Got to Get You into My Life - wikipedia Got to Get You into My Life `` Got to Get You into My Life '' Song by the Beatles from the album Revolver Published Northern Songs Released 5 August 1966 Recorded EMI Studios 7 April and 17 June 1966 Genre Rhythm and blues, rock, jazz fusion Length 2 : 27 ( stereo version ) 2 : 35 ( mono version ) Label Parlophone PMC 7009 ( mono ), PCS 7009 ( stereo ) Songwriter ( s ) Lennon -- McCartney Producer ( s ) George Martin Audio sample file help `` Got to Get You into My Life '' Single by the Beatles from the album Rock ' n ' Roll Music B - side `` Helter Skelter '' Released 31 May 1976 Format 7 '' Label Capitol 4274 Songwriter ( s ) Lennon -- McCartney The Beatles US singles chronology `` The Long and Winding Road '' / `` For You Blue '' ( 1970 ) `` Got to Get You into My Life '' ( 1976 ) `` Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da '' ( 1976 ) `` The Long and Winding Road '' / `` For You Blue '' ( 1970 ) `` Got to Get You into My Life '' ( 1976 ) `` Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da '' ( 1976 ) `` Got to Get You into My Life '' is a song by the Beatles, first released in 1966 on the album Revolver. It was written by Paul McCartney, though officially credited to Lennon -- McCartney. The song is a homage to the Motown Sound, with colourful brass instrumentation, and lyrics that suggest a psychedelic experience. `` It 's actually an ode to pot, '' McCartney explained. A cover version by Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers peaked at number six in 1966 in the UK. The song was issued in the United States as a single from the Rock ' n ' Roll Music compilation album in 1976, six years after the Beatles disbanded. It reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the Beatles ' last top ten US hit until their 1995 release `` Free as a Bird ''. Contents 1 Composition and recording 2 Reception 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Certifications 5 Personnel 6 Earth, Wind & Fire version 6.1 Reception 6.2 Chart performance 7 Cover versions 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links Composition and Recording Though officially credited to Lennon -- McCartney, McCartney was primarily responsible for the writing of the song, to which he also contributed lead vocals. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios between 7 April and 17 June 1966 and evolved considerably between the first takes and the final version released on album. The song seems to have been hard to arrange until the soul - style horns, strongly reminiscent of the Stax ' Memphis soul and Motown sound, were introduced. The brass was close - miked in the bells of the instruments then put through a limiter. The percussion instrument most predominant is the overdubbed tambourine. The song starts with a blaring brass fanfare, McCartney 's vocals entering at 0 : 07. The chorus of the song appears at 1 : 04, with the song 's title sung. The song then switches between a verse and the refrain. A short electric guitar solo that is reminiscent of the riff from `` Paperback Writer '' appears at 1 : 53 and at 2 : 10 the horn fanfare re-enters. The song closes with fading vocals of McCartney, much akin to the soul records of the time. The mono and stereo mixes of the recording feature different ad libs in the fade - out - the presence of a second vocal track is also more subtle for most of the mono version. Backing vocals were recorded early but later eliminated. In Barry Miles ' 1997 book Paul McCartney : Many Years from Now, McCartney disclosed that the song was about marijuana. `` ' Got to Get You into My Life ' was one I wrote when I had first been introduced to pot... So ( it 's ) really a song about that, it 's not to a person. '' Many lyrics from the song suggest this : `` I took a ride, I did n't know what I would find there / Another road where maybe I could see some other kind of mind there. '', ' `` What can I do ? What can I be ? When I 'm with you, I want to stay there / If I am true, I will never leave and if I do, I 'll know the way there. '' `` It 's actually an ode to pot, '' McCartney explained, `` like someone else might write an ode to chocolate or a good claret. '' Reception Thomas Ward of AllMusic said, `` McCartney 's always been a great vocalist, and this is perhaps the best example of his singing on Revolver. One of the overlooked gems on the album. '' When asked about the song in his 1980 Playboy interview, John Lennon said, `` Paul 's again. I think that was one of his best songs, too. '' The song can be heard in the end credits of the 2015 film Minions. