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"Squeeze Box" is a song by the English rock band The Who from their album The Who by Numbers. Written by The Who's guitarist, Pete Townshend, the lyrics are couched in sexual double entendres. Unlike many of the band's other hits, the song features country-like elements, as heard in Townshend's banjo picking.
"Squeeze Box" was originally intended for a Who television special planned in 1974. In the planned performance of the song, the members of the band were to be surrounded by 100 topless women playing accordions.
"Squeeze Box" was a commercial success, peaking at No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 16 in the US Billboard Hot 100. The song is also their only international number-one hit, reaching No. 1 in Canada, and No. 2 on the Irish singles chart. Pete Townshend did not think highly of the song, and was astonished at its chart success. Considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.