Athena (song)

"Athena"
Single by The Who
from the album It's Hard
B-side	"A Man Is a Man" (UK) "It's Your Turn" (US)
Released	August 1982
Recorded	June 1982
Genre	Rock
Length	3:46
Label	Polydor (UK) Warner Bros. (US)
Songwriter(s)	Pete Townshend
Producer(s)	Glyn Johns
The Who singles chronology
"Don't Let Go the Coat" (1981) "Athena" (1982) "Eminence Front" (1982)

"Athena" (the working title being "Theresa") is a song written by Pete Townshend and recorded by The Who. It appears as the first track on the group's tenth album It's Hard, released in 1982. Written for actress Theresa Russell, the song was the first single from It's Hard. The single was a moderate success, entering US Billboard on 4 September, reaching No. 28^[1] and the UK Singles Charts on 2 October, reaching No. 40.