I'll Cry Instead
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| "I'll Cry Instead" | ||
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| Single by The Beatles | ||
| B-side(s) | "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" | |
| Released | 20 August 1964 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Genre | Rock and roll | |
| Length | 1:47 | |
| Label | Capitol (US) | |
| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
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| The Beatles singles chronology | ||
| "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) |
"I'll Cry Instead" (US-1965) |
"And I Love Her" (US-1964) |
| A Hard Day's Night track listing | ||
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"I'll Cry Instead" is a John Lennon composition credited to Lennon/McCartney, and recorded by the Beatles for the soundtrack to their film A Hard Day's Night.
Lennon wrote the song for the "break-out" sequence [1]in the film. For film production reasons, the song was recorded in two sections , A and B,[2] which could then be spliced together at a later date to achieve the required length.
“I’ll Cry Instead” was described by Cynthia Lennon as a cry for help, saying: "It reflects the frustration he felt at that time. He was the idol of millions, but the freedom and fun of the early days had gone” [3]. Director Richard Lester decided eventually he preferred the livelier "Can’t Buy Me Love" with its more upbeat lyric, and that was used in the film instead [4]. When Walter Shenson re-released the film in 1981, "I’ll Cry Instead" was finally included in a re-vamped opening sequence [5].
"I’ll Cry Instead" is rooted in country & western [6], a musical genre that the Beatles, and especially Ringo Starr, enjoyed playing.
[edit] Personnel and Instrumentation
- John Lennon — vocal / acoustic guitar / harmonica
- Paul McCartney — bass guitar
- George Harrison — lead guitar
- Ringo Starr — drums / tambourine
[edit] Releases
A short version (1:49) appeared in the UK on Parlophone PMC 1230 (mono) & PCS 3058 (stereo) A Hard Day’s Night (album) and the British EP Extracts From The Album A Hard Day’s Night Parlophone GEP 8920 (mono).
An extended version (2:09) was released in the US on the United Artists soundtrack album A Hard Day’s Night UA 6366 (mono). The shorter version used on the UK album appeared on Capitol’s Something New T-2108 (mono) & ST-2018 (stereo).
[edit] References
- ^ Ian MacDonald Revolution in the Head P.105
- ^ Mark Lewisohn The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions P.44
- ^ Cynthia Lennon John P.198
- ^ Bill Harry The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia P.321
- ^ Bill Harry The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia P.322
- ^ Ian MacDonald Revolution in the Head P.105
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