List of songs in The Beatles: Rock Band
On-disc track listing
Table:
Song

Album

Year

Venue

"A Hard Day's Night"

A Hard Day's Night

1964

Ed Sullivan Theater

"And Your Bird Can Sing"

Revolver

1966

Budokan

"Back in the U.S.S.R."

The Beatles

1968

Abbey Road Studios '67–68

"Birthday"

The Beatles

1968

Abbey Road Studios '68–69

"Boys"

Please Please Me

1963

Cavern Club

"Can't Buy Me Love"

A Hard Day's Night

1964

Ed Sullivan Theater

"Come Together"

Abbey Road

1969

Abbey Road Studios '68–69

"Day Tripper"

Single

1965

Budokan

"Dear Prudence"

The Beatles

1968

Abbey Road Studios '67–68

"Dig a Pony"

Let It Be

1970

Rooftop Concert

"Do You Want to Know a Secret"

Please Please Me

1963

Cavern Club

"Don't Let Me Down"

Single

1969

Rooftop Concert

"Drive My Car"

Rubber Soul

1965

Budokan

"Eight Days a Week"

Beatles for Sale

1964

Shea Stadium

"Get Back"

Let It Be

1970

Rooftop Concert

"Getting Better"

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967

Abbey Road Studios '66–67

"Good Morning Good Morning"

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967

Abbey Road Studios '66–67

"Hello, Goodbye"

Magical Mystery Tour

1967

Abbey Road Studios '67–68

"Helter Skelter"

The Beatles

1968

Abbey Road Studios '68–69

"Here Comes the Sun"

