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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
opening track
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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
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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
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brass ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitars ⓘ |
| isTitleSharedWith |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)
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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
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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
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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
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John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringo Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
John Lennon
NERFINISHED
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Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
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