Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
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"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" is a 1965 Beatles song, primarily written by John Lennon, noted for its introspective lyrics and pioneering use of the sitar in Western pop music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Rubber Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | British Invasion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingVocalist | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyContext | early mid-period Beatles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drummer | Ringo Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ raga rock ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Norwegian Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | Beatles standard ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | This Bird Has Flown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional alienation
ⓘ
introspection ⓘ romantic affair ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Beatles’ 1962–1966 compilation (Red Album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
psychedelic rock
ⓘ
raga rock ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 2:05 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of sitar in Western pop music
ⓘ
introspective lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | Rubber Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerInstrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ sitar ⓘ tambourine ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| primaryComposer | John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | EMI Studios, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
Parlophone ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1965-12-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| side | Side A of Rubber Soul (UK release) ⓘ |
| sitarPlayer | George Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| writer |
John Lennon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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