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1976 ) Peak position Australia ( KMR ) 93 Canada RPM Top Singles Canada RPM Adult Contemporary US Billboard Hot 100 7 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 9 US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1976 ) Rank Canada RPM Top Singles 28 US Billboard Hot 100 77 US Cash Box 89 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Personnel Paul McCartney -- double - tracked lead vocal, bass John Lennon -- rhythm guitar, organ George Harrison -- lead guitar Ringo Starr -- drums, tambourine Eddie Thornton -- trumpet Ian Hamer -- trumpet Les Condon -- trumpet Alan Branscombe -- tenor saxophone Peter Coe -- tenor saxophone Personnel per Ian MacDonald ; MacDonald was unsure if Lennon played the rhythm guitar part. Earth, Wind & Fire version `` Got to Get You into My Life '' Single by Earth, Wind & Fire from the album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 B - side `` I 'll Write a Song for You '' Released 14 July 1978 Format 7 ``, 12 '' Recorded 1977 Genre Rhythm and blues Length 4 : 03 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Lennon -- McCartney Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology `` Magic Mind '' ( 1978 ) `` Got to Get You into My Life '' ( 1978 ) `` September '' ( 1978 ) `` Magic Mind '' ( 1978 ) `` Got to Get You into My Life '' ( 1978 ) `` September '' ( 1978 ) Earth, Wind & Fire covered the song for the 1978 Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band soundtrack. They released it as a single and included it on their album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1. Their version reached number 1 on the Soul singles chart and number nine on the Hot 100 singles chart. In the autumn of 1978 it reached number 33 in the BBC Top 75 singles chart recorded on CBS records CBS 6553. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist ( s ) and also garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Reception `` Got to Get You into My Life '' sold over one million copies, enough for the RIAA to certify it gold. Chart Performance Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 9 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles Preceded by `` Holding On ( When Love Is Gone ) '' by L.T.D. Billboard Hot Soul Singles number - one single 23 September 1978 Succeeded by `` One Nation Under a Groove ( Part 1 ) '' by Funkadelic Cover versions The Baby Dolls ( Hollywood Records 1111 ) US 7 '' single in 1966 Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers in 1966 Johnny Hallyday with a French version `` Je veux te graver dans ma vie '' ( 1966 ). Chris Clark ( Motown Records ) on August 1967 Canadian rock band Stitch in Tyme covered this song in 1967 ( released as a single on Yorkville Records and Arc Records ). Diana Ross & The Supremes recorded it in 1968 but it was n't released until 2004 on the Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations - Joined Together : The Complete Studio Duets collection Ella Fitzgerald on August 1969 The Four Tops on the album Soul Spin ( 1969 ) Tom Jones has the song on many of his compilation albums Chicago performed this song live on tour in the 1970s as an encore with Peter Cetera on vocals. Lou Rawls in 1971 Blood, Sweat & Tears on the album New City ( 1975 ) Thelma Houston with Pressure Cooker on I 've Got the Music in Me ( 1975 ) Earth, Wind & Fire in 1978 ( see above ) Daniel Johnston in 1990 Joe Pesci on the album Vegas Goodfellas ( 1999 ) Parody band Beatallica covered the song in 2007 on their album `` Masterful Mystery Tour ''. It was amalgamated with the Metallica song `` Trapped Under Ice '' to