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Encyclopedia > Don't Let Me Down (The Beatles song)
"Don't Let Me Down"
Single by The Beatles feat. Billy Preston
A-side(s) "Get Back"
Released 11 April 1969
Format 7"
Recorded 30 January 1969
Genre Rock
Length 3:25
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s) No Official Credit (single version)
George Martin; Produced for disc by Phil Spector (album version)
The Beatles & George Martin; Produced for disc by Paul Hicks, Guy Massey & Allan Rouse (Naked version)
The Beatles feat. Billy Preston singles chronology
"Hey Jude"
(1968)		 "Get Back" / "Don't Let Me Down"
(1969)		 "Ballad of John and Yoko
(1969)
For other uses, see Don't Let Me Down.

"Don't Let Me Down" is a song by The Beatles, recorded in 1969 during the Get Back (Let It Be) sessions. Richie Unterberger of All Music Guide called it "one of the Beatles' most powerful love songs",[1] and Roy Carr and Tony Tyler called it "a superb sobber from misery-expert J. W. O. Lennon, MBE. And still one of the most highly underrated Beatle underbellies."[2] Image File history File links Beatles_Get_Back. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Get Back sessions, see Let It Be (album). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... The songwriting credit Lennon/McCartney appears on all Beatles songs that were written by John Lennon and/or Paul McCartney without the aid of the other two Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Sir George Henry Martin CBE (born 3 January 1926 in Highbury, London, England) is sometimes referred to as the fifth Beatle—a title that he owes to his work as producer of almost all of The Beatles records. ... Harvey Phillip Spector (born December 26, 1939) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. ... Let It Be is the twelfth and final album by the Beatles, released on May 8, 1970 by the bands own Apple Records label. ... Let It Be… Naked is a remastered and remixed version of the original session tapes from the 1970 Let It Be album by The Beatles, first released in November 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... Hey Jude is a rock ballad written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and recorded by The Beatles. ... Get Back sessions, see Let It Be (album). ... Ballad of John and Yoko is a song released by The Beatles as a single in May 1969. ... Dont Let Me Down was the fourth successful single by Liverpool-based pop group The Farm. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. ... See also: 1968 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... Let It Be is the twelfth and final album by the Beatles, released on May 8, 1970 by the bands own Apple Records label. ... Richie Unterberger (b 1962) is an American writer, particularly on rock and other popular music. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Roy Carr is an English music journalist. ... James Edward Anthony Tyler (October, 1943 in Bristol – 28 October 2006 in Hastings, East Sussex) was a British writer who authored several books and wrote for Macworld and MacUser. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...


An anguished love song Lennon wrote to Yoko Ono,[3] Paul McCartney interpreted it as a "genuine plea", with Lennon saying to Ono, "I'm really stepping out of line on this one. I'm really just letting my vulnerability be seen, so you must not let me down."[4] Lennon's vocals work their way into screams, presaging the primal scream stylings of the following year's John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album. Yoko Ono Lennon (小野 洋子 Ono Yōko, born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese artist and musician. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (Born: 18 June 1942 ) is an iconic Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


The song is in the key of E and is in 4/4 time during the chorus and bridge but changes to 5/4 during the verses.[5] In music theory, the key identifies the tonic triad, the chord, major or minor, which represents the final point of rest for a piece, or the focal point of a section. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Contents

Recording and release

Multiple versions of "Don't Let Me Down" were recorded during the tumultuous Get Back (Let It Be) recording sessions.

  • The Beatles performed "Don't Let Me Down" twice during their rooftop concert of 30 January 1969, one of which was included in the Let It Be film.[7] When the "Get Back" project was revisited, Phil Spector dropped "Don't Let Me Down" from the Let It Be album.[8]
  • In 1970, the b-side version was included on the Hey Jude compilation released in the US.
  • In 1988, the b-side version appeared on the soundtrack to the 1988 documentary, Imagine: John Lennon.

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Credits

  • Carlo Pagalunan – lead vocal and rhythm guitar
  • Steven Royce Ressurection – bass and backing vocals
  • Adrian Penaranda – lead guitar and backing vocals
  • Aldrin Gimenez – drums
  • Billy Preston – organ and electric piano

William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ...

