The Long and Winding Road

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney

"The Long and Winding Road" is a 1970 song by The Beatles and taken from their 12th and final album Let It Be. It went to number 1 in Canada and the United States, number 3 in New Zealand, number 5 in Italy, number 7 in Australia and Sweden and number 8 in Belgium and Switzerland.

"The Long and Winding Road"
Single by the Beatles
from the album Let It Be
B-side"For You Blue"
Released11 May 1970
Recorded26 January 1969; 1 April 1970
StudioApple and EMI, London
GenrePop,[1] rock[2]
Length3:40
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)Phil Spector
The Beatles US singles chronology
"Let It Be"
(1970)
"The Long and Winding Road"
(1970)
"Got to Get You into My Life"
(1976)

References change

  1. Wright, Carole Ann (11 November 2009). "The Records, Day Four: 1968–1969" > "Let It Be". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. Wyman, Bill (7 June 2017). "All 213 Beatles Songs, Ranked from Worst to Best". Vulture. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2018.