I don't want to spoil the party

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I don't want to spoil the party
The Beatles
publication November 13, 1964 (Germany)
length 2 min 34 s
Genre (s) pop
Author (s) Lennon / McCartney
album Beatles for Sale

I Do not Want to Spoil the Party ( English something like: I do not want to spoil the party ) 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

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party is mainly based on the musical ideas of John Lennon. The music of I Don't Want to Spoil the Party was influenced by American country music . The lyrics of the song are kept in a gloomy mood, as are other songs from the Beatles for Sale album : No Reply , Baby's in Black or especially I'm a Loser ; here the influence of Bob Dylan on John Lennon can be seen.

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party was not included in the group's live repertoire in 1964.

admission

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party was recorded on September 29, 1964 in 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 19 takes , with the 19th take also being used for the final version.

On September 29, 1964 What You're Doing and Every Little Thing (not the final version) were recorded.

The song was mixed on October 26, 1964 in mono and on November 4 in stereo . The mono mix of I Don't Want to Spoil the Party includes a different mix of the guitar.

Occupation:

publication

On November 13, 1964 in Germany, the sixth Beatles album was released Beatles for Sale , on the I Do not Want to Spoil the Party is included. In Great Britain the album was released on December 4, 1964, there it was the fourth Beatles album.

On February 15, 1965, the single Eight Days a Week / I Don't Want to Spoil the Party was released in the USA , the B-side separately reached number 39 in the charts.

On April 15, 1965, the single I Don't Want to Spoil the Party / Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby was released in Japan .

In the UK, which was released on June 4, 1965 EP Beatles for Sale (No. 2) , also located on the I Do not Want to Spoil the Party is.

On June 8, 1965, the single Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey / I Don't Want to Spoil the Party was released in Germany .

In the United States, I Don't Want to Spoil the Party was released on June 14, 1965 on the ninth album Beatles VI there .

Cover versions

Here is a small selection:

  • The Smithereens - B-Sides The Beatles

literature

  • Ian MacDonald: Revolution in the Head . ISBN 978-0-09-952679-7 . Page 129–130
  • Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years . ISBN 0-600-61207-4 . Pages 49, 51, 52

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Differences in the mixes of Beatles songs
  2. ↑ Japanese single: I Don't Want to Spoil the Party / Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
  3. ↑ Rosanne Cash - Hits 1979-1989
  4. ↑ The Smithereens - B-Sides The Beatles