Abbey Road

1969

Abbey Road Studios '68–69

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A Hard Day 's Night is a song by the English rock band the Beatles . Credited to Lennon-McCartney , it was written by John Lennon , with some collaboration from Paul McCartney . It was released on the film soundtrack of the same name in 1964 . It was also released in the UK as a single , with Things We Said Today as its B-side . The song featured prominently on the soundtrack to the Beatles ' first feature film , A Hard Day 's Night , and was on their album of the same name . The song topped the charts in both the United Kingdom and United States when it was released as a single . The American and British singles of A Hard Day 's Night as well as both the American and British albums of the same title all held the top position in their respective charts for a couple of weeks in August 1964 , the first time any artist had accomplished this feat .
A Hard Day 's Night is the third studio album by the English rock band the Beatles , released on 10 July 1964 , with side one containing songs from the soundtrack to their film of the same name . The American version of the album was released two weeks earlier , on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records , with a different track listing . In contrast to the Beatles ' first two albums , all 13 tracks on A Hard Day 's Night were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , showcasing the development of their songwriting partnership . The album includes the song A Hard Day 's Night , with its distinctive opening chord , and Ca n't Buy Me Love , both transatlantic number-one singles for the band . Several of the songs feature George Harrison playing a Rickenbacker 12-string electric guitar , a sound that was influential on the Byrds and on other groups in the folk rock movement . The title of the album was the accidental creation of drummer Ringo Starr . According to Lennon in a 1980 interview with Playboy magazine : I was going home in the car and [ film director ] Dick Lester suggested the title , 'Hard Day 's Night ' from something Ringo had said . I had used it in In His Own Write , but it was an off-the-cuff remark by Ringo . You know , one of those malapropisms . A Ringo-ism , where he said it not to be funny . just said it . So Dick Lester said , 'We are going to use that title . '
The Ed Sullivan Theater is a theater located at 1697-1699 Broadway , between West 53rd and West 54th , in the Theater District in Manhattan , New York City . The theater has been used as a venue for live and taped CBS broadcasts since 1936 . It is historically known as the home of The Ed Sullivan Show and the site of both Elvis Presley 's second and third appearances on it ( his first appearance was filmed remotely at CBS Studio Center in Hollywood [ citation needed ] , ) as well as The Beatles ' debut performance in the United States . Since 1993 , it has been home to CBS ' late night talk show , The Late Show . CBS began using the theater during David Letterman 's tenure as host , and Stephen Colbert retained it when he took over the show in 2015 . It is on the National Register of Historic Places , and the interior has been designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission .
And Your Bird Can Sing is a song by the English rock band the Beatles . It was released on their 1966 album Revolver , apart from in the United States and Canada , where it instead appeared on Yesterday and Today . The song was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney . Paul McCartney stated that he helped on the lyrics and attributed the song 80-20 to Lennon . The working title was You Do n't Get Me . The song is notable for its extended dual-guitar melody , played by George Harrison and Paul McCartney . Lennon was later dismissive of the track , as he was of many of his compositions at the time , referring to it as another of my throwaways . fancy paper around an empty box .
Revolver is the seventh studio album by the English rock band the Beatles . It was released on 5 August 1966 , accompanied by the double A-side single Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine . The album was the Beatles ' final recording project before their retirement as live performers and marked the group 's most overt use of studio technology to date , building on the advances of their late 1965 release Rubber Soul . It has since become regarded as one of the greatest and most innovative albums in popular music , with recognition centred on its range of musical styles , diverse sounds , and lyrical content . The Beatles recorded Revolver after taking a three-month break at the start of 1966 , and during a period when London was feted as the era 's cultural capital . The songs reflect the group 's interest in the drug LSD , Eastern philosophy and the avant-garde while addressing themes such as death and transcendence from material concerns . With no plans to reproduce their new material in concert , the band made liberal use of automatic double tracking , varispeed , reversed tapes , close audio miking , and instruments outside of their standard live set-up . Among its innovative tracks are the psychedelic Tomorrow Never Knows , recorded using tape loops controlled on several machines simultaneously ; Eleanor Rigby , a meditation on loneliness featuring a string octet as its only musical backing ; and Love You To , a foray into Hindustani classical music . The sessions also produced a non-album single , Paperback Writer backed with Rain . In the United Kingdom , the album 's 14 tracks were gradually distributed to radio stations in the weeks before its release . In North America , Revolver was reduced to 11 songs by Capitol Records , with the omitted three appearing on the June 1966 LP Yesterday and Today . The release there coincided with the Beatles ' final concert tour and the controversy surrounding John Lennon 's remark that the band had become more popular than Jesus .
