"Something in the Air", which Keen wrote for the film,
The Magic Christian, was number one in the
UK Singles Chart for three weeks, holding off
Elvis Presley and the Beatles' "Ballad of John and Yoko" in the process. Originally titled "Revolution", but later renamed because
The Beatles had released
a song of that name in 1968 (the B-side of "
Hey Jude"), "Something in the Air" captured post-
flower power rebellion, marrying McCulloch's electric rhythm and lead guitars, Keen's drumming and
falsetto, Newman's
piano solo and Townshend's (uncredited) electric bass. By December 1969, the single was awarded a gold disc for world sales of more than a million.