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( September 2009 ) `` She 's a Woman '' US picture sleeve Single by the Beatles from the album Beatles ' 65 A-side `` I Feel Fine '' Released 23 November 1964 ( 1964 - 11 - 23 ) Format 7 - inch single Recorded 8 October 1964, EMI Studios, London Genre Rock and roll rhythm and blues Length 3 : 03 Label Parlophone Songwriter ( s ) Lennon -- McCartney Producer ( s ) George Martin The Beatles UK singles chronology `` A Hard Day 's Night '' ( 1964 ) `` I Feel Fine '' / `` She 's a Woman '' ( 1964 ) `` Ticket to Ride '' ( 1965 ) `` A Hard Day 's Night '' ( 1964 ) `` I Feel Fine '' / `` She 's a Woman '' ( 1964 ) `` Ticket to Ride '' ( 1965 ) The Beatles US singles chronology `` Matchbox '' ( 1964 ) Matchbox 1964 `` I Feel Fine '' / `` She 's a Woman '' ( 1964 ) I Feel Fine She 's a Woman1964 `` Eight Days a Week '' ( 1965 ) Eight Days a Week 1965 `` She 's a Woman '' is a song by the Beatles, written mainly by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon -- McCartney. John Lennon contributed to the lyrics and middle eight ( the bridge ). The song was finished in the studio the morning of the session. It was released as the B - side to `` I Feel Fine '' in 1964, their last single release that year. It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 from frequent airplay. Contents 1 Composition and recording 2 Releases 3 Personnel 4 Cover versions 5 Notes 6 References Composition and recording `` She 's a Woman '' has been described as an example of the rock and roll and rhythm and blues genres. The song, penned mainly by Paul McCartney ( Lennon helped with the lyric and bridge ) was his attempt at imitating the vocal style of Little Richard. This is why the song is in such a high register, even for McCartney 's tenor range. Some takes of the song ( especially recordings of live concerts ) feature an extended outro. The structure of the song is fairly simple, with the melody carried mostly by McCartney 's voice. His bass and a backing piano produce a countermelody, with Lennon 's guitar playing chords on the backbeat. After the first verse, the piano also plays chords on the upbeats. George Harrison plays a bright guitar solo during the middle eight. Author Ian MacDonald noted in his book Revolution in the Head that the final mix of `` She 's a Woman '' at the time of its original release was unusual of the time, with the bass kick on Starr 's drum kit being barely audible due to it being compressed in the mixing process. MacDonald suggested that McCartney 's bass part might be responsible for the rearrangement of the mixing as its more prominent volume was in sacrifice of the drums ' usual mixing due to limiting problems. Releases In the United States, the song was released on the Capitol album Beatles ' 65, and is presented in a duophonic mix featuring a layer of reverb added by executive Dave Dexter, Jr. A true stereo version of the song can be found on the Past Masters, Volume 1 CD. Some people say that this stereo version was first released in Australia without authorization. There is also another stereo version that sounds the same but with McCartney 's count - in which appears on the CD EP box set. The song is heard being played on a tape recorder underground during the Salisbury Plain scene in the movie Help !. In the UK, the first album release was on the 1978 compilation LP Rarities in mono in the box set The Beatles Collection and later released separately. The band started including the song in their live shows in 1965. It is characterised by the classic percussive `` honk '' of Lennon 's Rickenbacker 325. One of the versions of the song can also be found on the Beatles ' live albums, Live at the Hollywood Bowl and Live at the BBC, while a version from the first of two shows at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in 1966 appears on Anthology 2. On the US charts, the song was the final of 11 top ten hits in the calendar year 1964. This is an all - time record for most top ten hits in a calendar year on the Billboard Hot 100 charts by one artist / group. It was also the twelfth top 10 hit written by Lennon -- McCartney, an all - time record for most top 10 hits in a calendar year on the Billboard Hot 100 by a songwriter. Personnel