Michelle (song)
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; performed by The Beatles
"Michelle" is a song by English rock band the Beatles. It was first released on the band's 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was mainly written by Paul McCartney, with some parts written by John Lennon.[3][4] It is a love ballad and some of the words are in French.[3]
| "Michelle" | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Beatles | |
| from the album Rubber Soul | |
| Released | 3 December 1965 |
| Recorded | 3 November 1965[1] |
| Studio | EMI, London |
| Genre | Pop[2] |
| Length | 2:40 |
| Label | Parlophone |
| Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney |
| Producer(s) | George Martin |
Personnel
changeAccording to Walter Everett:[5][nb 1]
- Paul McCartney – lead vocal, backing vocal, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
- John Lennon – backing vocal, classical guitar
- George Harrison – backing vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar
- Ringo Starr – drums
Notes
change- ↑ Alternatively to Everett's line-up, Ian MacDonald wrote that "Michelle" was "made in nine hours and seems to have been played mostly, if not entirely, by McCartney using overdubs". He speculated that McCartney might even have sung the backing vocals and played the drums.[6]
References
change- ↑ Sullivan 2017, p. 397.
- ↑ Hamelman, Steven L. (2004). But is it Garbage?: On Rock and Trash. University of Georgia Press. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-0-8203-2587-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Turner 2010, pp. 94.
- ↑ Sheff 2000, p. 137.
- ↑ Everett 2001, pp. 326–27.
- ↑ MacDonald 2005, pp. 174–75.
Sources
change- Sullivan, Steve (2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volumes 3 & 4. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5448-0.
- Turner, Steve (2010). A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song. New York, NY: Harper Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-06-084409-7.
- Sheff, David (2000) [1981]. All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-25464-4.
- Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514105-9.
- MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-84413-828-3.