Released 1983 and 1984 Recorded 1982 - 1983 Length 4:54 | Format 7" And 12" single Genre Rock, Pop rock Label Polydor | |
"'I'm the Answer'" is a song by Simon Townshend, the younger brother of The Who's guitarist Pete Townshend. The song is the second track and the first single from Simon Townshend's debut solo album Sweet Sound.
Contents
The song and single "I'm the Answer" features Pete Townshend singing backing vocals, There were only a couple of singles lifted from the album "So Real" and "I'm the Answer", but both got little Album-oriented rock radio play. "I'm the Answer" was the only song to feature a music video, the music video was played on MTV and Simon Townshend was Interviewed with Pete Townshend about the album of which MTV mistakenly titled the artist of the song as "Peter Townshend".
12" release
The 12" version of the single was released in 1984, the single's A side features the full length version of I'm the Answer, and the rare non-album track Into the Memory, as well as Heart Stops the closing track from the album Sweet Sound.
Other releases
Simon Townshend later covered the song on the album Simontownshendis. This version is played in the style of grunge.