Cover versions

  • On her 1977 album It Looks Like Snow, Phoebe Snow covered this song - her version was described as an "exquisite interpretation" by All Music Guide.
  • On the European leg of their 1987 "Get Close" tour, The Pretenders included a cover of the song in their live set.
  • Zwan covered the song many times in 2002 and 2003.
  • Paul Weller covered the song on his album Fly On The Wall - B Sides And Rarities.

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Notes

  1. ^ AMG Review of "Don't Let Me Down". Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
  2. ^ Roy Carr and Tony Tyler (1975). The Beatles: An Illustrated Record. New York: Harmony Books, 78. ISBN 0-517-520-451. 
  3. ^ David Sheff (2000). All We Are Saying. New York: St. Martin's Press, 204. ISBN 0-312-25464-4. 
  4. ^ Barry Miles (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 535-536. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6. 
  5. ^ Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (1993). The Beatles - Complete Scores. Milwaukee: Hal Leanord, 220-224. ISBN 0-7935-1832-6. 
  6. ^ Mark Lewisohn (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books, 168. ISBN 0-517-57066-1. 
  7. ^ Mark Lewisohn (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions, 169. 
  8. ^ Mark Lewisohn (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions, 196, 199. 

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External links

  • YouTube: Beatles' performance of "Don't Let Me Down" from the rooftop concert, 30 January 1969. John Lennon flubs a line.
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Singles (UK - Parlophone, Apple Records)

1962: Love Me Do • 1963: Please Please Me, From Me to You, She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand • 1964: Can't Buy Me Love, A Hard Day's Night, I Feel Fine • 1965: Ticket to Ride, Help!, Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out • 1966: Paperback Writer, Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine • 1967: Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane, All You Need Is Love, Hello, Goodbye • 1968: Lady Madonna, Hey Jude • 1969: Get Back / Don't Let Me Down, Ballad of John and Yoko, Something / Come Together • 1970: Let It Be The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... Love Me Do is an early Lennon-McCartney song, mainly written by Paul McCartney in 1961-2. ... Please Please Me is the second single released from The Beatles first album, Please Please Me. ... From Me To You is the name of the hit song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by their band, the Beatles, as a single in 1963. ... She Loves You is a hit song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, originally recorded by the The Beatles for release as a single in 1963. ... I Want to Hold Your Hand is a 1963 Beatles song that was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and started the British Invasion of the United States music charts. ... Cant Buy Me Love is the name of a song written by Paul McCartney (although credited to Lennon-McCartney) and released by The Beatles on the A side of their fifth British single, Cant Buy Me Love/You Cant Do That. ... A Hard Days Night is a 1964 hit song written by John Lennon and credited (as were all their songs) to John Lennon and Paul McCartney, performed by English band The Beatles and produced by George Martin. ... I Feel Fine is the name of a song written by John Lennon (although credited to Lennon-McCartney) and released in 1964 by The Beatles as the A side of their seventh UK single. ... Ticket to Ride is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 album, Help!. It was recorded 15 February 1965 at Abbey Road Studios and released as a single in 1965. ... Help! is a song by The Beatles. ... A day-tripper is a person who visits a tourist destination, tourist attraction, or visitor attraction from home and returns there on the same day - in other words this excursion does not involve a night away from home. ... We Can Work It Out is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and released by The Beatles as a double A-sided single with Day Tripper. The song is a classic instance of true Lennon-McCartney collaboration, its authors meeting more closely in a single song only... Paperback Writer is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and released by The Beatles on the A side of their eleventh single. ... Eleanor Rigby is a song by The Beatles, originally released on the 1966 album Revolver. ... Yellow Submarine is a 1966 song by the Beatles (written by the Lennon-McCartney duo) and the theme song for the a 1968 animated United Artists film based on the music of the Beatles. ... Strawberry Fields Forever is a 1967 song recorded by The Beatles. ... Penny Lane is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt. ... All You Need Is Love is a song written by John Lennon (with contributions from Paul McCartney) and first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first ever live global television link. ... ... Lady Madonna is a song by the The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney). ... Hey Jude is a rock ballad written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and recorded by The Beatles. ... Get Back sessions, see Let It Be (album). ... Ballad of John and Yoko is a song released by The Beatles as a single in May 1969. ... Something is a single released by The Beatles in 1969, and featured on the album Abbey Road. ... Come Together is a song by the rock band The Beatles written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. ... Let It Be is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney), released by The Beatles as a single in March 1970 and later the same year as the title track of their album Let It Be. ...


