Noises

Non-musical sounds, effects, or found objects used as intentional sonic elements

songs

Noises first appears on a Beatles record on 'Yellow Submarine' (1966).

Analysis

Song count per year

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

Early0 · 0%

Mid-period4 · 27%

Late11 · 73%

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Performer(s)	Notes
1	Yellow Submarine	1966	Revolver	Ringo	–	Chains, coins, hatches, machinery
2	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	–	Fairground organ / calliope tape fragments
3	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	–	Crowd murmur, tuning, applause
4	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	–	'Step right this way!' shouted intro and crowd-style noises
5	Blackbird	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	–	Blackbird song from EMI tape library
6	Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	John Lennon,George Harrison	–
7	Revolution 9	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	–	John Lennon	Non-musical fragments throughout the collage
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8	All Together Now	1969	Yellow Submarine	Paul, John	–	Zill; finger cymbals played by Ringo
9	Only a Northern Song	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	John Lennon	Discordant sound-collage layer
10	I Want You (She's So Heavy)	1969	Abbey Road	John	John Lennon,Ringo Starr	Wind machine and Moog white noise
11	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Mal Evans	–
12	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	–	Whipcrack (uncredited percussion overdub)
13	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	–	Bird effects layered on fades
14	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	1970	Past Masters	John, Paul	–	–