I Can See For Miles reached number 10 in the UK and number 9 in the US. Though these figures would seem successful to most bands, Townshend was disappointed. He had written the song in 1966 but had held it back as an ace in the hole, believing it would be The Whos first number one single. He is quoted as saying, To me it was the ultimate Who record, yet it didnt sell. I spat on the British record buyer. The song may have inspired The Beatles Helter Skelter. Paul McCartney recalls writing Helter Skelter after reading a review of The Who Sell Out in which the critic claimed that I Can See for Miles was the heaviest song hed ever heard. McCartney had not heard the song, but wrote Helter Skelter in an attempt to make an even heavier song than the one praised in the review
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