1976: Yesterday, Back in the U.S.S.R. • 1978: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / A Day in the Life • 1982: The Beatles Movie Medley, Love Me Do (reissue) • 1995: Baby It's You, Free as a Bird • 1996: Real Love Yesterday is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their album Help! (1965). ... Back in the U.S.S.R. is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney[1] (credited to Lennon/McCartney), which opens the double-disc album The Beatles, commonly referred to as The White Album. ... Sgt. ... A Day in the Life is a song composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by The Beatles for their album Sgt. ... The Beatles Movie Medley was a compilation of snippets from various Beatles songs. ... Love Me Do is an early Lennon-McCartney song, mainly written by Paul McCartney in 1961-2. ... Baby Its You is a song written by Burt Bacharach (music), and Barney Williams and Mack David (lyrics). ... Free As A Bird is a song, single and video released by The Beatles in December 1995 as part of their reunion and promotion around the release of the video documentary Anthology and their Anthology 1 compilation album. ... Real Love is a song originally written and performed as a demo by John Lennon, and later reworked by the three remaining members of The Beatles (Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) in late 1995. ...

B-sides

1962: P.S. I Love You • 1963: Ask Me Why, Thank You Girl, I'll Get You, This Boy • 1964: You Can't Do That, Things We Said Today, She's a Woman • 1965: Yes It Is, I'm Down • 1966: Rain • 1967: Baby You're a Rich Man, I Am the Walrus • 1968: The Inner Light, Revolution • 1969: Old Brown Shoe • 1970: You Know My Name (Look up the Number) This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... P.S. I Love You is a Lennon-McCartney song recorded by the Beatles and released on October 5, 1962 as the B-side of their Love Me Do single. ... Ask Me Why is a song by The Beatles from their album Please Please Me. ... Thank You Girl is a song by The Beatles. ... Ill Get You is a Beatles song. ... This Boy is a song by the UK rock band The Beatles. ... You Cant Do That is a song by The Beatles credited to Lennon & McCartney and released as the B-side of the single Cant Buy Me Love, and also included on the UK album A Hard Days Night and the US album The Beatles Second Album. ... Things We Said Today is a song by The Beatles. ... Shes a Woman is a song by the Beatles. ... Yes It Is is a 1965 Beatles single, which was first released as the B-side of Ticket to Ride. It is distinctive, along with This Boy, as a fine example of The Beatles luscious three-part vocal harmonies. ... Im Down is a song by the Beatles written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and first released as the B-side to the single Help! in 1965. ... Rain is a song by The Beatles, first released in 1966. ... Baby Youre a Rich Man is a song by the Beatles recorded on May 11, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios, 1st song recorded and mixed completely outside Abbey Road Studios. ... I Am the Walrus is a 1967 song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney. ... The Inner Light is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by The Beatles as a B-side to Lady Madonna. The lyrics are a rendering of Chapter 47 in the Laozis Dao De Jing, the foundational book of Daoism. ... Revolution is a song by The Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon and attributed to Lennon-McCartney. ... Old Brown Shoe is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by the Beatles as a B-side to The Ballad of John and Yoko. It is also available on the Beatles compilation albums The Beatles 1967-1970, Hey Jude and Past Masters, Volume Two. ... You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) was issued as the B-side of The Beatles single Let It Be on 6 March 1970. ...


