Wire & Glass

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"Wire & Glass"

Single by The Who
from the album Endless Wire
Released	17 July 2006 (iTunes UK) 24 July 2006 (UK)
Format	12", Maxi-CD
Genre	Rock
Length	11:28
Label	Polydor Records
Producer(s)	Pete Townshend
The Who singles chronology
"Real Good Looking Boy" (2004)	"Wire & Glass" (2006)

"Wire & Glass" is the first single released from The Who's 2006 album, Endless Wire. The single was released exclusively to the iTunes Music Store on 17 July 2006 and a Maxi-CD/12" was released a week later (see 2006 in British music). The single was released as a "mini-opera" in six songs. No North American distribution was secured prior to the release of the full album, Endless Wire. As of August 3, 2006, it is the best selling Who album on iTunes in the UK.

The single reached the top three on the Canadian Singles Chart.

1 Track listing
2 The Songs
3 Musicians
4 External links

[edit] Track listing

All sections of the rock opera were written by Pete Townshend, and it was produced by Pete with help from engineers Bob Pridden and Myles Clarke.

"Wire & Glass" - 7:12
- "Sound Round" - 1:22
- "Pick Up the Peace" - 1:28
- "Endless Wire" - 1:51
- "We Got A Hit" - 1:18
- "They Made My Dream Come True" - 1:13
"Mirror Door" - 4:16

Upon release as a CD/12", all six songs were presented as a single track, 11½ minutes in length.

[edit] The Songs

"Sound Round" was reportedly written for the 1971 album Who's Next but not recorded. "Mirror Door" was released ahead of the rock opera for radio play in June 2006, but initial reaction was lukewarm due to a questionable mix. Between dates on the 2006 UK and European tour, Pete remixed the track, adding echo to Roger's vocals and giving it a punchier sound.

[edit] Musicians

Roger Daltrey: vocals
Pete Townshend: guitars, vocals, "mini guitar"
Pino Palladino: bass guitar
Peter Huntington: drums
John "Rabbit" Bundrick: keyboards, organ
Simon Townshend & Billy Nicholls: backing vocals

Peter Huntington, the drummer for Pete Townshend's girlfriend, Rachel Fuller, plays drums on the EP due to the absence of regular Who drummer Zak Starkey as he was touring with Oasis.