"A Legal Matter" is a song written by Pete Townshend and recorded by the British rock band the Who for their debut album My Generation.

It was recorded on 12 October 1965 at IBC Studios, and released both as the B-side to "The Kids Are Alright" in the U.S., and as the A-side of a single that reached number 32 in the UK.

[4] But Rolling Stone critic Dave Marsh thinks that although the vocal has some charm, it does not suggest that Townshend's voice would be good enough to be the band's full-time lead singer.

"[5] According to Allmusic critic Stewart Mason, "adenoidal whine actually makes the singer sound like he's sneaking out in the dead of night, scared to death that his wife's going to catch him.

"[1] Segretto points out that the lyrics are surprisingly misogynistic coming from Townshend, but that is softened by the "playful tone and cute lines like 'Just wanna keep on doing all the dirty little things I do.