| "I'm the Face" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The High Numbers (The Who) | ||||
| A-side | "I'm the Face" | |||
| B-side | "Zoot Suit" | |||
| Released | 3 July 1964 | |||
| Format | vinyl record (7") | |||
| Recorded | June 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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| Label | Fontana Records TF 480 (UK) | |||
| Writer(s) | Peter Meaden | |||
| Producer | Chris Parmeinter & Peter Meaden | |||
| The High Numbers (The Who) singles chronology | ||||
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"Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" was the first single of the British rock band The High Numbers, later known as The Who.
"Zoot Suit" was written (with music copied from American Soul records - Zoot Suit being a direct lift of the tune of The Dynamics "Misery", while I'm The Face was based on Slim Harpo's "Got Love If You Want It") by Peter Meaden, the band's first manager. It was meant for a mod audience, but it failed to chart.[1] The band changed their name back to The Who, found new management and released their own composition "I Can't Explain", which was a top ten hit in the United Kingdom.
"I'm the Face" appeared on "Odds & Sods" in 1974 and on the albums remastered versions.
"I'm the Face" was again released as a b-side single to "Long Live Rock" along with a live version of "My Wife" for the UK single but was dropped on the US single.[2]
Both "Zoot Suit" and "I'm the Face" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1979 film based on the Who's 1973 album Quadrophenia.
"Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" was reissued in 1980 and reached #49 in the UK.
Both songs were featured on the Thirty Years of Maximum R&B box set.