track peaked at No.12, the band’s highest place on the American singles chart since “I Can See For Miles” reached No.9 some three years earlier.
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