Athena (song)
| "Athena" | ||||
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| Single by the Who | ||||
| from the album It's Hard | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | August 1982 | |||
| Recorded | June 1982 | |||
| Studio | Turn Up-Down Studio at Glyn Johns' home in Surrey, England | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Polydor (UK) Warner Bros. (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Townshend | |||
| Producer(s) | Glyn Johns | |||
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"Athena" (the working title being "Theresa") is a song written by Pete Townshend and recorded by the Who. It appears as the first track on the band's tenth studio album It's Hard, released in 1982. Written for actress Theresa Russell, the song was the first single from It's Hard. The single was a moderate success, entering the US Billboard Hot 100 on 4 September, reaching No. 28 (their final top 40 hit in the US) and the UK Singles Charts on 2 October, reaching No. 40.