1976: I Should Have Known Better, Twist and Shout • 1982: I'm Happy Just to Dance with You, P.S. I Love You (reissue) • 1995: I'll Follow the Sun / Devil in Her Heart / Boys, Christmas Time (Is Here Again) • 1996: Baby's in Black For the Jim Diamond song, see I Should Have Known Better (Jim Diamond song) I Should Have Known Better is a John Lennon composition credited to Lennon & McCartney, and recorded by The Beatles for the soundtrack to their film A Hard Days Night. I Should Have Known Better is... Twist and Shout is a song originally by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. ... Im Happy Just to Dance With You is a song by the Beatles on A Hard Days Night. ... P.S. I Love You is a Lennon-McCartney song recorded by the Beatles and released on October 5, 1962 as the B-side of their Love Me Do single. ... Ill Follow the Sun is a song by the Beatles. ... With the Beatles was The Beatles second album, recorded four months after the bands first album and released in late 1963. ... Boys is a song by The Beatles on their first album Please Please Me. ... Christmas Time (Is Here Again) (Harrison / Lennon / McCartney / Starkey) is a holiday song recorded by the Beatles in 1967 and was only released to members of the Beatles fanclub who were willing to order the record through the mail. ... Babys in Black is a song by The Beatles, released in the United Kingdom on the 1964 album Beatles for Sale, and in the United States on Beatles 65. ...

Singles (U.S. - Capitol Records, Apple Records)

1963: I Want to Hold Your Hand • 1964: Can't Buy Me Love, A Hard Day's Night, I'll Cry Instead, And I Love Her, Matchbox, I Feel Fine • 1965: Eight Days a Week, Ticket to Ride, Help!, Yesterday, We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper • 1966: Nowhere Man, Paperback Writer, Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine • 1967: Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever, All You Need Is Love, Hello, Goodbye • 1968: Lady Madonna, Hey Jude • 1969: Get Back / Don't Let Me Down, Ballad of John and Yoko, Something / Come Together • 1970: Let It Be, The Long and Winding Road Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... I Want to Hold Your Hand is a 1963 Beatles song that was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and started the British Invasion of the United States music charts. ... Cant Buy Me Love is the name of a song written by Paul McCartney (although credited to Lennon-McCartney) and released by The Beatles on the A side of their fifth British single, Cant Buy Me Love/You Cant Do That. ... A Hard Days Night is a 1964 hit song written by John Lennon and credited (as were all their songs) to John Lennon and Paul McCartney, performed by English band The Beatles and produced by George Martin. ... Ill Cry Instead is a song by The Beatles from their album A Hard Days Night. ... And I Love Her is a song by The Beatles and is the fifth track on their third album, A Hard Days Night. ... Matchbox is a rockabilly song credited to Carl Perkins and first recorded by the artist at Sun Records in 1957. ... I Feel Fine is the name of a song written by John Lennon (although credited to Lennon-McCartney) and released in 1964 by The Beatles as the A side of their seventh UK single. ... Eight Days A Week is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, which was recorded by The Beatles and released on their December 1964 album Beatles For Sale. ... Ticket to Ride is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 album, Help!. It was recorded 15 February 1965 at Abbey Road Studios and released as a single in 1965. ... Help! is a song by The Beatles. ... Yesterday is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their album Help! (1965). ... We Can Work It Out is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and released by The Beatles as a double A-sided single with Day Tripper. The song is a classic instance of true Lennon-McCartney collaboration, its authors meeting more closely in a single song only... A day-tripper is a person who visits a tourist destination, tourist attraction, or visitor attraction from home and returns there on the same day - in other words this excursion does not involve a night away from home. ... Nowhere Man is a song by British 1960s rock group The Beatles, on their hit album Rubber Soul (in the U.S. on the Yesterday . ... Paperback Writer is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and released by The Beatles on the A side of their eleventh single. ... Eleanor Rigby is a song by The Beatles, originally released on the 1966 album Revolver. ... Yellow Submarine is a 1966 song by the Beatles (written by the Lennon-McCartney duo) and the theme song for the a 1968 animated United Artists film based on the music of the Beatles. ... Penny Lane is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt. ... Strawberry Fields Forever is a 1967 song recorded by The Beatles. ... All You Need Is Love is a song written by John Lennon (with contributions from Paul McCartney) and first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first ever live global television link. ... ... Lady Madonna is a song by the The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney). ... Hey Jude is a rock ballad written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and recorded by The Beatles. ... Get Back sessions, see Let It Be (album). ... Ballad of John and Yoko is a song released by The Beatles as a single in May 1969. ... Something is a single released by The Beatles in 1969, and featured on the album Abbey Road. ... Come Together is a song by the rock band The Beatles written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. ... Let It Be is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney), released by The Beatles as a single in March 1970 and later the same year as the title track of their album Let It Be. ... The Long and Winding Road is a pop ballad written by Paul McCartney that originally appeared on The Beatles album Let It Be. ...


