If I Needed Someone

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"If I Needed Someone" is a George Harrison–penned Beatles song, influenced by The Byrds' jangly guitar sound, that appears on their 1965 album Rubber Soul.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
album Rubber Soul NERFINISHED
artist The Beatles NERFINISHED
backingVocalist John Lennon NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
bassGuitar Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
chronologyPosition mid-1960s Beatles period
composer George Harrison NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
drums Ringo Starr NERFINISHED
electricGuitar George Harrison NERFINISHED
genre folk rock
rock
hasBassistCredit Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
hasDrummerCredit Ringo Starr NERFINISHED
hasGuitaristCredit George Harrison NERFINISHED
John Lennon NERFINISHED
hasLeadVocalCredit George Harrison NERFINISHED
hasMusicalFeature folk-rock influenced arrangement
jangly electric guitar sound
vocal harmonies
hasNotableInfluenceFrom The Byrds' 12-string Rickenbacker guitar sound
hasSongwriterCredit George Harrison NERFINISHED
includedOn UK album Rubber Soul NERFINISHED
influencedBy The Byrds NERFINISHED
The Byrds' jangly guitar sound
isOnBeatlesStudioAlbum Rubber Soul NERFINISHED
label Parlophone NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist George Harrison NERFINISHED
partOf The Beatles' 1965 recordings
album Rubber Soul
performer The Beatles NERFINISHED
producer George Martin NERFINISHED
recordedAt EMI Studios, London NERFINISHED
recordedBy The Beatles NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1965
rhythmGuitar John Lennon NERFINISHED
side Side 2 of Rubber Soul (UK)
vocalist George Harrison NERFINISHED

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this entity surface form: If I Ever Needed Someone
Rubber Soul hasPart If I Needed Someone