It Won't Be Long
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| "It Won't Be Long" | ||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| from the album With the Beatles | ||
| Released | November 22, 1963 | |
| Recorded | July 30, 1963 | |
| Genre | Rock and roll | |
| Length | 2:13 | |
| Label | Parlophone | |
| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
| With the Beatles track listing | ||
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"It Won’t Be Long" is the opening track on With the Beatles, and was the first original song recorded for the LP[1] Although credited to Lennon & McCartney, it was primarily a John Lennon composition, with Paul McCartney assisting with the lyrics and arrangement[2] The chorus is a play on the words “be long†and “belong†[3]. The song features early Beatles’ trademarks such as call-and-response yeah yeah’s and scaling guitar riffs. Typical also of this phase of Beatles song writing is the melodramatic ending (similar to "She Loves You" which had just been recorded and was about to be released) where the music stops, allowing Lennon a brief solo vocal ad-lib before the song finishes on a major seventh chord. There is an unusual middle eight - for what is, essentially, a rock and roll song - that uses chromatically descending chords.
Recorded: Abbey Road 30 July 1963
[edit] First Issued
- UK: With the Beatles - November 22, 1963
- US: Meet the Beatles - January 20, 1964
[edit] Credits
- John Lennon- Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Paul McCartney- Backing vocals, bass guitar
- George Harrison- Backing vocals, lead guitar
- Ringo Starr- Drums
- George Martin- Producer
[edit] References
- ^ Mark Lewisohn The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions P.34
- ^ Paul McCartney Many Years From Now P.152
- ^ Ian MacDonald Revolution in the Head P.81
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