1976: Got to Get You into My Life • 1978: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / A Day in the Life • 1982: The Beatles Movie Medley • 1986: Twist and Shout • 1995: Baby It's You, Free as a Bird• 1996: Real Love Got to Get You into My Life is a song by The Beatles on the album Revolver. ... Sgt. ... A Day in the Life is a song composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by The Beatles for their album Sgt. ... The Beatles Movie Medley was a compilation of snippets from various Beatles songs. ... Twist and Shout is a song originally by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. ... Baby Its You is a song written by Burt Bacharach (music), and Barney Williams and Mack David (lyrics). ... Free As A Bird is a song, single and video released by The Beatles in December 1995 as part of their reunion and promotion around the release of the video documentary Anthology and their Anthology 1 compilation album. ... Real Love is a song originally written and performed as a demo by John Lennon, and later reworked by the three remaining members of The Beatles (Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) in late 1995. ...

B-sides

1963: I Saw Her Standing There • 1964: You Can't Do That, I Should Have Known Better, I'm Happy Just to Dance with You, If I Fell, Slow Down, She's a Woman • 1965: I Don't Want to Spoil the Party, Yes It Is, I'm Down, Act Naturally • 1966: What Goes On, Rain • 1967: Baby You're a Rich Man, I Am the Walrus • 1968: The Inner Light, Revolution • 1969: Old Brown Shoe • 1970: You Know My Name (Look up the Number), For You Blue I Saw Her Standing There is a song performed by The Beatles on their album Please Please Me. ... You Cant Do That is a song by The Beatles credited to Lennon & McCartney and released as the B-side of the single Cant Buy Me Love, and also included on the UK album A Hard Days Night and the US album The Beatles Second Album. ... For the Jim Diamond song, see I Should Have Known Better (Jim Diamond song) I Should Have Known Better is a John Lennon composition credited to Lennon & McCartney, and recorded by The Beatles for the soundtrack to their film A Hard Days Night. I Should Have Known Better is... Im Happy Just to Dance With You is a song by the Beatles on A Hard Days Night. ... If I Fell is a song by the Beatles which first appeared on the 1964 album A Hard Days Night. ... Slow Down is a song covered by the Beatles on the Long Tall Sally EP. The composer was Larry Williams. ... Shes a Woman is a song by the Beatles. ... I Dont Want to Spoil the Party is a song by the Beatles on the album Beatles for Sale. ... Yes It Is is a 1965 Beatles single, which was first released as the B-side of Ticket to Ride. It is distinctive, along with This Boy, as a fine example of The Beatles luscious three-part vocal harmonies. ... Im Down is a song by the Beatles written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and first released as the B-side to the single Help! in 1965. ... Act Naturally is a song originally recorded by Buck Owens and covered by The Beatles on the album Help! The Beatles version is sung by Ringo Starr and was performed by the band on The Ed Sullivan Show. ... What Goes On is a song by the legendary 60s rock group the Beatles, included on their album Rubber Soul. ... Rain is a song by The Beatles, first released in 1966. ... Baby Youre a Rich Man is a song by the Beatles recorded on May 11, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios, 1st song recorded and mixed completely outside Abbey Road Studios. ... I Am the Walrus is a 1967 song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney. ... The Inner Light is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by The Beatles as a B-side to Lady Madonna. The lyrics are a rendering of Chapter 47 in the Laozis Dao De Jing, the foundational book of Daoism. ... Revolution is a song by The Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon and attributed to Lennon-McCartney. ... Old Brown Shoe is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by the Beatles as a B-side to The Ballad of John and Yoko. It is also available on the Beatles compilation albums The Beatles 1967-1970, Hey Jude and Past Masters, Volume Two. ... You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) was issued as the B-side of The Beatles single Let It Be on 6 March 1970. ... For You Blue was written by George Harrison for his wife Patti Boyd Harrison, who would be the subject of many of his love songs. ...


