What you're doing

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What you're doing
The Beatles
publication November 13, 1964 (Germany)
length 2 min 30 s
Genre (s) pop
Author (s) Lennon / McCartney
album Beatles for Sale

What You're Doing ( English something like: What are you doing ) 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

What You're Doing is mainly based on the musical ideas of Paul McCartney. The song was inspired by McCartney's relationship with Jane Asher .

What You're Doing was not included in the group's live repertoire in 1964.

admission

What You're Doing was recorded on September 29th and 30th, 1964 in London's Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) with producer George Martin . Norman Smith was the sound engineer for the recordings. Seven more takes were recorded on September 29 and five more takes on September 30. On September 29, 1964, I Don't Want to Spoil the Party and Every Little Thing (not the final version) were recorded.

What You're Doing was re-recorded on October 26th and a total of seven takes were recorded. The band recorded a total of 19 takes , with the 19th take also being used for the final version.

The song was mixed on October 27, 1964 in mono and stereo . The mono mix of What You're Doing does not include clapping hands at the beginning of the song.

Occupation:

publication

On November 13, 1964 in Germany appeared the sixth Beatles album Beatles for Sale , on 're Doing What You included. In Great Britain the album was released on December 4, 1964, there it was the fourth Beatles album.

What You're Doing was released on June 14, 1965 on the ninth album Beatles VI in the USA .

Cover versions

Here is a small selection:

  • Lisa Lauren - Loves the Beatles
  • Carolee Goodgold - What You're Doing

literature

  • Ian MacDonald: Revolution in the Head . ISBN 978-0-09-952679-7 . Pages 130-131
  • 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. ↑ Lisa Lauren - Loves the Beatles
  3. ↑ Carolee Goodgold - What You're Doing