. . "The Who songs" . . "MCA Records" . . . "-0.291167"^^ . "false"^^ . "Polydor Records" . . "false"^^ . "Glyn Johns" . "0"^^ . . "english" . . "May 1971 at Olympic Studios in London, England" . . "-0.0990363"^^ . "5714dee925ac0d8aee554283" . "Decca Records singles" . "9"^^ . "Meher Baba" . "Songs about drugs" . . . "Baba O'Riley" . "Television theme songs" . "a6081bc1-2a76-4984-b21f-38bc3dcca3a5" . "Pete Townshend" . "T Multitracks (moggs)/The Who - Baba O'Riley.mogg" . "1971 singles" . "Polydor Records singles" . "Song recordings produced by Pete Townshend" . "false"^^ . "Baba O'Riley" . "The Who" . "eng" . "Songs written by Pete Townshend" . "Decca Records" . "%22Baba O'Riley%22 (sometimes erroneously called %22Teenage Wasteland%22) is a song by English rock band The Who. It is the opening track to the band's studio album Who's Next, and was issued in Europe as a single in November 1971, coupled with %22My Wife%22.Roger Daltrey sings most of the song, with Townshend singing the middle eight: %22Don't cry/don't raise your eye/it's only teenage wasteland%22. The song's title is a combination of the names of two of Townshend's philosophical and musical influences, Meher Baba and Terry Riley.%22Baba O'Riley%22 was included in Time magazine's list of the All-Time 100 Songs, Rolling Stone\u200D\u200A'\u200Bs list of %22The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time%22, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. It has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including CSI: NY and Miami Vice." . "Songs based on actual events" . "Song recordings produced by Glyn Johns" . .