Difference between revisions of "Paperback Writer"

Revision as of 13:46, 20 March 2009

“Paperback Writer”

Single by The Beatles

Released

30 May 1966 (US)
10 June 1966 (UK)

Format

Recorded

Abbey Road Studios: 13 April 1966

Genre

Rock

Length

2:18

Label

Parlophone R5452 (UK)
Capitol 5651 (US)

Writer(s)

Producer

The Beatles singles chronology

"Paperback Writer"
(1966)

“	Paul. I think I might have helped with some of the lyrics, Yes, I did. But it was mainly Paul's tune.	„
—John Lennon, 1972

“	'Paperback Writer' is son of 'Day Tripper' ...meaning a rock 'n roll song with a guitar lick on a fuzzy loud guitar.	„
—John Lennon, 1980

“	I arrived at Weybridge and told John I had this idea of trying to write off to a publishers to become a paperback writer, and I said, 'I think it should be written like a letter.' I took a bit of paper out and I said it should be something like, 'Dear Sir or Madam, as the case may be...' and I proceeded to write it just like a letter in front of him, occasionally rhyming it... And then we went upstairs and put the melody to it. John and I sat down and finished it all up, but it was tilted towards me-- the original idea was mine. I had no music, but it's just a little bluesy song, not alot of melody. Then I had the idea to do the harmonies, and we arranged that in the studio.	„
—Paul McCartney, 1994

Watch a video of a "performance":

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 | Last single    = "[[We Can Work It Out]]" / "[[Day Tripper]]"<br/>(UK-1965)<br/><br/>"[[Nowhere Man]]"<br/>(US-1965)
 | This single    = "Paperback Writer"<br/>(1966)
-| Next single    = "[[Eleanour Rigby]]" / "[[Yellow Submarine]]" <br />(1966)
+| Next single    = "[[Eleanor Rigby]]" / "[[Yellow Submarine]]" <br />(1966)
 | Misc           = {{Extra musicsample |filename=Strawberryfields.ogg |title=Strawberry Fields Forever |format=[[OGG]] |Type=single}}
 {{Extra tracklisting