Tomorrow Never Knows
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"Tomorrow Never Knows" is an experimental, psychedelic closing track by The Beatles, noted for its innovative studio techniques, tape loops, and Eastern-influenced sound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tomorrow Never Knows canonical | 2 |
| Tomorrow Never Knows (The Beatles song) | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| albumSequenceNumber | 7 (UK Revolver LP, side two track 7) ⓘ |
| artist | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingTrackOf | Revolver (UK version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
John Lennon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | considered one of the most innovative tracks in popular music ⓘ |
| drummer | Ringo Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s rock ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental rock
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psychedelia ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ raga rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | George Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
Leslie-treated vocals
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backing vocals ⓘ bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ lead vocal ⓘ organ ⓘ sitar-like drone textures ⓘ tamboura ⓘ tape loops ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_Never_Knows ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Beatles’ psychedelic period ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Psychedelic Experience by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner and Richard Alpert
NERFINISHED
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 2:57 ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Indian and Eastern-influenced drone
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backwards guitar sounds ⓘ extensive use of tape loops ⓘ innovative studio techniques ⓘ looped seagull-like guitar effects ⓘ use of automatic double tracking (ADT) ⓘ vocals routed through a Leslie speaker ⓘ |
| openingLyric | Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate |
1966-04-06
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1966-04-07 ⓘ |
| recordingStudio | EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
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Parlophone ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| side | side two of Revolver (UK LP) ⓘ |
| songwriterCredit | Lennon–McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tomorrow Never Knows (Bruce Springsteen song)
this entity surface form:
Tomorrow Never Knows (The Beatles song)