Got to Get You into My Life

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles

"Got to Get You into My Life" is a 1966 song by The Beatles. It was taken from their seventh studio album Revolver. It went to number 1 in Canada, number 6 in the United Kingdom, number 7 in the United States and number 93 in Australia.

"Got to Get You into My Life"
Song by the Beatles
from the album Revolver
Released5 August 1966 (1966-08-05)
Recorded7 April & 17 June 1966
StudioEMI, London
Genre
Length
  • 2:27 (stereo version)
  • 2:35 (mono version)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin

Earth, Wind & Fire version

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"Got to Get You into My Life"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (soundtrack) and The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
B-side"I'll Write a Song for You"
Released14 July 1978 (1978-07-14)
Recorded1977
GenreRhythm and blues
Length4:03
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Magic Mind"
(1978)
"Got to Get You into My Life"
(1978)
"September"
(1978)

A cover version of Earth, Wind & Fire was released in July 1978 through Columbia Records. It was taken from the soundtrack to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and taken from their greatest hits album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1. It went to number 9 in the United States, number 20 in New Zealand and number 33 in the Netherlands and the United States. It won a Grammy Award and was also nominated for Grammy Award.

References

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  1. Kenneth Womack, Todd F. Davis (2006). Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, and the Fab Four. SUNY Press. p. 119. ISBN 0-7914-6716-3.
  2. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2 November 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 53. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. Sullivan, James (14 June 2013). "15 Songs You Didn't Know Were About Drugs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 July 2019.