1976: Helter Skelter • 1982: I'm Happy Just to Dance with You • 1986: There's a Place • 1995: I'll Follow the Sun / Devil in Her Heart / Boys, I Saw Her Standing There / This Boy / Christmas Time (Is Here Again) • 1996: Baby's in Black / Yellow Submarine / Here, There and Everywhere This article is about the Beatles song. ... Im Happy Just to Dance With You is a song by the Beatles on A Hard Days Night. ... Theres A Place is a song by The Beatles from their album Please Please Me. ... Ill Follow the Sun is a song by the Beatles. ... With the Beatles was The Beatles second album, recorded four months after the bands first album and released in late 1963. ... Boys is a song by The Beatles on their first album Please Please Me. ... I Saw Her Standing There is a song performed by The Beatles on their album Please Please Me. ... This Boy is a song by the UK rock band The Beatles. ... Christmas Time (Is Here Again) (Harrison / Lennon / McCartney / Starkey) is a holiday song recorded by the Beatles in 1967 and was only released to members of the Beatles fanclub who were willing to order the record through the mail. ... Babys in Black is a song by The Beatles, released in the United Kingdom on the 1964 album Beatles for Sale, and in the United States on Beatles 65. ... Yellow Submarine is a 1966 song by the Beatles (written by the Lennon-McCartney duo) and the theme song for the a 1968 animated United Artists film based on the music of the Beatles. ... Here, There and Everywhere is a song by Paul McCartney (though credited to Lennon-McCartney), recorded for The Beatles 1966 album Revolver. ...

 v • d • e The Beatles
John Lennon • Paul McCartney • George Harrison • Ringo Starr
Pete Best • Stuart Sutcliffe
Management
Allan Williams • Brian Epstein • Allen Klein • Lee Eastman • Neil Aspinall • Mal Evans • Alistair Taylor • Apple Records
Production
George Martin • Geoff Emerick • Norman Smith • Ken Scott • Phil Spector • Jeff Lynne • Abbey Road Studios
Official studio albums
Please Please Me (1963) • With The Beatles (1963) • A Hard Day's Night (1964) • Beatles for Sale (1964) • Help! (1965) • Rubber Soul (1965) • Revolver (1966) • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) • Magical Mystery Tour (U.S., 1967 / UK, 1976) • The Beatles (The White Album) (1968) • Yellow Submarine (1969) • Abbey Road (1969) • Let It Be (1970)
Official post-breakup albums
Live at the BBC (1994) • Anthology 1–3 (1994–1996) • Let It Be… Naked (2003) • Love (2006)
Official compilations
1962–1966 (1973) • 1967–1970 (1973) • Past Masters, Volume One (1988) • Past Masters, Volume Two (1988) • 1 (2000)
Filmography
A Hard Day's Night (1964) • Help! (1965) • Magical Mystery Tour (1967) • Yellow Submarine (1968) • Let It Be (1970)
Tributes
1964 the Tribute • Beatallica • The Bootleg Beatles • The Cast of Beatlemania • Beatlemania • The Fab Faux • Hello Goodbye the band • Yellow Matter Custard •
Related articles
Line-ups • Bootlegs • Discography • Love (Cirque du Soleil) • Lennon/McCartney • Anthology • Influence • Beatle boots • The Quarrymen • The Beatles' breakup • London • Beatlemania • Fifth Beatle • Paul is dead • The Beatles (TV series) • British Invasion • Apple Corps • Northern Songs • Yoko Ono • Linda McCartney • Billy Preston • Tony Sheridan • Chas Newby • Andy White • Jimmy Nicol • Astrid Kirchherr • Klaus Voormann • Across the Universe (film)


 
 

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