“When I was younger, so much younger than today”
Lennon's confessional cry from the height of Beatlemania, written during what he later called his 'fat Elvis period.' The title track of the band's second film, it became their fifth UK No. 1 and earned Grammy Hall of Fame induction in 2008.
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Engineer Ken Scott handled the bulk of the White Album sessions. Credited on 85 Beatles recordings, including 'Eight Days a Week', 'Help!', 'Across the Universe'.
Track1 · Side opener · Album opener · Side 1
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedApril 13, 1965
ReleasedJuly 23, 1965 (Single)August 6, 1965 (Help!)
Song familyFragile LennonLennon's cry for help during fame crisis
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anybody'sappreciatedoorshazeindependindependenceinsecureself-assuredvanishyounger
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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