Every Little Thing (The Beatles Song)

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Every Little Thing
The Beatles
publication November 13, 1964 (Germany)
length 2 min 04 s
Genre (s) pop
Author (s) Lennon / McCartney
album Beatles for Sale

Every Little Thing ( English analogously: Every little thing ) is a song by British band The Beatles , in 1964 on their fourth studio album Beatles for Sale was published. It was composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and published under the author's name Lennon / McCartney .

background

Every Little Thing was written on August 30, 1964 during a US tour in Atlantic City and is based largely on the musical ideas of Paul McCartney. It's a love song for his girlfriend at the time, Jane Asher . McCartney wanted to write another single A-side with Every Little Thing , but the song was only used as a single B-side in Japan .

Every Little Thing was not included in the group's live repertoire in 1964.

admission

Every Little Thing was recorded on September 29th and 30th, 1964 at London's Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) with producer George Martin . Norman Smith was the sound engineer for the recordings. The band recorded a total of nine takes , five on September 29 and four on September 30, 1964, with the 9th take also being used for the final version. A piano and timpani were only used on the ninth take .

Other songs recorded on September 29 and September 30, 1964: I Don't Want to Spoil the Party , What You're Doing and No Reply .

The song was mixed on October 27, 1964 in mono and stereo .

Occupation:

publication

On November 13, 1964, the sixth Beatles album Beatles for Sale , which includes Every Little Thing , was released in Germany . In Great Britain the album was released on December 4, 1964, there it was the fourth Beatles album.

On February 5, 1965, the single Rock and Roll Music / Every Little Thing was released in Japan .

In the United States, Every Little Thing was released on June 14, 1965 on the ninth album Beatles VI there .

Cover versions

Here is a small selection:

  • Lou Ann Barton - Forbidden Tones

literature

  • Ian MacDonald: Revolution in the Head . ISBN 978-0-09-952679-7 . Pages 128–129
  • Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years . ISBN 0-600-61207-4 . Pages 49, 52

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Japanese single - Rock And Roll Music / Every Little Thing
  2. ↑ Japanese single: Rock and Roll Music / Every Little Thing
  3. ↑ Yes - Yes
  4. ↑ Lou Ann Barton - Forbidden Tones