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Sixteen recordings have it, across almost the whole of the band's recording life, 1963 to 1970. The first is 'I Wanna Be Your Man' and the last 'Dig a Pony'. The peak is 1967 and 1968, seven of the sixteen, 'Helter Skelter' the last of them, and it dwindles to three after that. John sings lead on ten of the sixteen, against three for Paul, with Ringo on three. Lennon wrote eleven of the sixteen, 'Help!' and 'I'll Be Back' among them, 11% of his songs against 3% of McCartney's. Of the sixteen, 'Long Tall Sally' is at a very fast tempo, and only six of their recordings are.