| Ball and Chain | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Who |
| Album: | Who |
| Released: | 13 September 2019 |
| Recorded: | 2019 |
| Genre: | Blues rock |
| Length: | 4:29 |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Prev Title: | Be Lucky |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | All This Music Must Fade |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
"Ball and Chain" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the British rock band The Who, appearing as the second track on their 2019 album Who.[1] The song is a re-recording of a Townshend solo song called "Guantanamo", which was released on his 2015 compilation album .[2] The song was the first single released from Who. It is about the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.[3] [4]
The song is a blues rock track led by Townshend's acoustic guitar, and it is sung by lead vocalist Roger Daltrey.[5] The song was debuted at the band's concert at London's Wembley Stadium on 6 July 2019, though at that time its title was "Big Cigars."[6]