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“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

SongsPlease Please MeP.S. I Love You
Love Me Do·I Saw Her Standing There
P.S. I Love You1962 · Please Please Me
Please Please Me album cover

P.S. I Love You

1962 · Please Please Me

“Treasure these few words till we're together”

McCartney's love letter to then-girlfriend Dot Rhone, written as a postscript-style envoi over a lightly Latin cha-cha groove. Released as B-side of the band's debut UK single Love Me Do; later peaked at US #10 on its own 1964 single.
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Producer George Martin – the Beatles' creative collaborator from 'Love Me Do' through Abbey Road. Credited on 211 Beatles recordings, including 'P.S. I Love You', 'Yellow Submarine', 'I've Got a Feeling'.

Yellow SubmarineI've Got a FeelingAbbey RoadGeorge Martin
Year1962
AlbumPlease Please Me
Track9 · Side 2
Duration2:04
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
Lead VocalPaul
RecordedSeptember 11, 1962
ReleasedOctober 5, 1962 (Single)March 22, 1963 (Please Please Me)
Song familyLove song

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Text163 tags

Motif

LoveLetterCommunicationRelationshipAcronymTimeNostalgiaHomeMoney

Influence

Buddy Holly influence

Title

Pronoun in titleLove in title

Vocabulary

Casual languageLimited vocabularyPositive tone

Narrative

First personConversationalSecond person

Rhyme type

Internal rhymeHalf rhymeIdentical rhymePerfect rhymeExtrametrical rhymeFeminine rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

Standard verses (2-4)Standard choruses (1-3)Has outroHas coda

Section links

Outro based on verseOutro based on chorusCoda based on verseChorus variation

Repetition

Recurring lineConsecutive wordRecurring verseConsecutive verses
Word cloud

Recurring words

fewforeverremembersendtogetherall myas ibe incoming homeday ii'll alwaysi'll bein lovekeep alllove foreverthat i'llthe daytill thewe're togetheryou loveall my lovein love withlove to youmy love toyou you youin love with youyou know i want you

Cover-shared words

allalwayscomingdayhomekeepknowletterlovemyohtillwantwordswriteyeahyoui doi lovei wantknow iletter ohlove tolove youmy loveto youwant youwith youyou knowyou toyou youi love youi want youyou know ii want you to

Lyric shape

[ADV] again[VERB] thisand [NOUN]i'll [WORD]in [VERB]we're [ADJ][NOUN] the [NOUN][NOUN] we're [ADJ][VERB] [ADV] again[VERB] [WORD] my[VERB] this [NOUN][VERB] to you[VERB] with youas i [VERB]in [VERB] withthis [NOUN] [WORD][VERB] my [NOUN] to[WORD] [WORD] i [VERB][WORD] my [NOUN] [WORD]i [VERB] this [NOUN]in [VERB] with you[VERB] my [NOUN] to you[WORD] [WORD] i [VERB] youyou [VERB] i [VERB] you

Cover-shared shape

[NOUN] i[NOUN] the[VERB] i[VERB] my[VERB] that[VERB] to[VERB] with[VERB] you[WORD] i[WORD] my[WORD] thesebe [VERB]i [VERB]my [NOUN]the [NOUN]this [NOUN]you [VERB][NOUN] i do[VERB] i [VERB][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] you to[WORD] [WORD] i[WORD] i [VERB][WORD] my [NOUN][WORD] these [WORD]i [VERB] youmy [NOUN] [WORD]the [NOUN] iyou [VERB] i[VERB] i [VERB] you[WORD] i [VERB] youi [VERB] you tothe [NOUN] i doyou [VERB] i [VERB]

Rhyme scheme

AAAAAABBABCBAA

Line length

2-3Unique line length

Distinctive word

treasure

Music130 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsAcoustic guitarBass guitarDrumsPercussionMaracasBongosOther percussion

Instrument group

GuitarsPercussion

Bass work

Stepwise bass line

Music genre

PopMerseybeat

Influence

Shirelles influence

Vocal work

Ooh vocals

Melody

Appoggiatura

Tempo

Moderate

Key

D major

Time signature

4/4

Song form

Verse-chorusUnique structure

Sections

Standard verses (2-4)Standard choruses (1-3)Has outroHas coda

Section traits

Chorus before verse

Section links

Outro based on verseOutro based on chorusCoda based on verseChorus variation

Repetition

Consecutive verses

Section transition

I to II to IV

Harmony

Modal mixtureBorrowed chordPerfect cadenceParallel harmonyDeceptive cadenceBackdoor cadenceChromatic mediantPlagal cadence

Composition

Non-tonic openingTonic endingChorus in IVVerse in ITonic verseNon-tonic chorus

Mode

IonianAeolian

Chord type

majorminordom7

Scale degree

IiiIVV♭VIvi♭VIIVII7

Chord degree

I–VV–II–IVIV–IV–I–IVIV–I–VV–I–IV–II–IV–I–Vii–IV–vivi–V♭VII–II–V–viI–V–I–IVI–iiIV–I–V–I♭VI–♭VIIV–♭VI♭VI–♭VII–Iii–I–VVII–IV–♭VI–♭VII–Iii–I–V–vi–VVII–I–V

Chord shape

C → D♭C → GC → FC → F → B♭C → G → DC → F → B♭ → FC → F → C → GC → DmAm → GC → DAm → G → DC → G → AmC → D → EC → G → Am → GC → G → C → FC → G → D → GC → D♭ → E♭C → F♯C → D♭ → A♭C → F♯7C7 → D♭Am → G → D → Em → DC → D♭ → E♭ → F

Chord literal

D → AA → DD → GG → DA → D → GBm → AC → DG → C♯7B♭ → CD → EmG → D → AD → G → D → AG → D → A → DEm → DA → D → G → DD → A → D → GD → A → BmB♭ → C → DA → BmG → C♯C♯ → D

Studio8 tags

Equipment

Gibson J-160EHofner 500/1EMI BTR2 twin-track recorderPremier Mahogany DuroplasticEMI REDD.37 console

Recording location

EMI Studio 2EMI Studios

Session duration

Single day

People9 tags

Line-up
John Lennon
Backing vocalsAcoustic guitar
Paul McCartney
Lead vocalsBass guitar
George Harrison
Backing vocalsAcoustic guitar
Ringo Starr
Maracas
Andy White
DrumsPercussionBongos
Songwriter
Paul McCartney
Producer
George MartinRon Richards
Recording engineer
Norman Smith

Info21 tags

Release type

Song on albumSingleUS singleB-Side single

US release

Introducing The BeatlesThe Early Beatles

Release mix

MonoStereo

Label

ParlophoneTollieVee-JayCapitol

Publisher

Ardmore & Beechwood

Song family

Love song

Song type

Original

Duration

Short

Chart performance

Top 10 US
Sources & references

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.

Updated 2026-06-03

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Year1962
AlbumPlease Please Me
Track9 · Side 2
Duration2:04
Songwriter(s)McCartney
Credited asLennon–McCartney
Lead VocalPaul
RecordedSeptember 11, 1962
ReleasedOctober 5, 1962 (Single)March 22, 1963 (Please Please Me)
Song family
Love song
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