Early in the 21st century, millions of TV viewers came to recognize it as the theme for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. But on August 26, 1978, “Who Are You” was simply a great new Who song that was making its debut on the Billboard Hot 100. It was on its way to becoming the band’s biggest American hit for eight years.
A clever Pete Townshend construction with a fuel-injected lead vocal by Roger Daltrey, “Who Are You” is tinged with sadness, as it was the band’s last major hit to feature Keith Moon. The inimitable drummer passed away at the age of just 32 on September 7, even as the song was climbing the US chart.
An eight-year high
“Who Are You” entered the American bestsellers as the highest new entry of the week at No.70. Across the Atlantic, on the same UK chart date, it climbed two places to what became its No.18 peak. Over the coming weeks, the song gathered sales and airplay in the States and reached No.14 in November, The Who’s highest singles ranking there since “See Me, Feel Me” hit No.12 in 1970.
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