Paul McCartney -- vocal, bass, piano John Lennon -- rhythm guitar George Harrison -- lead guitar Ringo Starr -- drums, chocalho George Martin -- producer Norman Smith -- engineer Personnel per Ian MacDonald MacDonald was not sure whether McCartney or Harrison played the lead guitar solo. He said that `` on the basis of sound and style '', it was probably McCartney. However, on Take 6 of `` I Feel Fine '', Harrison can be heard running through this solo shortly before the take begins. Cover versions Cover versions include Jeff Beck 's instrumental jazz fusion version featuring a talk box from his 1975 album Blow by Blow, also produced by George Martin, which achieved substantial album oriented rock radio airplay in the US. Also, a latin jazz version was recorded by Joe DeRenzo from his Core Beliefs album, and a version by ESC on their Beatles compilation Step Inside LOVE. Also, a pop - reggae reading by Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks was recorded. José Feliciano also recorded a cover version of this song, and Chet Atkins an instrumental version. Other artists who have covered the song include The Churchills and Jess & James. The song was also covered by Chikezie during Season 7 ( 2008 ) of American Idol. McCartney performed the song on Unplugged in 1991. The Warriors used to perform the song live along with I 'm Down. Both songs can be found on Bolton Club 65 released in 2003. Notes Jump up ^ Michael R. Frontani ( 18 September 2009 ). The Beatles : Image and the Media. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 113. ISBN 978 - 1 - 60473 - 156 - 9. Retrieved 24 October 2015. Jump up ^ Tim Riley ( 2002 ). Tell Me Why : The Beatles : Album by Album, Song by Song, the Sixties and After. Da Capo Press. p. 118. ISBN 978 - 0 - 306 - 81120 - 3. Retrieved 24 October 2015. Jump up ^ Ian MacDonald `` Revolution in the Head '' ^ Jump up to : MacDonald 2005, p. 133. References `` Beatles for Sale ''. The Beatles Interview Database. 1980. Retrieved 27 September 2009. MacDonald, Ian ( 2005 ). Revolution in the Head : The Beatles ' Records and the Sixties ( Second Revised ed. ). London : Pimlico ( Rand ). ISBN 978 - 1 - 84413 - 828 - 9. `` Emma Louise Layla ''. Wu - Tang VS The Beatles. 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010. 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. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With a Little Help from My Friends '' / `` A Day in the Life '' 1982 `` The Beatles Movie Medley '' / `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' 1995 `` Free as a Bird '' / `` Christmas Time ( Is Here Again ) '' `` Real Love '' / `` Baby 's in Black '' UK only ( Parlophone, Apple ) 1962 `` My Bonnie '' / `` The Saints '' `` Love Me Do '' / `` P.S. I Love You '' 1963 `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' / `` This Boy '' 1964 `` Ai n't She Sweet '' / `` If You Love Me, Baby '' `` A Hard Day 's Night '' / `` Things We Said Today '' 1976 `` Yesterday '' / `` I Should Have Known Better '' `` Back in the U.S.S.R. '' / `` Twist and Shout '' US only ( Vee - Jay, Swan, Tollie, Capitol, Apple ) 1963 `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' / `` I Saw Her Standing There '' 1964 `` Twist and Shout '' / `` There 's a Place '' `` Do You Want to Know a Secret '' / `` Thank You Girl '' `` Love Me Do '' / `` P.S. 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 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=She%27s_a_Woman&oldid=801831624 '' Categories : The Beatles songs 1964 singles Parlophone singles Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs written by Lennon -- McCartney Jeff Beck songs Chet Atkins songs Songs published by Northern Songs 1964 songs Capitol Records singles Songs about women Hidden categories : EngvarB from July 2014 Use dmy dates from July 2014 Articles needing additional references from September 2009 All articles needing additional references Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano עברית ქართული Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Occitan Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 22 September 2017, at 04 : 07. 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Question: who sings she's a woman by the beatles
Answer: Paul McCartney