Nippon Budokan ( 日本武道館 , Nippon Budōkan ) , often shortened to simply Budokan , is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan . Budokan was originally built for the judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics , hence its name , which translates in English as Martial Ways Hall . Its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests and for a time was a popular venue for Japanese professional wrestling . It has hosted numerous other sporting events such as the 1967 Women 's Volleyball World Championship and other events such as musical concerts . A number of famous rock music acts have played at Budokan , such as Tina Turner in 1985 . The Beatles were the first rock group to play there , in a series of concerts held between June 30 and July 2 , 1966 . Another big act to enter the stage at Budokan were ABBA . They ended their last tour there , ABBA : The Tour . Their final show , on 27 . March 1980 , also came to be the last live concert they did together . Several live albums were recorded at Budokan , including releases by Bryan Adams , Bob Dylan , Eric Clapton , Cheap Trick , Dream Theater , John Hiatt , Kiss , Mr. Big , Ozzy Osbourne , Judas Priest , Journey and Deep Purple .
Back in the U.S.S.R. is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that opens their 1968 double album The Beatles ( also known as the White Album ) . It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership . The song is a rock and roll parody of Chuck Berry 's Back in the U.S.A. and the Beach Boys ' California Girls . Its lyrics transpose Berry 's patriotic sentiments about the United States to Communist Russia , as the narrator expresses his relief at returning home to the Soviet Union , or more formally the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) . The Beatles recorded Back in the U.S.S.R. as a three-piece after Ringo Starr temporarily left the group , out of protest at McCartney 's criticism of his drumming and the tensions that typified the sessions for the White Album . Instead , the other Beatles created a composite drum track from numerous takes . McCartney 's singing was based on Jerry Lee Lewis , while the bridge features a Beach Boys-style celebration of girls from various locations in the USSR . The track opens and closes with a tape loop of an aircraft landing on a runway . The song 's release took place six months after the Warsaw Pact 's invasion of Czechoslovakia , and its sympathetic portrayal of the USSR prompted condemnation in the West from both the New Left and the political right . In 1976 , backed by Twist and Shout , it was issued as a single to promote the compilation album Rock ' n ' Roll Music . It peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 11 in Ireland . In 2003 , following the fall of Communism in Europe , McCartney performed the song in Moscow 's Red Square .
The Beatles , also known as the White Album , is the ninth studio album and only double album by the English rock band the Beatles , released on 22 November 1968 . Its plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the band 's name embossed , [ a ] which was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band 's previous LP Sgt . Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band . The Beatles is recognised for its fragmentary style and diverse range of genres , including folk , British blues , ska , music hall and the avant-garde . It has since been viewed by some critics as a postmodern work , as well as among the greatest albums of all time . Most of the songs on the album were written during March and April 1968 at a Transcendental Meditation course in Rishikesh , India . There , the only western instrument available to the band was the acoustic guitar ; some of these songs remained acoustic on The Beatles and were recorded solo , or only by part of the group . The production aesthetic ensured that the album 's sound was scaled-down and less reliant on studio innovation , relative to all their releases since 1966 's Revolver . The Beatles also broke with the band 's recent tradition of incorporating several musical styles in one song by keeping each piece of music consistently faithful to a select genre . At the end of May 1968 , the Beatles returned to EMI Studios in London to commence recording sessions that lasted through to mid-October . During these sessions , arguments broke out among the foursome over creative differences and John Lennon 's new partner , Yoko Ono , whose constant presence subverted the Beatles ' policy regarding wives and girlfriends in the studio . After a series of problems , including producer George Martin taking a sudden leave of absence and engineer Geoff Emerick suddenly quitting , Ringo Starr left the band briefly in August .
Abbey Road Studios ( formerly EMI Recording Studios ) is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road , St John 's Wood , City of Westminster , London , England . It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company , a predecessor of British music company EMI , which owned it until Universal Music took control of part of EMI in 2013 . Abbey Road 's most notable client was the Beatles , who used the studio - particularly its Studio Two room - as the venue for many of the innovative recording techniques that they adopted throughout the 1960s . In 1970 , the studio was renamed from EMI in honour of the group 's 1969 album Abbey Road . In 2009 , Abbey Road came under threat of sale to property developers . In response , the British Government protected the site , granting it English Heritage Grade II listed status in 2010 , thereby preserving the building from any major alterations .
Birthday is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles ( also known as the White Album ) . Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , it is the opening track on the third side of the LP ( or the second disc in CD versions of the record ) . Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed it for Starr 's 70th birthday at Radio City Music Hall on 7 July 2010 .
Boys is a song by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell , originally performed by the Shirelles and released as the B-side of their Will You Love Me Tomorrow single in November 1960 . It was recorded more than two years later by the Beatles and included on their first album released in the United Kingdom , Please Please Me ( 1963 ) .
