Overture (The Who song)

"Overture"
Single by The Who
from the album Tommy
A-side	"See Me, Feel Me"
Released	10 October 1970 (1970-10-10)
Format	7-inch single
Genre	Rock
Length	4:00
Label	Track
Songwriter(s)	Pete Townshend
Producer(s)	Kit Lambert
The Who singles chronology
"Summertime Blues" (1970) "Overture" (1970) "Won't Get Fooled Again" (1971)
"Summertime Blues" (1970) "See Me, Feel Me" (1970) "Won't Get Fooled Again" (1971)
Tommy track listing
24 tracks  Side one "Overture" "It's a Boy" "1921" "Amazing Journey" "Sparks" "The Hawker" Side two "Christmas" "Cousin Kevin" "The Acid Queen" "Underture" Side three "Do You Think It's Alright?" "Fiddle About" "Pinball Wizard" "There's a Doctor" "Go to the Mirror!" "Tommy Can You Hear Me?" "Smash the Mirror" "Sensation" Side four "Miracle Cure" "Sally Simpson" "I'm Free" "Welcome" "Tommy's Holiday Camp" "We're Not Gonna Take It"

"Overture" is a song by English rock band The Who, written by Pete Townshend. The track is one of three instrumental tracks released on Tommy, although it does feature some lyrics towards the end; the other two being "Underture" and "Sparks".

On 9 October 1970, the song was released as the b-side of "See Me, Feel Me" - which did not chart - and was titled "Overture from Tommy".

As an overture the song features samples of Tommy's most famous songs:

There is no pause between the tracks "Overture" and "It's a Boy" so the songs are often combined as "Overture".

The Assembled Multitude, an instrumental ensemble group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scored with a remake of "Overture" which peaked at #16 in August, 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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