Call Me Lightning (song)

"Call Me Lightning"
"Call Me Lightning"
Single by The Who
from the album Magic Bus: The Who on Tour
A-side	"Dogs" (UK)
B-side	"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (US)
Released	16 March 1968 (US); 14 June 1968 (UK)
Recorded	January, 25/26 February 1968
Studio	IBC Recording Studios; (London, England); Gold Star Studios; (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop rock; power pop;
Length	2:25
Label	Track
Songwriter(s)	Pete Townshend
Producer(s)	Kit Lambert
The Who singles chronology

"Call Me Lightning" is a song written by Pete Townshend, guitarist of the British rock band The Who. Townshend first recorded a home demo of the song in 1964. The Who's recording was a single released in March 1968 and it later appeared on the Who's fourth American album Magic Bus: The Who on Tour.

In the United States "Call Me Lightning" was the follow-up single to the Top 10 hit "I Can See for Miles" and reached No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4 May 1968,^[3] their 16th most successful single on the Hot 100.^[4]

Billboard described the single as a "pulsating rocker with a happy beat."^[5] Cash Box called it "an imaginative blend of rock-blues and rag" and praised "the potent group performance."^[6] Record World said it "should turn into sales lightning as The Who do it. Hard, driving beat at its best from the group."^[7]

The song features a prominent bass solo by John Entwistle. A promo film was made, and this later was included in the 1979 documentary The Kids Are Alright. "Call Me Lightning" was released in the United Kingdom as the B-side of the single "Dogs".

The US B-side, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", had been considered as a possible A-side single release, along with "Call Me Lightning," as the B-side.^[1] "Call Me Lightning" received a mediocre reception from Who fans, and biographer John Atkins feels that "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was a better song, even though its horror film imagery was unsuitable for a single.^[1]^[8] Cash Box called "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" a "psychedelified throbber on the lid that could attract added attention."^[6]

The song was behind the naming of the rock group Call Me Lightning.

Chart performance

Chart (1968)	Peak position
Australia KMR	30
Canada RPM^[9]	35
Netherlands	38
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[3]	40
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[10]	38

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c Atkins 2000, p. 103
^ ^a ^b ^c "Call Me Lightning - The Who". Thewho.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "The Who Call Me Lightning Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "The Who Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. March 16, 1968. p. 78. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
^ ^a ^b "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 16, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
^ "Single Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 16, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
^ Atkins 2000, p. 104
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 4, 1968" (PDF).
^ Hoffmann 1983, p. 639

Bibliography

Atkins, John (2000). The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963-1998. MacFarland. ISBN 9781476606576.
Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950–1981. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810815957.

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[atkins1-1] Atkins 2000, p. 103

[who-2] "Call Me Lightning - The Who". Thewho.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[billboard-3] "The Who Call Me Lightning Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[4] "The Who Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[bb-5] "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. March 16, 1968. p. 78. Retrieved 2021-02-23.

[cb-6] "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 16, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

[7] "Single Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 16, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-06-08.

[8] Atkins 2000, p. 104

[9] "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 4, 1968" (PDF).

[10] Hoffmann 1983, p. 639

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v t e The Who singles
UK 1960s	"Zoot Suit" / "I'm the Face" "I Can't Explain" / "Bald Headed Woman" "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" / "Daddy Rolling Stone" "My Generation" / "Shout and Shimmy" "Substitute" / "Circles" "A Legal Matter" / "Instant Party" "The Kids Are Alright" / "The Ox" "I'm a Boy" / "In the City" "La-La-La-Lies" / "The Good's Gone" "Happy Jack" / "I've Been Away" "Pictures of Lily" / "Doctor, Doctor" "The Last Time" / "Under My Thumb" "I Can See for Miles" / "Someone's Coming" "Dogs" / "Call Me Lightning" "Magic Bus" / "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" "Pinball Wizard" / "Dogs Part Two"
US 1960s	"I Can't Explain" / "Bald Headed Woman" "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" / "Anytime You Want Me" "My Generation" / "Out in the Street" "Substitute" / "Waltz For a Pig" "The Kids Are Alright" / "A Legal Matter" "I'm a Boy" / "In the City" "Happy Jack" / "Whiskey Man" "Pictures of Lily" / "Doctor, Doctor" "I Can See for Miles" / "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" "Call Me Lightning" / "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" "Magic Bus" / "Someone's Coming" "Pinball Wizard" / "Dogs Part Two" "I'm Free" / "We're Not Gonna Take It"
UK 1970s	"The Seeker" / "Here For More" "Summertime Blues" / "Heaven and Hell" "See Me, Feel Me" / "Overture from Tommy" "Won't Get Fooled Again" / "I Don't Even Know Myself" "Let's See Action" / "When I Was A Boy" "Baba O'Riley" "Join Together" / "Baby Don't You Do It" "Relay" / "Waspman" "5:15" / "Water" "Squeeze Box" / "Success Story" "Who Are You" / "Had Enough" " Trick of the Light" / "905" "Long Live Rock" / "I'm the Face"/"My Wife (Live)" "I'm One" / "5:15 (Soundtrack Version)"
US 1970s	"The Seeker" / "Here For More" "Summertime Blues" / "Heaven and Hell" "See Me, Feel Me" / "Overture from Tommy" "Won't Get Fooled Again" / "I Don't Even Know Myself" "Behind Blue Eyes" / "My Wife" "Join Together" / "Baby Don't You Do It" "The Relay" / "Wasp Man" "Love, Reign o'er Me" / "Water" "The Real Me" / "I'm One" "Postcard" / "Put the Money Down" "Squeeze Box" / "Success Story" "Slip Kid" / "Dreaming from the Waist" "Substitute (Reissue)" / "I'm a Boy (Alternate Version)" "Who Are You" / "Had Enough" "Trick of the Light" / "905" "Long Live Rock" / "My Wife (Live)"
UK 1980s	"You Better You Bet" / "The Quiet One" "Don't Let Go the Coat" / "You" "Athena" / "A Man Is a Man" "Twist and Shout (live)" / "I Can't Explain (live)" "Won't Get Fooled Again (EP)" ( "Won't Get Fooled Again (live)" / "Bony Moronie (live)" / "Dancing in the Street (live)" / "Dance it Away (live)" )
US 1980s	"You Better You Bet" / "The Quiet One" "Don't Let Go the Coat" / "You" "Athena" / "It's Your Turn" "Eminence Front" / "One At A Time" "It's Hard" / "Dangerous"
2000s	"Real Good Looking Boy" / "Old Red Wine"
2010s	"Be Lucky" "Ball and Chain"