Please Please Me is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Beatles . Produced by George Martin , it was released on EMI 's Parlophone label on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom , following the success of the band 's singles Please Please Me and Love Me Do , which reached number 1 on the NME and Melody Maker charts and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart , respectively . The album topped Record Retailer 's LP chart for 30 weeks , an unprecedented achievement for a pop album at that time . Besides their already released singles , the Beatles recorded the majority of Please Please Me in one long recording session at EMI Studios on 11 February 1963 ; overdubs were later added by Martin to Misery and Baby It 's You on 20 February . Of the album 's 14 songs , eight were written by Lennon-McCartney ( originally credited McCartney-Lennon ) . Rolling Stone magazine later cited these original compositions as early evidence of the Beatles ' [ invention of ] the idea of the self-contained rock band , writing their own hits and playing their own instruments . In 2012 , Please Please Me was voted 39th on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . It was voted number 622 in the third edition of Colin Larkin 's All Time Top 1000 Albums ( 2000 ) .
The Cavern Club is a nightclub at 10 Mathew Street , Liverpool , England . The Cavern Club opened on 16 January 1957 as a jazz club , later becoming a centre of the rock and roll scene in Liverpool in the early 1960s . The club became closely associated with the Merseybeat music genre and , famously , regularly played host to The Beatles in their early years . The Cavern Club closed and opened in a new site on March 1973 and was filled in during construction work on the Merseyrail underground rail loop . It would later be excavated and reopened on 26 April 1984 .
Ca n't Buy Me Love is a song composed by Paul McCartney ( credited to Lennon-McCartney ) and released by the English rock band the Beatles on the A-side of their sixth British single , with You Ca n't Do That as the B-side , in March 1964 . The song was then released on the group 's third UK album A Hard Day 's Night . In September 2015 , the Beatles donated the use of their recording of the song to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for a television commercial .
Come Together is a song by the English rock band the Beatles , written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney . The song is the opening track on their 1969 album Abbey Road and was also released as a single coupled with Something . The song reached the top of the charts in the United States and peaked at No . 4 in the United Kingdom .
Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by English rock band the Beatles , released on 26 September 1969 by Apple Records . Named after the location of EMI Studios in London , the cover features the group walking across the street 's zebra crossing , an image that became one of the most famous and imitated in popular music . The album 's initially mixed reviews were contrasted by its immediate commercial success , topping record charts in the UK and US . Lead single Something / Come Together was released in October and topped US charts . The album incorporates genres such as blues , rock and pop , and makes prominent use of Moog synthesizer , sounds filtered through a Leslie speaker , and tom-tom drums . It is their only album recorded exclusively through a solid-state transistor mixing desk , which afforded a clearer and brighter sound compared to the group 's previous records . Side two contains a medley of song fragments edited together to form a single piece . The sessions also produced a non-album single , The Ballad of John and Yoko backed with Old Brown Shoe . Producer George Martin returned on the condition that the Beatles adhere to the discipline of their earlier records . They found the album 's recording more enjoyable than the preceding Get Back sessions , but personal issues still permeated the band . Production lasted from February to August 1969 , with closing track The End marking the final occasion that all four members recorded together . John Lennon privately left the group days before the album 's release ; Paul McCartney publicly declared the band 's break-up the following April .
Day Tripper is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double A-side single with We Can Work It Out in December 1965 . Written primarily by John Lennon , it was credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership . Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the band 's Rubber Soul album . The single topped charts in Britain , Ireland , the Netherlands and Norway . In the United States , Day Tripper peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and We Can Work It Out held the top position . Day Tripper is a rock song based around an electric guitar riff and was included in the Beatles ' concert set-list for about a year until their retirement from live performances in late August 1966 . The single was the first example of a double A-side in Britain . Its success popularised the format and , in giving equal treatment to two songs , allowed recording artists to show their versatility . As of December 2018 , it was the 54th best-selling single of all time in the UK - one of six Beatles singles included in the top sales rankings published by the Official Charts Company .
Dear Prudence is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles ( also known as the White Album ) . The song was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership . Written in Rishikesh during the group 's trip to India in early 1968 , it was inspired by actress Mia Farrow 's sister , Prudence Farrow , who became obsessive about meditating while practising with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi . Her designated partners on the meditation course , Lennon and George Harrison , attempted to coax Farrow out of her seclusion , which led to Lennon writing the song . Lennon wrote Dear Prudence using a finger-picking guitar technique that he learned from singer-songwriter Donovan . Its lyrics are simple and innocent and celebrate the beauty of nature . The Beatles recorded the song at Trident Studios in late August 1968 as a three-piece after Ringo Starr temporarily left the group out of protest at McCartney 's criticism of his drumming on Back in the U.S.S.R. and the tensions that typified the sessions for the White Album . The final recording also features contributions from Mal Evans , Jackie Lomax and John McCartney . A demo for the song , recorded at George Harrison 's Kinfauns home before the album 's sessions , was later released on the 2018 Super Deluxe edition of the White Album . Dear Prudence has received praise from music critics , with many praising its lyrics and the band 's performance . Lennon later selected it as one of his favorite songs by the Beatles . The song has been covered by many artists , including the Jerry Garcia Band , Ramsey Lewis and Siouxsie and the Banshees , whose version was a top-five hit in the UK in 1983 .