create `` Got to Get You Trapped Under Ice ''. Australian rock band Koritni covered the song on their debut album Lady Luck, released in 2007. Syesha Mercado of American Idol on March 12, 2008 Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs from the soundtrack of the movie Imagine That ( 2009 ) Ali Campbell covered the song on his 2010 album Great British Songs Groove for Thought on the album Inspired ( 2012 ) Blaine Anderson ( Darren Criss ) and Kurt Hummel ( Chris Colfer ) performed this song in Glee 's fifth - season premiere episode `` Love Love Love '' in 2013. Matt Corby of Australian Idol Courtney Murphy of Australian Idol Phillip Phillips, Joshua Ledet and Jessica Sanchez of American Idol Perry Farrell of Jane 's Addiction performed the song on The Art of McCartney Notes Jump up ^ Brackett, Nathan ; Hoard, Christian ( 2 November 2004 ). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide ( 4th ed. ). Simon & Schuster. p. 53. ISBN 0 - 7432 - 0169 - 8. ^ Jump up to : Kenneth Womack, Todd F. Davis ( 2006 ). Reading the Beatles : Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, And the Fab Four. SUNY Press. p. 119. ISBN 0 - 7914 - 6716 - 3. ^ Jump up to : Miles 1997, p. 190. ^ Jump up to : Sheff 2000, p. 181. Jump up ^ DeRogatis, Jim ( 2003 ). Turn on Your Mind : Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 45. ISBN 0 - 634 - 05548 - 8. Jump up ^ Winn, John C. ( 2009 ). That Magic Feeling : The Beatles ' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966 - 1970. Potter / TenSpeed / Harmony. p. 38. Jump up ^ Wallgren 1982, p. 106. ^ Jump up to : MacDonald 2005, p. 193. Jump up ^ Lewisohn 1988, pp. 72 - 83. Jump up ^ Morin 1998. Jump up ^ `` 50 - ' Got to Get You Into My Life ' ''. 100 Greatest Beatles Song. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 June 2012. Jump up ^ Ward 2009. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 2005 ). Australian Chart Book ( 1940 -- 1969 ). Turramurra : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 44439 - 5. Jump up ^ Canada RPM Top Singles, August 14, 1976 Jump up ^ Canada RPM MOR Playlist, August 14, 1976 Jump up ^ `` The Beatles -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for The Beatles. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 25. Jump up ^ Hoffmann, Frank ( 1983 ). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950 - 1981. Metuchen, NJ & London : The Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 32 -- 34. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 15, 2016. Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com Jump up ^ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1976YESP.html Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- The Beatles -- Got to Get You into My Life ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 May 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH ^ Jump up to : Allmusic 2009. Jump up ^ The Official Earth, Wind & Fire Website 2009. Jump up ^ `` The Baby Dolls - Got To Get You Into My Life ''. Discogs. Retrieved 28 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Diana Ross & The Supremes * And The Temptations - Joined Together : The Complete Studio Duets ''. Discogs. Retrieved 28 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Thelma Houston & Pressure Cooker - I 've Got The Music In Me ''. Discogs. Retrieved 28 April 2016. Jump up ^ William Ruhlmann. `` Vegas Goodfellas ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2016. References `` Got to Get You into My Life ''. Allmusic. 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009. Lewisohn, Mark ( 1988 ). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York : Harmony Books. ISBN 0 - 517 - 57066 - 1. MacDonald, Ian ( 2005 ). Revolution in the Head : The Beatles ' Records and the Sixties ( Second Revised ed. ). London : Pimlico ( Rand ). ISBN 1 - 84413 - 828 - 3. Miles, Barry ( 1997 ). Paul McCartney : Many Years From Now. New York : Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0 - 8050 - 5249 - 6. Morin, Cari ( 1998 ). The Evolution of Beatles ' Recording Technology. Sheff, David ( 2000 ). All We Are Saying : The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York : St. Martin 's Press. ISBN 0 - 312 - 25464 - 4. Wallgren, Mark ( 1982 ). The Beatles on Record. New York : Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0 - 671 - 45682 - 2. Ward, Thomas ( 2009 ). `` Review of `` Got to Get You into My Life '' ``. Allmusic. Retrieved 20 November 2009. `` Earth, Wind & Fire - Awards ''. The Official Earth, Wind & Fire Website. