Don't Look Back
Boston
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Don't look back A new day is breakin' It's been too long since I felt this way I don't mind where I get taken The road is callin' Today is the day I can see It took so long to realize I'm much too strong Not to compromise Now I see what I am is holding me down I'll turn it around I finally see the dawn arrivin' I see beyond the road I'm drivin' Far away and left behind It's a new horizon and I'm awakin' now Oh I see myself in a brand new way The sun is shinin' The clouds are breakin' Cause I can't lose now, there's no game to play I can tell There's no more time left to criticize I've seen what I could not recognize Everything in my life was leading me on But I can be strong I finally see the dawn arrivin' I see beyond the road I'm drivin' Far away and left behind
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Written by: Donald Tom Scholz
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13 facts about this song
Background"Don't Look Back" is the title track of the second studio album by American rock band Boston, released in 1978.
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Commercial SuccessDespite reaching No. 4 on Billboard Hot 100 and remaining on the Billboard chart for nine weeks, band founder Tom Scholz does not view "Don't Look Back" as one of Boston's better works.
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CompositionScholz wrote the song and produced the album on which it appears. He played all the instruments on the track except for the drums.
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Album ArtThe album cover features a guitar-shaped spaceship, deemed Star Drive, by artist Gary Norman. This particular design has become one of the most recognizable features of Boston's albums.
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Execution TimeThe song was recorded in Tom Scholz's Hideaway Studio, where he supposedly was under pressure due to a lawsuit and took only 3 days to finish the song.
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PerformanceThe guitar solo present in the song, is a classic performance by Boston members Scholz and Barry Goudreau.
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Legal IssuesThe album faced legal disputes as the label, Epic Records, sued Scholz for taking too long to get the subsequent album to the market.
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Goudreau's InputThe single version of the song features an alternative guitar solo by Barry Goudreau, which doesn't appear on the album version.
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Studio InnovationTom Scholz was known for his innovative recording techniques which were used in the production of this track, proof of his genius as a musician and an inventor.
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Uniqueness"Don't Look Back" is unique in the sense that its side 2 doesn't begin with its title song, unlike in most albums where the title song starts the second side or the album in general.
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Discontentment of ScholzScholz once shared in an interview that “Don’t Look Back” was actually incomplete according to him, and he was pushed to release it due to pressures from the record company.
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ReissueIn 2006, Sony Legacy reissued "Don't Look Back" in a remastered edition. Scholz assisted in the remastering process to enhance the recording's sound quality.
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LegacyRolling Stone magazine ranked the "Don't Look Back" album at number 109 on its list of the Top 500 Albums of All Time. The song itself was a major contributor to the album's success.
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