Dig a Pony is a song by the English rock band the Beatles , originally released on their 1970 album Let It Be . It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney . The recording is from the concert on the rooftop of Apple Studios in Savile Row , London , performed by the Beatles on 30 January 1969 .
Let It Be is the twelfth and final studio album by the English rock band the Beatles . It was released on 8 May 1970 , almost a month after the group 's break-up , in tandem with the motion picture of the same name . Like most of the band 's previous releases , the album topped record charts in many countries , including both the US and the UK . However , the critical response was generally unfavourable , and Let It Be came to be regarded as one of the most controversial rock albums ever . Rehearsals began at Twickenham Film Studios in January 1969 as part of a planned documentary showing the Beatles ' return to live performance . Paul McCartney conceived the project as an attempt to reinvigorate the band by returning to simpler rock and roll configurations . The filmed rehearsals were marked by ill-feeling , leading to George Harrison 's temporary departure from the group . As a condition of his return , the members reconvened at their own Apple Studio with guest keyboardist Billy Preston . The project then yielded a single public concert , held impromptu on the studio 's rooftop on 30 January , from which three of the album 's tracks were drawn . In April 1969 , the Beatles issued the single Get Back , after which engineer Glyn Johns proposed rejected mixes of the album , then titled Get Back , that were widely bootlegged before release . From then , the project lay in limbo as they moved onto the recording of Abbey Road , released that September . By then , John Lennon had departed the group .
On 30 January 1969 , the Beatles enacted the final public performance of their career with an unannounced concert held from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row , within central London 's office and fashion district . Joined by keyboardist Billy Preston , the band played a 42-minute set before the Metropolitan Police asked them to reduce the volume . Although the concert was conceived just days before , the Beatles were planning a return to live performances throughout the early sessions for their album Let It Be ( 1970 ) . They performed nine takes of five songs as crowds of onlookers , many of whom were on their lunch break , congregated in the streets and on the roofs of local buildings . The concert ended with the conclusion of Get Back , with John Lennon joking , I 'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we 've passed the audition . Footage from the performance was used in the 1970 documentary film Let It Be . The first performance of I 've Got a Feeling and single takes of One After 909 and Dig a Pony were also featured on the accompanying album .
Do You Want to Know a Secret is a song by English rock group the Beatles from their 1963 album Please Please Me , sung by George Harrison . In the United States , it was the first top ten song to feature Harrison as a lead singer , reaching No . 2 on the Billboard chart in 1964 as a single released by Vee-Jay , VJ 587 .
Do n't Let Me Down is a song by the English rock band the Beatles , recorded in 1969 during the Let It Be sessions . It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney . The band recorded the song with Billy Preston ; the single release with Get Back was credited to the Beatles with Billy Preston .
Drive My Car is a song by the English rock band the Beatles , written primarily by Paul McCartney , with lyrical contributions from John Lennon . It was first released on the British version of the band 's 1965 album Rubber Soul ; it also appeared in North America on the Yesterday and Today collection . The upbeat , lighthearted Drive My Car was used as the opening track for both albums . Over the years the song has been covered by many artists such as former Spice Girls member Melanie C and Lulu , and the US band Breakfast Club , the latter which was featured in the 1988 film License to Drive , that was played over the opening credits .
Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles . It was released on 3 December 1965 in the United Kingdom , on EMI 's Parlophone label , accompanied by the non-album double A-side single Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out . The original North American version of the album , issued by Capitol Records , contained ten of the fourteen songs and two tracks withheld from the band 's Help ! album . Rubber Soul met with a highly favourable critical response and topped sales charts in Britain and the United States for several weeks . The recording sessions took place in London over a four-week period beginning in October 1965 . For the first time in their career , the band were able to record an album free of concert , radio or film commitments . Often referred to as a folk rock album , particularly in its Capitol configuration , Rubber Soul incorporates a mix of pop , soul and folk musical styles . The title derives from the colloquialism plastic soul and was the Beatles ' way of acknowledging their lack of authenticity compared to the African-American soul artists they admired . After A Hard Day 's Night in 1964 , it was the second Beatles LP to contain only original material . The songs demonstrate the Beatles ' increasing maturity as lyricists and , in their incorporation of brighter guitar tones and new instrumentation such as sitar , harmonium and fuzz bass , the group striving for more expressive sounds and arrangements for their music . The project marked a progression in the band 's treatment of the album format as an artistic platform , an approach they continued to develop with Revolver and Sgt .