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009. Pollack, Alan W ( 29 August 1999 ). `` Notes on `` Got to Get You into My Life '' ``. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Revolver ( Beatles album ) Alan W. Pollack 's Notes on `` Got to Get You into My Life '' Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Revolver Songs Side one `` Taxman '' `` Eleanor Rigby '' `` I 'm Only Sleeping '' `` Love You To '' `` Here, There and Everywhere '' `` Yellow Submarine '' `` She Said She Said '' Side two `` Good Day Sunshine '' `` And Your Bird Can Sing '' `` For No One '' `` Doctor Robert '' `` I Want to Tell You '' `` Got to Get You into My Life '' `` Tomorrow Never Knows '' Non-album single `` Paperback Writer '' `` Rain '' Related articles Yesterday and Today More popular than Jesus The Beatles ' 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines The Beatles ' 1966 US tour The Beatles discography 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 The Beatles singles discography UK and US ( all labels ) 1963 `` Please Please Me '' / `` Ask Me Why '' `` From Me to You '' / `` Thank You Girl '' `` She Loves You '' / `` I 'll Get You '' 1964 `` Ca n't Buy Me Love '' / `` You Ca n't Do That '' `` I Feel Fine '' / `` She 's a Woman '' 1965 `` Ticket to Ride '' / `` Yes It Is '' `` Help ! '' / `` I 'm Down '' `` We Can Work It Out '' / `` Day Tripper '' 1966 `` Paperback Writer '' / `` Rain '' `` Yellow Submarine '' / `` Eleanor Rigby '' 1967 `` Penny Lane '' / `` Strawberry Fields Forever '' `` All You Need Is Love '' / `` Baby, You 're a Rich Man '' `` Hello, Goodbye '' / `` I Am the Walrus '' 1968 `` Lady Madonna '' / `` The Inner Light '' `` Hey Jude '' / `` Revolution '' 1969 `` Get Back '' / `` Do n't Let Me Down '' `` The Ballad of John and Yoko '' / `` Old Brown Shoe '' `` Something '' / `` Come Together '' 1970 `` Let It Be '' / `` You Know My Name ( Look Up the Number ) '' 1978 `` Sgt. 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I Love You '' `` Sie liebt dich '' / `` I 'll Get You '' `` I 'll Cry Instead '' / `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' `` And I Love Her '' / `` If I Fell '' `` A Hard Day 's Night '' / `` I Should Have Known Better '' `` Matchbox '' / `` Slow Down '' 1965 `` Eight Days a Week '' / `` I Do n't Want to Spoil the Party '' `` Yesterday '' / `` Act Naturally '' 1966 `` Nowhere Man '' / `` What Goes On '' 1970 `` The Long and Winding Road '' / `` For You Blue '' 1976 `` Got to Get You into My Life '' / `` Helter Skelter '' `` Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da '' / `` Julia '' Other countries ( Odeon, Parlophone, Apple ) 1963 `` All My Loving '' / `` This Boy '' ( Canada ) 1964 `` Komm, gib mir deine Hand / Sie liebt dich '' ( Germany ) 1966 `` Norwegian Wood ( This Bird Has Flown ) '' / `` Nowhere Man '' ( Australia ) 1968 `` Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da '' / `` While My Guitar Gently Weeps '' ( Europe, Japan, Australia ) `` Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da '' / `` I Will '' ( Philippines ) `` Back in the U.S.S.R. '' / `` Do n't Pass Me By '' ( Sweden ) 1969 `` You 're Going to Lose That Girl '' / `` Tell Me What You See '' ( Japan ) 1970 `` Oh ! Darling '' / `` Here Comes the Sun '' ( Japan ) 1972 `` All Together Now '' / `` Hey Bulldog '' ( Europe ) 1978 `` Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With a Little Help from My Friends '' / `` Within You Without You '' ( Germany ) Earth, Wind & Fire Philip Bailey Verdine White Ralph Johnson B. 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Question: who wrote the song got to get you into my life
Answer: Paul McCartney, though officially credited to Lennon–McCartney