Don't Look Back

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About Don't Look Back

"Don't Look Back" is a song written by Tom Scholz that was first released by Boston in 1978 as the title track to their second album, Don't Look Back. It reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the band's biggest hits.


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2011
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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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Boston

Boston (pronounced /ˈbɒstən/ or locally /ˈbɔstən/ ( listen)) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its largest city, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It was named Boston by early settlers from Boston, Lincolnshire in England. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper, covering 48.43 square miles (125.43 square km), had an estimated population of 625,087 in 2011 according to the U.S. Census, making it the 21st largest in the country. Boston is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolita… more »

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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.
Commercial Success
Despite 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.
Composition
Scholz wrote the song and produced the album on which it appears. He played all the instruments on the track except for the drums.
Album Art
The 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.
Execution Time
The 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.
Performance
The guitar solo present in the song, is a classic performance by Boston members Scholz and Barry Goudreau.
Legal Issues
The album faced legal disputes as the label, Epic Records, sued Scholz for taking too long to get the subsequent album to the market.
Goudreau's Input
The single version of the song features an alternative guitar solo by Barry Goudreau, which doesn't appear on the album version.
Studio Innovation
Tom 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.
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.
Discontentment of Scholz
Scholz 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.
Reissue
In 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.
Legacy
Rolling 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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