Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)

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"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is a 1967 rock song by the Beatles that serves as the energetic, concept-establishing title track and opening theme of their landmark album of the same name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opening track
rock song
song
title track
album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album) NERFINISHED
artist The Beatles NERFINISHED
associatedAct Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (fictional band) NERFINISHED
chronology follows Revolver-era Beatles recordings
conceptRole introduces fictional band Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalSignificance helped establish the concept album format in rock
follows Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album) intro concept
genre psychedelic rock
rock
hasLiveVersion Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (live performances by Paul McCartney) NERFINISHED
hasVersion Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) NERFINISHED
includedIn The Beatles' live medley performances in late 1960s
instrumentation bass guitar
brass
drums
electric guitars
isTitleSharedWith Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film) NERFINISHED
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (soundtrack) NERFINISHED
language English
lyricalTheme presentation of a fictional band to an audience
notableFeature brass band-style horn arrangement
crossfade into With a Little Help from My Friends
crowd noise sound effects
openingTrackOf Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album) NERFINISHED
partOf Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album) NERFINISHED
performer The Beatles NERFINISHED
precedes With a Little Help from My Friends (song) NERFINISHED
producer George Martin NERFINISHED
recordedBy The Beatles NERFINISHED
recordLabel Capitol Records
Parlophone
releaseFormat album track
releaseYear 1967
songwritingCredits Lennon–McCartney NERFINISHED
studio EMI Studios, London NERFINISHED
tempo up-tempo
titleTrackOf Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album) NERFINISHED
vocalist George Harrison NERFINISHED
John Lennon NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
Ringo Starr NERFINISHED
writer John Lennon NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED

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With a Little Help from My Friends follows Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)
Fixing a Hole partOf Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) followsTrack Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)
this entity surface form: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) isRepriseOf Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) usesMotifsFrom Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)
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