Yesterday
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"Yesterday" is a 1965 Beatles ballad, primarily written by Paul McCartney, renowned for its melancholic melody and string quartet arrangement and considered one of the most covered songs in popular music history.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballad
→
song → |
| album | Help! NERFINISHED → |
| appearsOnAlbum | Help! NERFINISHED → |
| arranger | George Martin NERFINISHED → |
| artist | The Beatles NERFINISHED → |
| bandMemberOnRecording |
George Harrison
NERFINISHED
→
John Lennon NERFINISHED → Paul McCartney NERFINISHED → Ringo Starr NERFINISHED → |
| bSideOf | Act Naturally NERFINISHED → |
| composer | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom → |
| creditedWriter | Lennon–McCartney NERFINISHED → |
| era | 1960s → |
| featuresInstrument |
acoustic guitar
→
string quartet → |
| genre |
baroque pop
→
pop → soft rock → |
| includedIn | The Beatles Anthology 2 NERFINISHED → |
| key | F major → |
| language | English → |
| leadArtist | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED → |
| leadVocal | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED → |
| length | 2:05 → |
| lyricist | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED → |
| notableFor |
being one of the most covered songs in popular music history
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melancholic melody → string quartet arrangement → |
| performer | The Beatles NERFINISHED → |
| performerNationality | British → |
| producer | George Martin NERFINISHED → |
| rankedOn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED → |
| recordedAt | EMI Studios, London NERFINISHED → |
| recordedBy | The Beatles NERFINISHED → |
| recordingDate | 1965-06-14 → |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
NERFINISHED
→
Parlophone NERFINISHED → |
| releaseDate | 1965-08-06 → |
| releaseYear | 1965 → |
| singleFrom | Help! → |
| tempo | slow → |
| theme |
lost love
→
nostalgia → |
| timeSignature | 4/4 → |
| vocalist | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED → |
| writer | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED → |
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