Heaven and Hell (The Who song)
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| "Heaven and Hell" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by the Who | |
| A-side | "Summertime Blues" |
| Released | July 11, 1970[1] |
| Recorded | April 13, 1970[1] |
| Studio | IBC, London |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 3:31 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter | John Entwistle |
| Producer | The Who[1] |
"Heaven and Hell" is a song by the English rock band the Who written by group bassist John Entwistle. The studio version (originally recorded for an April 1970 BBC session), which appeared on the B-side of the live "Summertime Blues" single, is currently available on the Thirty Years of Maximum R&B boxed set, Who's Missing, and Odds & Sods, although several live versions of the song exist on official releases. The song was one of many Entwistle B-side singles and one of his live staples.
The song's lyrics talk of the places known as Heaven and Hell. The song describes Heaven as "a place where you go if you've done nothing wrong," and Hell as "a place where you go if you've been a bad boy."
John Entwistle stated his stance on Heaven and Hell in an interview:
The last lyric ballot of the song: 'Why can't we have eternal life, And never die, Never die?'
"I've always been obsessed with the idea of Heaven and Hell. Not obsessed that it's true, but just obsessed that it's sort of legend, there's such a person as the devil.[2]
