The Inner Light
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"The Inner Light" is a 1968 Beatles song written by George Harrison, notable for its Indian classical instrumentation and lyrics inspired by Taoist philosophy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Inner Light canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSideOf | Lady Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresInstrumentation |
Indian classical ensemble
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harmonium ⓘ pakhavaj ⓘ sarod ⓘ shehnai ⓘ sitar ⓘ |
| firstReleaseFormat | B-side single ⓘ |
| genre |
Indian classical music
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Psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Yes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersionBy |
George Harrison
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Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
first Beatles single to feature lyrics inspired by Eastern philosophy
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minimal participation from other Beatles members ⓘ only Beatles single with lyrics based on Tao Te Ching ⓘ prominent use of Indian classical musicians ⓘ |
| includedInCompilation |
The Beatles 1967–1970
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The Beatles: Past Masters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Tao Te Ching
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Taoist philosophy ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| label |
Capitol Records
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Parlophone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | George Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 2:36 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
inner enlightenment
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non-attachment ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| partOf | The Beatles discography ⓘ |
| producer | George Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Northern Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
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EMI Studios, Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate |
1968-01-12
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1968-01-13 ⓘ 1968-01-18 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-03-15 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musicological analysis of East–West fusion in popular music ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| vocalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| vocalRecordingLocation | EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | George Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1968 ⓘ |
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Past Masters