Wire & Glass
{{Short description|2006 EP by The Who}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Wire & Glass
| type = ep
| artist = The Who
| cover = wireglasscover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 July 2006
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Rock
| length = 11:28
| label = Polydor
| producer = Pete Townshend
| prev_title = The 1st Singles Box
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Endless Wire
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = The Who EP
| type = EP
| prev_title = Won't Get Fooled Again
| prev_year = 1988
| title = Wire & Glass
| year = 2006
}}
}}
Wire & Glass (subtitled "Six songs from a mini-opera") is the only EP{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=discography&discography_item_id=118&discography_tag=singles|title = Home}} released from The Who's 2006 album, Endless Wire. The EP was released exclusively to the iTunes Music Store on 17 July 2006 but a Maxi-CD/12" was released a week later in Australia and the United Kingdom. The EP was released as a "mini-opera" in six songs. No North American distribution was secured prior to the release of Endless Wire, but promo copies were pressed in France, Germany, Ireland, and Ukraine.
The EP reached the top three on the Canadian Singles Chart. The songs from this album were used in the rock musical adaptation of The Boy Who Heard Music which debuted in July 2007 as part of Vassar College's Powerhouse Summer Theater workshop series.
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, Townshend remixed the track, adding echo to Daltrey's vocals and giving it a punchier sound.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
Track listing
All songs written by Pete Townshend
{{Track listing
| headline = Wire & Glass track listing
| title1 = Wire & Glass
- I. Sound Round – 1:22
- II. Pick Up the Peace – 1:28
- III. Endless Wire – 1:51
- IV. We Got a Hit – 1:18
- V. They Make My Dream Come True – 1:13
| length1 = 7:12
| title2 = Mirror Door
| length2 = 4:16
}}
Upon release as a CD/12", all six songs were presented as a single track.
Personnel
The Who
- Roger Daltrey – vocals
- Pete Townshend – guitars, vocals, mandolin, ukulele, banjo
Additional musicians
- John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards, organ
- Peter Huntington – drums{{efn|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.}}
- Billy Nicholls – backing vocals
- Pino Palladino – bass guitar
- Simon Townshend – backing vocals
Production
- Myles Clarke – engineering
- Bob Pridden – engineering
Design
- Richard Evans – design and art direction
- Ross Halfin – cover photograph
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Wire & Glass ! scope="col"| Chart (2006) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=301}}
| 51 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Austria|31|artist=The Who|song=Wire & Glass|rowheader=true|access-date=27 October 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Denmark|3|artist=The Who|song=Wire & Glass|rowheader=true|access-date=27 October 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|58|songid=229214|artist=The Who|song=Wire & Glass|rowheader=true|access-date=27 October 2022}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|39|artist=The Who|song=Wire & Glass|rowheader=true|access-date=27 October 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Spain|9|artist=The Who|song=Wire & Glass|rowheader=true|access-date=27 October 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|83|artist=The Who|song=Wire & Glass|rowheader=true|access-date=27 October 2022}} |
References
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Category:Songs written by Pete Townshend