"We Can Work It Out" is a song by English rock band the Beatles. It was released as a double A-side single on 3 December 1965 on the same day as Rubber Soul. This was the first time a single was released with two A-sides in the United Kingdom.[2][3] The single was number 1 in the United Kingdom.[4] It was the seventh highest selling single of the 1960s in the UK.[5] It was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.[6]
Personnel
According to Walter Everett, the line-up of musicians on the Beatles' recording was as follows:[7]
- Paul McCartney – double-tracked lead vocal, bass guitar
- John Lennon – harmony vocal, acoustic guitar, harmonium
- George Harrison – tambourine
- Ringo Starr – drums
MacDonald said that some sources say the tambourine part was played by Harrison, but he thought that Starr had probably played it.[8] Everett said Harrison played it, as it was recorded at the same time as the other instruments.[7] Guesdon and Margotin also said Harrison played it.[9]
References
- ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "The Beatles 'We Can Work It Out'". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ Hutchins, Chris (4 December 1965). "Music Capitals of the World: London". Billboard. p. 26. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ White, Jack (5 June 2018). "Is the double A-side making a comeback? Dual singles are on the rise, and here's why". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "The 1966 Ivor Novello Awards". theivors.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ↑ "Ken Dodd 'third best-selling artist of 1960s'". BBC News. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ Hertsgaard 1995, p. 150.
- 1 2 Everett 2001, p. 321.
- ↑ MacDonald 2005, pp. 171–172.
- ↑ Guesdon & Margotin 2013, p. 315.
Sources
- Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514105-9.
- Guesdon, Jean-Michel; Margotin, Philippe (2013). All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release. New York, NY: Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 978-1-57912-952-1.
- Hertsgaard, Mark (1995). A Day in the Life: The Music and Artistry of the Beatles. New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN 0-385-31377-2.
- Jackson, Andrew Grant (2015). 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music. New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 978-1-250-05962-8.
- Kruth, John (2015). This Bird Has Flown: The Enduring Beauty of Rubber Soul Fifty Years On. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1-61713-573-6.
- Lewisohn, Mark (2005) [1988]. The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962–1970. London: Bounty Books. ISBN 978-0-7537-2545-0.
- MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (2nd rev. edn). Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-55652-733-3.
- "Number 1s Index". everyHit.com. 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