Eight Days a Week is a song by the English rock band the Beatles . It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon based on McCartney 's original idea . The song was released in the United Kingdom in December 1964 on the album Beatles for Sale . In the United States , it was first issued as a single in February 1965 before appearing on the North American release Beatles VI . The song was the band 's seventh number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 , a run of US chart success achieved in just over a year . The single was also number 1 in Canada , Belgium and the Netherlands . The Beatles recorded Eight Days a Week at EMI Studios in London in October 1964 . The track opens with a fade-in , marking the first time that this technique had been used on a pop studio recording . The song was reissued worldwide in 2000 on the Beatles compilation album 1 . It also provided the title for director Ron Howard 's 2016 documentary film on the band 's years as live performers , The Beatles : Eight Days a Week .
Beatles for Sale is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles . It was released on 4 December 1964 in the United Kingdom on EMI 's Parlophone label . The album marked a departure from the upbeat tone that had characterised the Beatles ' previous work , partly due to the band 's exhaustion after a series of tours that had established them as a worldwide phenomenon in 1964 . Beatles for Sale was not released in the US until 1987 , when the Beatles ' catalogue was standardised for release on CD . Instead , eight of the album 's fourteen tracks appeared on Capitol Records ' concurrent release , Beatles '65 , issued in North America only . The Beatles recorded the album at EMI Studios in London in between their touring and radio engagements . The songs introduced darker musical moods and more introspective lyrics , with John Lennon adopting an autobiographical perspective in compositions such as I 'm a Loser and No Reply . The album also reflected the twin influences of country music and Bob Dylan , whom the Beatles met in New York in August 1964 . Partly as a result of the group 's hectic schedule , only eight of the tracks are original compositions , with cover versions of songs by artists such as Carl Perkins , Chuck Berry , Buddy Holly and Little Richard being used to complete the album . The sessions also produced a non-album single , I Feel Fine backed by She 's a Woman . Beatles for Sale received favourable reviews in the UK musical press , where it held the number one spot for 11 of the 46 weeks that it spent in the top 20 . The album was similarly successful in Australia , where the band 's cover of Berry 's Rock and Roll Music also topped the singles chart .
Shea Stadium ( /ʃeɪ/ ; formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium ) was a stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park , Queens , New York City . Built as a multi-purpose stadium , it was the home park of Major League Baseball 's New York Mets for 45 seasons ( 1964-2008 ) , as well as the New York Jets football team from 1964 to 1983 . The venue was named in honor of William A. Shea , the man who was most responsible for bringing National League baseball back to New York after the Dodgers and Giants left for California in 1957 . It was demolished in 2009 to create additional parking for the adjacent Citi Field , the current home of the Mets .
Get Back is a song recorded by the English rock band the Beatles and written by Paul McCartney ( though credited to Lennon-McCartney ) , originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to The Beatles with Billy Preston . A different mix of the song later became the closing track of Let It Be ( 1970 ) , which was the Beatles ' last album released just after the group split . The single version was later issued on the compilation albums 1967-1970 , 20 Greatest Hits , Past Masters , and 1 . The single reached number one in the United Kingdom , the United States , Ireland , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Australia , France , West Germany , Mexico , Norway , Switzerland , Austria , and Belgium . It was the Beatles ' only single that credited another artist at their request . Get Back was the Beatles ' first single release in true stereo in the US . In the UK , the Beatles ' singles remained monaural until the following release , The Ballad of John and Yoko .
Getting Better is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album Sgt . Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band . It was written mainly by Paul McCartney , with some of the lyrics written by John Lennon , and credited to Lennon-McCartney .
Sgt . Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles . Released on 26 May 1967 in the United Kingdom [ nb 1 ] and 2 June 1967 in the United States , it spent 27 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart and 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the US . It was lauded by critics for its innovations in production , songwriting and graphic design , for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and high art , and for reflecting the interests of contemporary youth and the counterculture . It won four Grammy Awards in 1968 , including Album of the Year , the first rock LP to receive this honour . In August 1966 , the Beatles permanently retired from touring and began a three-month holiday . During a return flight to London in November , Paul McCartney had an idea for a song involving an Edwardian military band that formed the impetus of the Sgt . Pepper concept . Sessions began on 24 November at EMI Studios with two compositions inspired by the Beatles ' youth , Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane , but after pressure from EMI , the songs were released as a double A-side single and left off the album . In February 1967 , after recording the title track , McCartney suggested that the album represent a performance by the fictional Sgt . Pepper band . This alter ego group further inspired the band to experiment artistically .
Good Morning Good Morning is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album Sgt . Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band . It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney . Inspiration for the song came to Lennon from a television commercial for Kellogg 's Corn Flakes . Another reference to contemporary television was the lyric It 's time for tea and Meet the Wife , referring to the BBC sitcom .
