THE WHO Released Their Hit Single ‘I’M A BOY’ Today 60 Years Ago
Top singles from the past
26 August 2026
THE WHO released their hit single I’M A BOY
on 26 August 1966, today 60 years ago.
The song was originally intended to be a part of a rock opera called Quads, which was to be set in a future in which parents can choose the sex of their children. The idea was later scrapped.
The story is about a family who “order” four girls, but a mistake is made, and three girls and one boy are delivered instead. The boy dreams of partaking in sports and other boy-type activities, but his mother forces him to act like his sisters and refuses to believe the truth.
It peaked at #2 in the UK.
“I’m a boy, but my Ma
won’t admit it”
