But the main riff, he confirmed, "was all Pete… He was roaring, man." Page also played on the B-side, " Bald Headed Woman". "I was on 'I Can't Explain', just playing rhythm guitar in the background," he clarified in 2004. According to those working on the recordings, however, Page's contribution did not make the final cut. This was confirmed by Townshend and producer Shel Talmy. In a May 1974 interview with Creem, Jimmy Page recalled playing rhythm guitar on the song as a session guitarist. But then bands like the Kinks started to make it, and they were probably the biggest influence on us – they were certainly a huge influence on Pete, and he wrote 'I Can't Explain', not as a direct copy, but certainly it's very derivative of Kinks music. We already knew Pete could write songs, but it never seemed a necessity in those days to have your own stuff because there was this wealth of untapped music that we could get hold of from America. It came out of the top of my head when I was 18 and a half." In a 1994 issue of Q magazine, Roger Daltrey echoed Townshend's comments regarding the Kinks' influence: There is little to say about how I wrote this. In the album's liner notes, Townshend noted the song's similarity to the contemporaneous hit " All Day and All of the Night" by the Kinks: "It can't be beat for straightforward Kink copying. "I Can't Explain" was the A-side of the group's first single as the Who its predecessor, "Zoot Suit"/"I'm the Face," was released under the name the High Numbers. The song has been covered by many artists, including David Bowie and Scorpions. It was the band's second single release and first under the Who name.
The song was released as a single on 15 January 1965 in the United Kingdom, by Brunswick, and by Decca in America, in December 1964.
" I Can't Explain" is a song by English rock band the Who, written by Pete Townshend, and produced by Shel Talmy. Original song written and composed by Pete Townshend
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