On Sale Today: “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere” by The Who

June 5, 1965 - On sale today in the U.S. is “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere,” the second single released by the English rock band The Who. The B-side is “Anytime You Want Me.”

“Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere” features call-and-response lyrics and guitar feedback. The song was composed by lead singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend. The guitar feedback, though not the first to be heard on a pop music record — the Beatles’ “I Feel Fine” was the first — is believed to be the first guitar solo with feedback. Townshend has stated that the use of feedback in the song is crucial and that the group “was trying to achieve the sound which we get on the stage at present, all in a commercial song that will sell.”

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