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{{Infobox single |
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| Name = Zoot Suit |
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| Cover = High numbers side a zoot suit.jpg |
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| Caption = Side-A label of the vinyl single |
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| Artist = The High Numbers ([[The Who]]) |
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| A-side = "Zoot Suit" |
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| B-side = "I'm the Face" |
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| Released = 3 July 1964 |
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| Format = [[vinyl record]] (7") |
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| Recorded = Fontana Studios, London <br />June 1964 |
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| Genre = [[Rhythm and blues]], [[Rock music|Rock]] |
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| Length = |
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| Label = [[Fontana Records]] TF 480 (UK) |
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| Writer = [[Peter Meaden]] |
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| Producer = Chris Parmeinter & Peter Meaden |
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| Certification = |
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| Last single = |
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| This single = "'''Zoot Suit'''"<br>(1964) |
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| Next single = "[[I Can't Explain]]"<br />(1965) |
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"'''Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face'''" was the first single of the British [[Rock music|rock]] band [[The Who]], who recorded it under the name The High Numbers in an attempt to appeal to a [[Mod (subculture)|mod]] audience. |
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"[[Zoot Suit]]" was written by [[Peter Meaden]], the band's first manager. The song is a direct copy of "Misery" by the American R&B group [[The Dynamics]]. ("I'm The Face" is a copy of [[Slim Harpo]]'s "I Got Love If You Want It.") The single was meant for a [[Mod (subculture)|mod]] audience, but failed to chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=discography&discography_item_id=124&discography_tag=singles |title=The Who Official Band Website - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | Zoot Suit |publisher=Thewho.com |date=1964-07-03 |accessdate=2011-06-09}}</ref> The band changed their name back to The Who, found new management and released their own composition "[[I Can't Explain]]", which was a top ten hit in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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==Album/single appearances== |
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"I'm the Face" appeared on ''[[Odds & Sods]]'' in 1974. |
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"I'm the Face" was again released as a b-side single to "[[Long Live Rock]]" along with a live version of "[[My Wife]]" for the UK single but was dropped on the US single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=discography&discography_item_id=51&discography_tag=singles |title=The Who Official Band Website - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | Long Live Rock |publisher=Thewho.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-09}}</ref> |
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"Zoot Suit" appeared on the [[Quadrophenia (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the [[Quadrophenia (film)|1979 film]] based on the Who's 1973 album ''[[Quadrophenia]]''. |
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"Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" was reissued in 1980 and reached #49 in the UK. |
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"Zoot Suit" is the opening track from the compilation album ''[[The_Who_Hits_50!_(album)|The Who Hits 50!]]'' released in October 2014. |
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Both songs were featured on the ''[[Thirty Years of Maximum R&B]]'' box set. |
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==References== |
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{{The Who singles}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zoot Suit I'm the Face}} |
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[[Category:1964 singles]] |
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[[Category:Debut singles]] |
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[[Category:The Who songs]] |
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[[Category:Fontana Records singles]] |
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[[Category:Works involved in plagiarism controversies]] |
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[[Category:1964 songs]] |
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{{1960s-song-stub}} |
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