Penny Lane

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

"Penny Lane" is a 1967 song by The Beatles and was released as a double A-side single to Strawberry Fields Forever. It went to number 1 in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States and went to number 2 in Ireland.

"Penny Lane"
Single by the Beatles
A-side"Strawberry Fields Forever" (double A-side)
Released13 February 1967 (1967-02-13)
Recorded29 December 1966 – 17 January 1967
StudioEMI, London
Genre
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin
The Beatles singles chronology
"Eleanor Rigby" / "Yellow Submarine"
(1966)
"Penny Lane" / "Strawberry Fields Forever"
(1967)
"All You Need Is Love"
(1967)
Promotional film
"Penny Lane" at YouTube

References change

  1. Ingham 2006, p. 195.
  2. Heylin 2007, p. 153.
  3. Philo 2015, p. 119.
  4. Willis 2014, p. 220.
  5. Courrier 2009, p. 157.