When_I_Get_Home

When I Get Home

When I Get Home

1964 song by the Beatles

For the 1965 Bobby Darin song, see Bobby Darin. For the Solange Knowles album, see When I Get Home (album).

"When I Get Home" is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and recorded by the English rock band the Beatles on 2 June 1964, during the last session for their third studio album A Hard Day's Night (1964).[1] Its first US release was on the Something New LP.[2]

Quick Facts Song by the Beatles, from the album A Hard Day's Night ...

Influenced somewhat by the Shirelles,[3] "When I Get Home" is essentially a rock and roll number, but with unusual chord progressions. Lennon liked this particular ploy, and used it on many of his songs at the time.

Typical also of this period of the Beatles is the vocal leap into falsetto.

Recording

After completing "When I Get Home" in 11 takes, the Beatles finished recording another Lennon song, "Any Time At All", which they had started work on earlier that day. They also recorded Paul McCartney's "Things We Said Today" during the same session.[4]

A mono mix was made on 4 June 1964, although this was replaced when new mono and stereo mixes were made on 22 June.[5]

Cover versions

The band Yellow Matter Custard covered the song for their CD/DVD release One Night In New York City.

There have also been covers by The Rustix, Tony Visconti and Alejandro Escovedo.

Personnel

Personnel per Ian MacDonald,[1] except where noted.

Notes

  1. [1]
    MacDonald 2005, pp. 121–122.
  2. [2]
    Lewisohn 1988, p. 201.
  3. [3]
    Harry 2000, p. 1144.
  4. [4]
    Lewisohn 1988, p. 44.
  5. [5]
    Lewisohn 1988, pp. 45–46.
  6. [6]
    Rybaczewski 2010.

References

  • Harry, Bill (2000). The Beatles Encyclopedia: Revised and Updated. London: Virgin Publishing. ISBN 0-7535-0481-2.
  • Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
  • MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-84413-828-3.
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