Come and Get It ( Badfinger song ) - wikipedia Come and Get It ( Badfinger song ) `` Come and Get It '' Single by Badfinger from the album Magic Christian Music B - side `` Rock of All Ages '' Released 5 December 1969 ( 1969 - 12 - 05 ) ( UK ) 12 January 1970 ( US ) Format 7 '' vinyl Recorded September 1969 Genre Power pop, pop rock Length 2 : 22 Label Apple Songwriter ( s ) Paul McCartney Producer ( s ) Paul McCartney Badfinger singles chronology `` Dear Angie '' ( 1969 ) `` Come and Get It '' ( 1969 ) `` No Matter What '' ( 1970 ) `` Dear Angie '' ( The Iveys ) ( 1969 ) `` Come and Get It '' ( 1969 ) `` No Matter What '' ( 1970 ) `` Come and Get It '' is a song composed by Paul McCartney for the 1969 film The Magic Christian. The song was performed by Badfinger, produced by McCartney and issued as a single 5 December 1969 in the UK, and 12 January 1970 in the US on the Beatles ' Apple label. Contents 1 The Beatles ( Paul McCartney ) version 2 Badfinger version 3 Personnel 3.1 The Beatles ( Paul McCartney ) version 3.2 Badfinger version 4 Chart performance 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Other versions 6 References The Beatles ( Paul McCartney ) version `` Come and Get It '' Song by The Beatles from the album Anthology 3 Released 28 October 1996 Recorded 24 July 1969 Genre Rock, pop Length 2 : 30 Label Apple Records Songwriter ( s ) Paul McCartney Producer ( s ) George Martin Paul McCartney recorded a solo demo of the song on 24 July 1969, when he arrived early for a Beatles recording session for their Abbey Road album. He sang the double - tracked lead vocal and played all the instruments : he sang and played piano on the first take, sang again and played maracas on the first overdub, drums came third and bass guitar was added last. It took less than an hour to finish. The biggest differences are a slower tempo and slightly higher key on McCartney 's demo and the use of three - part harmonies on Badfinger 's single. Though McCartney was the only Beatle performing on the track, it was officially released as a Beatles song on the 1996 Anthology 3 compilation album after appearing on various bootlegs. In his book Revolution in the Head, Ian MacDonald described it as `` by far the best unreleased Beatles recording ''. Badfinger version On 2 August 1969, McCartney presented his demo to Apple band Badfinger ( then called The Iveys ) telling them, `` Okay, it 's got to be exactly like this demo. '' His `` carrot '' for the band was his offer to produce this song and two other Iveys originals for the movie The Magic Christian, since he had a contract to supply three songs for it. The band followed his instructions. McCartney auditioned each of the four Iveys to sing lead on `` Come and Get It ''. Ultimately, he picked fellow Liverpudlian Tom Evans over the three Welshmen, Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, and Mike Gibbins. The single was released on Apple Records on 5 December 1969 in the UK, but not until 12 January 1970 in the US. `` Come and Get It '' was a hit single for the band, peaking at number 7 in the United States, and number 4 in the United Kingdom. It was the opening theme for the film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr ( it was also repeated during the movie 's closing credits, with an additional string arrangement added ). The UK picture sleeve for the single shows all four members of Badfinger that appear on the song, although bassist Ron Griffiths left the band before the single was released. In 1978 a reformed version of Badfinger re-recorded `` Come and Get It '' for K - tel Records, with Evans again singing lead. This served to provide a demo recording to give to Elektra, and resulted in the Airwaves album in 1979. Personnel The Beatles ( Paul McCartney ) version Paul McCartney -- double - tracked lead vocals, piano, maracas, drums, bass Badfinger version Tom Evans -- lead vocals, rhythm guitar Pete Ham -- backing vocals, piano Ron Griffiths -- backing vocals, bass guitar Mike Gibbins -- drums Paul McCartney -- percussion, production Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1970 ) Peak position Australia KMR 14 Canada RPM New Zealand ( Listener ) UK U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 6 Year - end charts Chart ( 1970 ) Rank Canada 64 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 48 U.S. Cash Box 45 Other versions There is a version by Elton John, featuring on the 2009 album Spirit In The Sky : Rare Sessions 1969 -- 70, and American alternative rock band Lazlo Bane. This song has been covered in French by Céline