Foreplay / Long Time - wikipedia Foreplay / Long Time `` Foreplay / Long Time '' Song by Boston from the album Boston Released 1976 Recorded 1975 -- 1976 Genre Hard rock, progressive rock Length 7 : 47 ( 2 : 25 for intro `` Foreplay '' ) Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Tom Scholz Producer ( s ) John Boylan & Tom Scholz Boston track listing `` Peace of Mind '' ( 2 ) `` Foreplay / Long Time '' ( 3 ) `` Rock and Roll Band '' ( 4 ) `` Long Time '' Single by Boston from the album Boston B - side `` Let Me Take You Home Tonight '' Released January 7, 1977 Format 7 '' vinyl Length 3 : 05 Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Tom Scholz Producer ( s ) John Boylan & Tom Scholz Boston singles chronology `` More Than a Feeling '' ( 1976 ) `` Long Time '' ( 1977 ) `` Peace of Mind '' ( 1977 ) `` More Than a Feeling '' ( 1976 ) `` Long Time '' ( 1977 ) `` Peace of Mind '' ( 1977 ) `` Foreplay / Long Time '' is a song written by Tom Scholz and first performed by the rock band Boston on the band 's eponymous debut album, and as their second single, on Epic Records in 1976. It combines an instrumental introduction, `` Foreplay '', to the main song `` Long Time '', generally played as one on the radio and listed as one track on the album. `` Long Time '' peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending March 5, 1977. It reached the Top 10 in Canada, peaking at No. 9. The standalone `` Foreplay '' was released as the B - side of Boston 's next single `` Peace of Mind '', which was released in April. In an interview for the Best of Boston CD, Scholz said that `` Foreplay '' was the first song he ever recorded, and he did this on a two - track machine in his basement. Scholz also stated that it was the first piece of music he ever wrote, and that he wrote it as far back as 1969. An alternate mix of the song is available on the Epic Records Promo LP It 's a Knockout. It was a sampler LP of artists that had releases coming up in 1976. This version has various differences in the mix and effects and also includes extra lyrics towards the end of the song. This version has never been available officially anywhere else. Contents 1 Content 2 In popular culture 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Personnel 4.1 Foreplay 4.2 Long Time 5 Cover versions 6 References 7 External links Content `` Foreplay '' is a progressive instrumental prelude, primarily consisting of rapid triplet arpeggios on a Hammond M - 3 organ ( contrary to popular belief, the song was not recorded on a B - 3, as Tom Scholz had a limited budget at the time and was unable to afford one ) with a bass part doubled by a clavinet, and drums, with lead guitar joining at the end. According to Scholz, leader and producer of Boston, the synthesizer - like swoops were produced by scraping a pick across the strings of an electric guitar in conjunction with distortion and delay. The three guitar solos on `` Long Time '' are played by Barry Goudreau, rather than Scholz, who played most of the guitar parts on Boston. Goudreau also plays the solo in `` Let Me Take You Home Tonight ''. Scholz played the solos in `` More Than a Feeling '', `` Peace of Mind '', `` Rock & Roll Band '', and `` Something About You ''. Rolling Stone described `` Foreplay / Long Time '' as `` a perfect marriage of Led Zeppelin and Yes that plays musical chairs with electric and acoustic sounds. '' In popular culture In 2004, `` Long Time '' was used as the background music for a series of television commercials, titled `` Timeless '', for NASCAR, featuring a hypothetical race between drivers and cars of all eras of NASCAR competition. It was featured on YouTube on a Best of NASCAR 2013 video. In 2006, `` Foreplay '' is featured near the end of The Sopranos episode The Fleshy Part of the Thigh ( Season 6, Episode 4 ). Tony Soprano is playing it to obscure a conversation in case a room is bugged. `` Foreplay / Long Time '' is featured as a playable track in the video game Rock Band. It is the final song in the Vocal Solo Tour. The track was played during Part 1 of the Season 2 finale of the television show Supernatural. `` Foreplay / Long Time '' was featured in an episode of the television series 24 / 7 Penguins / Capitals : Road to the NHL Winter Classic in 2010. `` Foreplay / Long Time '' was heard before a commercial break during NBC 's coverage of Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1977 ) Peak position Canada RPM 9 Germany 39 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 22 U.S. Cashbox Top 100 12 Year - end charts Chart ( 1977 ) Position Canada 95 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 99 Personnel Foreplay Tom Scholz -- Hammond organ, clavinet, lead guitar including space pedal effects Sib Hashian -- drums Barry Goudreau -- rhythm guitars Fran Sheehan -- bass Long Time Tom Scholz -- acoustic rhythm guitar, organ, clavinet, bass Brad Delp -- vocals Sib Hashian -- drums Barry Goudreau -- lead guitar and electric rhythm guitar Cover versions Rascal Flatts played a cover version of `` Foreplay / Long Time '' in concert, which was released on the album Rascal Flatts LIVE. Phish celebrated their first concert at Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts by opening with `` Foreplay / Long Time ''. They had covered a bluegrass arrangement earlier in their careers, but this was the first time they played the full electric version that is heard on the album. References Jump up ^ Rock Movers & Shakers by Dafydd Rees & Luke Crampton, 1991 Billboard Books. ^ Jump up to : `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Peace of Mind ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Boston History ''. Boston. Archived from the original on 2012 - 06 - 01. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Boston Musicians : Tom Scholz ''. Boston. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 16. Jump up ^ Koziowski, J. ( January 1, 1977 ). `` Boston : Of Basements, Beer and Bread ''. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 13. ^ Jump up to : Crowe, C. ( August 10, 1978 ). `` Boston : The Band from the Platinum Basement ''. Rolling Stone. pp. 37 -- 42. Jump up ^ Nicholson, K. ( October 7, 1976 ). `` Boston ''. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2015 - 07 - 17. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 04. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 26. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) ^ Jump up to : Craig, Bill ( February 18, 2017 ). `` Top 10 best Boston songs ''. AXS. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 03. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Boston Tom Scholz Gary Pihl Curly Smith Jeff Neal Tommy DeCarlo Tracy Ferrie Beth Cohen Brad Delp Jim Masdea Fran Sheehan Sib Hashian Barry Goudreau David Sikes Doug Huffman Fran Cosmo Anton Cosmo Anthony Citrinite Tom Hambridge Michael Sweet David Victor Kimberley Dahme Studio albums Boston Do n't Look Back Third Stage Walk On Corporate America Life, Love & Hope Compilations Greatest Hits Singles `` More Than a Feeling '' `` Foreplay / Long Time '' `` Peace of Mind '' `` Do n't Look Back '' `` A Man I 'll Never Be '' `` Feelin ' Satisfied '' `` Amanda '' `` We 're Ready '' `` Cool the Engines '' `` Can'tcha Say ( You Believe in Me ) '' `` I Need Your Love '' Other songs `` Rock and Roll Band '' `` Smokin ' '' Related articles Discography Band members Orion the Hunter RTZ Rockman Third Stage Tour Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foreplay/Long_Time&oldid=802661701 '' Categories : 1975 songs 1977 singles Boston ( band ) songs Epic Records singles Song recordings produced by John Boylan ( record producer ) Song recordings produced by Tom Scholz Songs written by Tom Scholz Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2016 Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Article Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 27 September 2017, at 16 : 57. 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Question: who sang its been a long time coming
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