Song

Substitute

First released 1966English120+ recordingson 517 releasesISWC T-010.163.020-9

Written by

Pete TownshendComposer Pete TownshendLyricist

From the films

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle1980 the film on Charmy Movies ↗

The Filth and the Fury2000 the film on Charmy Movies ↗

The School of Rock2003 the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

Performance	By
Substitute	Stranglehold	2:56
Substitute (live)	Sex Pistols	3:02
Substitute	The Who	2:07
Substitute	The Who	3:48
Substitute	Ramones	3:15
Substitute	The Who	3:29
Substitute (2)	The Who	2:14
Substitute	The Who	2:21
Substitute	The Who	2:11
Substitute	The Who	3:08
Substitute	Pete Townshend	3:34
Substitute	The Who	3:18
Substitute (live)	Sex Pistols	3:06
Substitute	The Oppressed	2:44
Substitute	The Oppressed	2:18
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:07
Substitute (Wessex Studios rehearsal session October 1976)	Sex Pistols	3:11
Substitute (rare US single version)	The Who	3:01
Substitute (live)	Sex Pistols	2:59
Substitute	The Original Pistols	3:01
Substitute	The Who	3:21
Substitute	The Who	3:25
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:08
Substitute	Sex Pistols	2:58
Substitute	The Who	3:00
Substitute	The Who	3:52
Substitute	Great White	4:24
Substitute	Marillion	2:48
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:06
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:07
Substitute	The Who	2:55
Substitute	Richard Thompson	3:23
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:15
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:07
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:19
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:09
Substitute	Pete Townshend	3:34
Substitute	Marillion	3:11
Substitute	The Who	2:11
Substitute	The Original Pistols	3:13
Substitute	The Who	3:16
Substitute	Richard Thompson	2:50
Substitute	The Who	4:03
Substitute	Ramones	3:17
Substitute	Great White	4:21
Substitute	Delta Cross Band	4:39
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:08
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:09
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:17
Substitute	Sex Pistols
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:15
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:17
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:06
Substitute	Mathias Kryger	3:36
Substitute	The Litter	2:36
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:08
Substitute	The Who	3:48
Substitute	The Who	2:08
Substitute	The Litter	2:35
Substitute	Richard Thompson	3:05
The Who Medley (My Generation / I Can’t Explain / Substitute)	Richard Thompson	6:50
Substitute	The Who	3:18
Substitute	The Who	3:26
Substitute	The Who	3:11
Substitute	The Who	3:06
Substitute	The Who	3:04
Substitute	The Who	3:05
Substitute	The Who	3:07
Medley	Television Personalities	14:51
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:05
Substitute	The Who	3:06
Substitute	Pete Townshend	2:45
Substitute	The Who	3:59
Substitute (live acoustic)	Marillion	2:19
Substitute	Marillion	4:26
Substitute	The Who	3:35
Substitute	Ramones	3:18
Substitute	The Who	2:51
Substitute	The Who	2:17
Substitute	The Who	2:46
Substitute	The Who	2:46
Substitute	The Who	3:11
Substitute	Ramones	3:15
Substitute	The Who
The Substitute	Moxy Früvous
Substitute	The Who	3:39
Substitute	The Who	3:49
Substitute	The Who	2:18
Acte IV. Rockollection 008	Laurent Voulzy	15:43
Substitute	The Who	2:57
Substitute	The Who	3:47
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:12
Substitute	The Original Pistols	3:01
Substitute	The Who
Substitute (US single version)	The Who	2:59
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:13
Substitute	Moxy Früvous
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:13
Substitute	Roger Daltrey	3:15
Substitute	Blur	3:06
Substitute	The Who	2:10
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:04
Substitute	The Who	3:05
Substitute (rare US single version)	The Who	3:01
Substitute	Ramones	3:16
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:01
Substitute, Drowned, Bell Boy · video	The Who
Substitute · video	The Who	3:50
Substitute	Sex Pistols	2:53
Substitute · video	The Who
Substitute	The Who	2:11
Substitute	The Who	3:06
Substitute	Sex Pistols	3:12
Substitute	The Matt Kurz One	3:31
Substitute	The Who	3:47
Substitute (live)	Blue Öyster Cult	3:29
Substitute	The Who	3:13
Substitute (live at Leeds University, 1970)	The Who	2:11
Substitute	The Who	4:06
Substitute	The Who	3:52