High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Something in the Air" is a song recorded by Thunderclap Newman, a band created by Pete Townshend for The Who`s former roadie John `Speedy` Keen who wrote and sang the song, from their only album Hollywood Dream. It was a UK #1 single for three weeks in July 1969. The song has been used for films, television and adverts, and has been covered by several artists.