Hello , Goodbye is a song by the English rock band the Beatles , written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney . Backed by John Lennon 's I Am the Walrus , it was issued as a non-album single in November 1967 , the group 's first release since the death of their manager , Brian Epstein . The single was commercially successful around the world , topping charts in the United States , the United Kingdom , New Zealand , Canada , Australia and several other countries . McCartney later said that the lyrics take duality as their theme . The song originated when , in response to a question from Beatles aide Alistair Taylor about songwriting , McCartney sat down at a harmonium and asked Taylor to say the opposite of whatever he said . The completed song includes a musical coda , which was improvised by the Beatles when they were recording the track in October 1967 . Unimpressed with the composition , Lennon pushed for I Am the Walrus to be the single 's A-side , before reluctantly accepting that Hello , Goodbye was the more commercial-sounding of the two sides . The Beatles produced three promotional films for the song , one of which was shown on The Ed Sullivan Show in America . Due to the regulations against lip-syncing on British television , none of the clips were aired there . Hello , Goodbye has traditionally received a varied response from music critics . While some reviewers praise the song for its classic pop qualities , others deem it unadventurous by the Beatles ' standards , and inconsequential . The track was included on the expanded US release of the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack EP , and later appeared on compilation albums such as 1967-1970 and 1 .
Magical Mystery Tour is a record by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and an LP in the United States . It includes the soundtrack to the 1967 film of the same name . The EP was issued in the UK on 8 December 1967 on the Parlophone label , while the Capitol Records LP release in the US occurred on 27 November and features an additional five songs that were originally released as singles that year . It was not released as an eleven-track LP in the UK until 1976 . In their new songs , the Beatles continued the studio experimentation that had typified Sgt . Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band ( 1967 ) and the psychedelic sound they had pursued since Revolver ( 1966 ) . Paul McCartney led the project and contributed three songs , while John Lennon and George Harrison contributed I Am the Walrus and Blue Jay Way , respectively . The sessions were often characterised as aimless and undisciplined , including by producer George Martin , whose input on the band 's recordings began to wane . Further to the Beatles ' desire to experiment with record formats and packaging , the EP and LP included a 24-page booklet that contained song lyrics , colour photos from film production , and colour story illustrations by Beatles Book cartoonist Bob Gibson . Despite widespread media criticism of the Magical Mystery Tour film , the soundtrack was a critical and commercial success . In the UK , it topped the EPs chart compiled by Record Retailer and peaked at number 2 on the magazine 's singles chart ( later the UK Singles Chart ) behind the band 's Hello , Goodbye . The album topped Billboard 's Top LPs listings for eight weeks and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1969 .
Helter Skelter is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles ( also known as the White Album ) . It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney . The song was a product of McCartney 's attempt to create a sound as loud and dirty as possible . The Beatles ' recording has been noted for its proto-metal roar and is considered by music historians to be a key influence in the early development of heavy metal . In 1976 , the song was released as the B-side of Got to Get You into My Life in the United States , to promote the Capitol Records compilation Rock ' n ' Roll Music . Along with other tracks from the White Album , Helter Skelter was interpreted by cult leader Charles Manson as a message predicting inter-racial war in the US . Manson titled his vision of this uprising Helter Skelter after the song . Rolling Stone magazine ranked Helter Skelter 52nd on its list of The 100 Greatest Beatles Songs . Siouxsie and the Banshees , Mötley Crüe , Aerosmith , U2 and Oasis are among the artists who have covered the track , and McCartney has frequently performed it in concert .
Here Comes the Sun is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road . It was written by George Harrison and is one of his best-known compositions for the Beatles . Harrison wrote the song in early 1969 at the country house of his friend Eric Clapton , where Harrison had chosen to play truant for the day to avoid attending a meeting at the Beatles ' Apple Corps organisation . The lyrics reflect his relief at the arrival of spring and the temporary respite he was experiencing from the band 's business affairs . As of September 2019 , it was the most streamed Beatles song in the United Kingdom , with over 50 million plays . The Beatles recorded Here Comes the Sun at London 's EMI Studios in the summer of 1969 . Led by Harrison 's acoustic guitar , the track features Moog synthesizer , which he had introduced to the band 's sound after acquiring an early model of the instrument in California . Reflecting the continued influence of Indian classical music on Harrison 's writing , the composition includes several time signature changes . Here Comes the Sun has received acclaim from music critics . Combined with his other contribution to Abbey Road , Something , it gained for Harrison the level of recognition as a songwriter that had previously been reserved for his bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney . Harrison played the song during many of his relatively rare live performances as a solo artist , including at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971 and , with Paul Simon , during his appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1976 . Richie Havens and Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel each had hit singles with Here Comes the Sun in the 1970s .