William Tell Overture (Mike Oldfield instrumental)

"William Tell Overture"
Single by Mike Oldfield
Released11 February 1977 (1977-02-11)
GenreFolk, rock, classical music
Length3:55
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Gioachino Rossini
Producer(s)Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Portsmouth"
(1976)
"William Tell Overture"
(1977)
"Cuckoo Song"
(1977)

"William Tell Overture" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1977. It is a rendition of the last movement (Allegro molto) from Gioachino Rossini's William Tell Overture, played in a deliberately much slower arrangement than Rossini's original piece. This version of the William Tell Overture did not have much of an impact on the UK charts. It is the first of the two non-album singles released by Mike Oldfield in 1977.