When I'm Sixty-Four

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"When I'm Sixty-Four" is a lighthearted, music hall–style song by the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and featured on their landmark 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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When I'm Sixty-Four canonical 3
When I’m Sixty-Four 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
song
album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
surface form: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
artist The Beatles
backingVocalist George Harrison
John Lennon
composer Paul McCartney
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creditedWriter Lennon–McCartney
featuresInstrument bass clarinet
bass guitar
clarinet
drums
piano
rhythm guitar
Tubular Bells
surface form: tubular bells
genre music hall
novelty song
pop
hasLyricsMentioning Valentine greetings
cottage on the Isle of Wight
grandchildren
retirement
includedInList Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band track listing
key C major
language English
leadVocalist Paul McCartney
length 2:37
notableFor early song written by Paul McCartney in his teens
evoking pre-rock British music hall tradition
partOf "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
surface form: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
performer The Beatles
positionInAlbum 2
producer George Martin
recordedAt EMI Studios, London
recordedBy The Beatles
recordingEndDate 1966-12-08
recordingStartDate 1966-12-06
recordLabel Capitol Records
Parlophone
releaseDate 1967-06-01
releaseYear 1967
style music hall–style
tempo moderate
theme aging
domestic life
long-term relationships
timeSignature 4/4
writer Paul McCartney

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"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" hasTrack When I'm Sixty-Four
subject surface form: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Within You Without You followedBy When I'm Sixty-Four
Rhymes & Reasons hasTrack When I'm Sixty-Four
this entity surface form: When I’m Sixty-Four