I Need You
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| "I Need You" | ||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| from the album Help! | ||
| Released | August 6, 1965 | |
| Recorded | February 15 & February 16, 1965 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 2:28 | |
| Label | Parlophone, Capitol, EMI | |
| Writer(s) | George Harrison | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
| Help! track listing | ||
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"I Need You" is a Beatles song on the album Help! (see 1965 in music). It is the second George Harrison song the band recorded (on February 15 and February 16, 1965) and released, after a two album–long hiatus from the songwriter.
The song is a simple, melancholy number, with a unique guitar sound achieved by Harrison's first recorded use of a volume pedal. The confessional lyrics are commonly thought to be about Harrison's relationship with Pattie Boyd, whom he had met in March 1964 while filming A Hard Day's Night. (They married in January 1966.)
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[edit] Personnel
- John Lennon — harmony vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar
- Paul McCartney — harmony vocal, bass
- George Harrison — double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar
- Ringo Starr — drums, cowbell
[edit] Other versions
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played the song in tribute to Harrison at 2002's Concert For George (see 2002 in music).
[edit] References
- MacDonald, Ian (1995). Revolution In the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties. Vintage. ISBN 0-7126-6697-4.
