If I fell

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If I fell
The Beatles
publication June 26, 1964 (USA), July 9, 1964 (Germany)
length 2 min 19 s
Genre (s) pop
Author (s) Lennon / McCartney
album A hard day's night

If I Fell ( German  : "When I fell in love" ) is a song by the British band The Beatles , which was released in 1964 on their third album A Hard Day's Night . It was composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and published under the author's name Lennon / McCartney .

background

If I Fell is mainly based on the musical ideas of John Lennon. For Lennon it was his first attempt to write a ballad, according to him it has a semi-autobiographical character. In the film A Hard Day's Night , the song is sung in a television studio during a rehearsal, with John Lennon singing the bad-tempered Ringo Starr in the film. If I Fell was added to the group's live repertoire in 1964.

admission

If I Fell was recorded on February 27, 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 15 takes , with the 15th take being used for the final version.

The song was mixed on March 3, 1964 in mono and on June 22, 1964 in stereo . Some of the mixes have different vocals from John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Occupation:

publication

In the USA If I Fell was released on the local fourth album A Hard Day's Night on June 26, 1964 and on July 20, 1964 on the album Something New .

On July 9, 1964, the fourth Beatles album A Hard Day's Night was released in Germany , here it was titled: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! A Hard Day's Night that includes If I Fell . In Great Britain the album was released on July 10, 1964, there it was the third Beatles album.

On July 20, 1964, the single And I Love Her / If I Fell was released in the United States , with the B-side being placed separately at number 53 in the US charts.

On September 3, 1964, the single Tell Me Why / If I Fell was released in Germany , the B-side reached number 25 in the German charts.

Also in September 1964, the single If I Fell / Tell Me Why (catalog number: Parlophone DP 562) was pressed for export in Great Britain .

In Germany in September 1964, was released EP The Beatles' songs , on which If I Fell is.

In Great Britain the EP Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night was released on November 4, 1964 , on which If I Fell is also located.

The Beatles recorded two additional versions of If I Fell for BBC Radio under live conditions , one of which was recorded on July 14, 1964, in Studio S2 , Broadcasting House, London, on the album On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 Released on November 8, 2013.

Cover versions

Here is a small selection:

literature

  • Ian MacDonald: Revolution in the Head . ISBN 978-0-09-952679-7 . Page 111–112
  • Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years . ISBN 0-600-61207-4 . Pages 41, 46

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Export single If I Fell / Tell Me Why
  2. ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles Music & Film. P. 28.
  3. ↑ Lou Christie - Lightnin 'Strikes
  4. ↑ Maroon 5 - March 1, March 1, Acoustic
  5. ^ Roberta Flack - Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles