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"For No One"
"For No One" cover
Song by The Beatles
from the album Revolver
Released August 5, 1966
Recorded April 6-June 21, 1966
Genre Rock
Length 2:01
Label Parlophone
Writer(s) Lennon-McCartney
Producer(s) George Martin
Revolver track listing
Side one
  1. "Taxman"
  2. "Eleanor Rigby"
  3. "I'm Only Sleeping"
  4. "Love You To"
  5. "Here, There and Everywhere"
  6. "Yellow Submarine"
  7. "She Said She Said"
Side two
  1. "Good Day Sunshine"
  2. "And Your Bird Can Sing"
  3. "For No One"
  4. "Doctor Robert"
  5. "I Want to Tell You"
  6. "Got to Get You Into My Life"
  7. "Tomorrow Never Knows"

"For No One" is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) that originally appeared on The Beatles seventh album, Revolver. It was inspired by McCartney's failing relationship with Jane Asher. The song ends abruptly, just like the relationship it describes. The original title of the song was "Why Did It Die?", obviously referring to the relationship with Asher. Cover of The Beatles album Revolver. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Back cover The back cover of the original 1966 UK LP. The main photo was edited in separate parts for the booklet of the 1988 compact disc release. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 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. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... 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. ... Back cover The back cover of the original 1966 UK LP. The main photo was edited in separate parts for the booklet of the 1988 compact disc release. ... For the profession, see Tax collector. ... Music sample Eleanor Rigby ( file info) Problems? See media help. ... Im Only Sleeping is a song by The Beatles that appeared on their studio album Revolver (in the US on the Yesterday and Today album). ... Love You To is a song by the Beatles off of the album Revolver. ... Here, There and Everywhere is a song by Paul McCartney (though credited to Lennon-McCartney), recorded for The Beatles 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. ... She Said She Said is a song by the Beatles on the album Revolver. ... Good Day Sunshine is a song by The Beatles on the 1966 album Revolver. ... And Your Bird Can Sing is a song by the British rock and roll group The Beatles, released on their 1966 album Revolver (but on Yesterday. ... Doctor Robert is a song by The Beatles on the album Revolver, recorded April 15, 1966 with vocals overdubbed April 16. ... I Want to Tell You is a song by the Beatles on the album Revolver. ... Got to Get You into My Life is a song by The Beatles on the album Revolver. ... Tomorrow Never Knows is the final track of The Beatles 1966 studio album Revolver, but it was the first to be recorded for the album. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... 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. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Back cover The back cover of the original 1966 UK LP. The main photo was edited in separate parts for the booklet of the 1988 compact disc release. ... Interpersonal relationships are social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people who may interact overtly, covertly, face to face or may remain effectively unknown to each other such as those in a virtual community who maintain anonymity and do not socialize outside of a chat room. ... Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English film and television actress and the author of several full-length novels as well as a former girlfriend of Paul McCartney. ...


John Lennon said of the song, "One of my favourites of his—a nice piece of work."[1] 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. ...

Contents

Writing and recording

McCartney recalls writing "For No One" in the bathroom of a ski resort in the Swiss Alps.[2] "I suspect it was about another argument."[3]


The song was recorded on May 9, 16 and 19, 1966. McCartney sang, played clavichord (rented from George Martin's AIR company), piano, and bass, while Ringo Starr played drums and tambourine. Lennon and George Harrison did not contribute to the recording.[4] Large five-octave unfretted clavichord by Paul Maurici, after J.A. Haas The clavichord is a European stringed keyboard instrument known from the late Medieval, through the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras. ... 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. ... AIR Studios is a professional audio recording facility in Central London. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. ... George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943[1][2] – 29 November 2001[3]) was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. ...


The French-horn solo was by Alan Civil, a British horn player.[4] Prior to the session, Civil thought he was playing for a classical album, mistaking the words "For No One" on a lead sheet as "For No. One", an abbreviation for "Symphony Number One".[citation needed] During the session, McCartney pushed Civil to play a note that was beyond the usual range of the instrument (Pitched on an F horn, it is a Super-D sharp, that is, an octave above the standard 'high D#'). The result was the "performance of his life", high praise for someone who was known as the best French horn player in London at the time.[5] Alan Civil (June 13, 1929 - March 19, 1989) was an English French horn player. ...


Alternate versions

  • Country singer Emmylou Harris included the song on her debut album in 1975.
  • In December of 2006 Meredith Briden played the song at a benefit concert to raise funds for Africa.

Emmylou Harris (b. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 other events of 1992 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... A former secretary, Maureen McGovern quickly became the new it singer in 1973 with the Oscar-winning Morning After. ... Things We Said Today is a song by The Beatles. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... (book cover) Give My Regards to Broad Street is the title of Paul McCartneys soundtrack album to his self-written film, both released in 1984. ... Meret Becker (Meredith Becker, born 15 January 1969 in Bremen) is a German actress and singer. ... Arte is a Franco-German TV network, which aims to promote quality programming related to the world of arts and culture. ... Steven Paul Elliott Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. ... Rickie Lee Jones on the Duchess of Coolsville album cover. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Notes

  1. ^ The Beatles, The Beatles Anthology (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, LLC, 2000, ISBN 0-8118-2684-8), p. 209
  2. ^ The Beatles, The Beatles Anthology, p. 207
  3. ^ Barry Miles, Many Years From Now (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6), p. 289
  4. ^ a b Mark Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions (London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1988. ISBN 0-681-03189-1), p. 78-79
  5. ^ Geoff Emerick, Here, There and Everywhere (New York: Penquin Group, 2006. ISBN 1-592-40179-1), p.128-129

Barry Miles (commonly known as, and called, simply Miles) is an author who has written biographies of Paul McCartney, William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg as well as books about John Lennon, the Beatles and Frank Zappa. ... Mark Lewisohn (born 1958) is one of the worlds foremost experts on The Beatles. ... Engineer Geoff Emerick. ...

External links

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