Difference between revisions of "Help!"

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“Help!”

Single by The Beatles

Released

6 August 1965 (UK)
13 August 1965 (US)

Format

Recorded

Abbey Road Studios: 13 April 1965

Genre

Rock

Length

2:21 (UK)
2:39(US)

Label

Writer(s)

Producer

The Beatles singles chronology

"Help!"
(1965)

“	We think it's one of the best we've written.	„
—John Lennon, 1965

“	The whole Beatle thing was just beyond comprehension. When 'Help' came out, I was actually crying out for help. Most people think it's just a fast rock 'n roll song. I didn't realize it at the time; I just wrote the song because I was commissioned to write it for the movie. But later, I knew I really was crying out for help. So it was my fat Elvis period. You see the movie: He -- I -- is very fat, very insecure, and he's completely lost himself. And I am singing about when I was so much younger and all the rest, looking back at how easy it was. Now I may be very positive... yes, yes... but I also go through deep depressions where I would like to jump out the window, you know. It becomes easier to deal with as I get older; I don't know whether you learn control or, when you grow up, you calm down a little. Anyway, I was fat and depressed and I was crying out for help.	„
—John Lennon, 1980

“	John wrote that... well, John and I wrote it at his house in Weybridge for the film. I think the title was out of desperation.	„
—Paul McCartney, 1984

Watch a video of a "performance":

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 | Last single    = "[[Ticket To Ride]]"<br/>(1965)
 | This single    = "Help!"<br/>(1965)
-| Next single    = "[[Day Tripper]]" / "[[We Can Work it Out]]" <br />(1965)
+| Next single    = "[[Day Tripper]]" / "[[We Can Work It Out]]" <br />(1965)
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