The Who – I'm a Boy | The Original Classic.Stereo Mix

"I'm a Boy" is a 1966 rock song written by Pete Townshend for the Who.[3] The song was originally intended to be a part of a rock opera called Quads, which was to be set in a future in which parents can choose the sex of their children. The idea was later scrapped, but this song survived and was later released as a single.[3 The song is about a family who "order" four girls, but a mistake is made and three girls and one boy are delivered instead. The boy dreams of partaking in sports and other boy-type activities, but his mother forces him to act like his sisters and refuses to believe the truth ("I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my Ma won't admit it").[3] The track was produced by Kit Lambert at IBC Studios around 31 July–1 August 1966 and released just over three weeks later on 26 August 1966, with "In the City" as the B-side. The single was hugely successful in the United Kingdom and Ireland, reaching No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart, No. 1 in the Melody Maker chart and No. 7 in Ireland. It failed to repeat that success in the US.[3]