I'm Only Sleeping
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"I'm Only Sleeping" is a dreamy, psychedelic-tinged song by the Beatles, noted for its backward guitar effects and laid-back reflection on sleep and idleness.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingVocals |
George Harrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstReleasedInTerritory | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleasedOn | Yesterday and Today NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
baroque pop
ⓘ
dream pop precursor ⓘ psychedelic pop ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later psychedelic pop music ⓘ |
| hasSongwriterCredit | Lennon–McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Beatles Anthology 2 (alternate version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
backing vocals
ⓘ
backwards lead guitar ⓘ bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ lead vocal ⓘ rhythm guitar ⓘ tambourine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterReleasedInTerritory | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReleasedOn | Revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadVocals | John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3:00 ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mixVariations | different US and UK mixes ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
backward guitar effects
ⓘ
dreamy atmosphere ⓘ psychedelic sound ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| partOf | Revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Northern Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingEndDate | 1966-05-06 ⓘ |
| recordingStartDate | 1966-04-27 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
Parlophone ⓘ |
| side |
Side A of Revolver (UK LP)
ⓘ
Side A of Yesterday and Today (US LP) ⓘ |
| theme |
dreaming
ⓘ
idleness ⓘ sleep ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | laid-back ⓘ |
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