Recording
The song was recorded at Trident Studios in London on 28, 29 and 30 August 1968. The Beatles utilised state of the art eight-track recording equipment on the song. The basic track was finger picking guitar performed by John Lennon as well as George Harrison on the lead guitar, plus Paul McCartney playing the drums in place of Ringo Starr, who had temporarily left the band. The next day, McCartney performed and recorded the bass track and Lennon recorded additional layers to his vocals. Handclapping, tambourine and cowbell were then added by McCartney and Harrison. On the last day of the recording session, piano and flügelhorn tracks were recorded by McCartney.
The complete list of recording session personnel included:
- John Lennon – double-tracked vocal, backing vocal, acoustic guitar
- Paul McCartney – backing vocal, drums, bass, piano, flügelhorn, tambourine, cowbell, handclaps
- George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar
- Mal Evans – backing vocal, handclaps
- Jackie Lomax – backing vocal, handclaps
- John McCartney (Paul's cousin) – backing vocal, handclaps
On The Beatles album, the song was sequenced as the second track on side one, its introduction cross-faded with the sounds of a jet aircraft landing which conclude the opening track, "Back in the U.S.S.R."
The song was first played on the radio in November and December of that year.
In The Beatles: Rock Band, Starr appeared in this animated song clip.
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