Get Back
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"Get Back" is a 1969 rock song by the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney, known for its raw, live-in-studio sound and for topping charts worldwide.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Get Back (The Beatles, partly improvised around similar groove/lyrics in some performances) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFilm |
Let It Be (1970 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Beatles: Get Back (2021 documentary series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Don’t Let Me Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralianKentMusicReport | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadianRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionDutchTop40 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIrishSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNorwegianSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwissSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creditedWriter | Lennon–McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | Glyn Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusician | Billy Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
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rock ⓘ |
| hasAlternateVersion |
album mix on Let It Be
ⓘ
single mix with coda ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | 1969 Apple Corps rooftop concert ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | footage from rooftop concert ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
live-in-studio recording
ⓘ
rooftop performance version ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ electric piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 3:09 ⓘ |
| lyricalCharacter |
Jojo
NERFINISHED
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Loretta Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme | satirical commentary on social attitudes ⓘ |
| mixEngineer | Glyn Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mixingLocation | Olympic Studios, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalIntendedAlbum | Get Back (unreleased album project) ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch vinyl single ⓘ |
| partOf | Let It Be (album) – later album version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate |
1969-01-27
ⓘ
1969-01-28 ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | Apple Studio, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Apple Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1969-04-11 ⓘ |
| writer |
John Lennon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Beatles 1
subject surface form:
Past Masters
this entity surface form:
Get Back (The Beatles, partly improvised around similar groove/lyrics in some performances)