Lomez under the title `` Ce que tu veux, je l'ai '' ( 1970 ). This song was also produced by Maclen Music Inc. ( BMI ) on Epic Records ( 45rpm ) album # 5 - 10580 for release to radio stations on 4 March 1970 and performed by the Vic Lewis Orchestra and His Singers. Warrant covered the song on their 2001 cover album, Under The Influence. Paul McCartney performed the song live for the first time in Bologna, Italy on 26 November 2011. Toots Hibbert and Sly & Robbie cover the song on The Art of McCartney covers album released in 2014. Most recently, Paul McCartney shared lead vocals with Alice Cooper in the cover of the song by supergroup Hollywood Vampires, which appears on their debut album Hollywood Vampires, released September 11, 2015. In addition to Cooper, and McCartney on lead vocals, piano and bass, the band features guitarist Joe Perry, Johnny Depp and drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. References Jump up ^ Lewisohn, Mark ( 1988 ). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York : Harmony Books. p. 182. ISBN 0 - 517 - 57066 - 1. Jump up ^ The Beatles Anthology, p. 289 Jump up ^ Castleman, Harry ; Podrazik, Walter J. ( 1977 ). `` 1969 -- `` But If Paul 's Alive, How Did He Die ? '' ``. All Together Now -- The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961 -- 1975 ( Second ed. ). New York : Ballantine Books. p. 82. ISBN 0 - 345 - 25680 - 8. Jump up ^ `` allmusic - Badfinger - Billboard singles ''. Retrieved 20 February 2009. Jump up ^ `` Chart Stats - Badfinger - Come And Get It ''. Retrieved 20 February 2009. Jump up ^ `` Come And Get It ''. beatlesbible.com. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2017. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) ^ Jump up to : `` Songs from the Year 1972 ''. Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` flavour of new zealand - search listener ''. Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1970 / Top 100 Songs of 1970 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Bologna ; Set list ''. paulmccartney.com. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2017. Badfinger Pete Ham Tom Evans Joey Molland Mike Gibbins Bob Jackson Joe Tansin Tony Kaye Glenn Sherba Al Wodtke Richard Bryans The Iveys : Ron Griffiths Dai Jenkins Studio albums Maybe Tomorrow ( as The Iveys ) Magic Christian Music No Dice Straight Up Ass Badfinger Wish You Were Here Airwaves Say No More Head First Live albums The Concert for Bangladesh ( backing band ) Day After Day : Live BBC in Concert 1972 -- 1973 Singles `` Maybe Tomorrow '' ( as The Iveys ) `` Dear Angie '' ( as The Iveys ) `` Come and Get It '' `` No Matter What '' `` Day After Day '' `` Baby Blue '' `` Apple of My Eye '' `` Love Is Easy '' `` I Miss You '' `` Lost Inside Your Love '' `` Love Is Gonna Come at Last '' `` Hold On '' `` I Got You '' `` Because I Love You '' Other songs `` Without You '' `` Name of the Game '' `` Meanwhile Back at the Ranch '' / `` Should I Smoke '' See also The Magic Christian Apple Records discography David Garrick Abbey Road Songs Side one `` Come Together '' `` Something '' `` Maxwell 's Silver Hammer '' `` Oh ! Darling '' `` Octopus 's Garden '' `` I Want You ( She 's So Heavy ) '' Side two `` Here Comes the Sun '' `` Because '' `` You Never Give Me Your Money '' `` Sun King '' `` Mean Mr. Mustard '' `` Polythene Pam '' `` She Came In Through the Bathroom Window '' `` Golden Slumbers '' `` Carry That Weight '' `` The End '' `` Her Majesty '' Non-album single `` The Ballad of John and Yoko '' `` Old Brown Shoe '' Outtakes `` Come and Get It '' `` Ai n't She Sweet '' Related articles Abbey Road, London The Beatles discography Break - up of the Beatles Iain Macmillan McLemore Avenue The Other Side of Abbey Road Please Please Me With the Beatles A Hard Day 's Night Beatles for Sale Help ! Rubber Soul Revolver Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles ( White Album ) Yellow Submarine Abbey Road Let It Be Past Masters Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Come_and_Get_It_(Badfinger_song)&oldid=808282705 '' Categories : 1969 singles The Beatles songs Apple Records singles Badfinger songs Songs written by Paul McCartney Song recordings produced by Paul McCartney 1969 songs Hidden categories : EngvarB from September 2014 Use dmy dates from September 2014 Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano ქართული Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 1 November 2017, at 23 : 07. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote if you want it here it is come and get it
Answer: Paul McCartney