My Generation (song)

"My Generation"
Single by the Who
from the album My Generation
B-side	"Shout and Shimmy" (UK) "Out in the Street" (US)
Released	29 October 1965 (UK) 20 November 1965 (US)[1]
Recorded	13 October 1965[1][2]
Studio	IBC, London
Genre	Rock[3] hard rock[4] proto-punk[5] power pop[6]
Length	3:18
Label	Brunswick 05944 (UK) Decca 31877 (US)
Songwriter(s)	Pete Townshend
Producer(s)	Shel Talmy
The Who singles chronology
"Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (1965) "My Generation" (00000003) "Substitute" (1966)

"My Generation" is a 1965 song by English rock band The Who and is the title track from their debut studio album of the same name. It went to number 2 in Australia and the United Kingdom, number 3 in Canada, number 6 in Germany, number 7 in Ireland and the Netherlands, number 9 in Austria and number 74 in the United States.

References

1. My Generation (Deluxe Edition) (liner notes). The Who. MCA. 2002. 088 112 926-2. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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.
4. Winistorfer, Andrew (5 January 2009). "VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs list only slightly less annoying than their hip-hop list". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
5. Spice, Anton (31 August 2016). "Proto-punk: 10 records that paved the way for '76". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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 978-0-634-04619-3.