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"'''Got to Get You into My Life'''" is a [[song]] with a marijuana theme, by [[the Beatles]], first released in 1966 on the album ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]''. It was written by [[Paul McCartney]], though officially credited to [[Lennon–McCartney]].{{sfn|Miles|1997|p=190}}{{sfn|Sheff|2000|p=181}} The song is a soulful [[Motown]] homage with colorful [[brass instrument]]ation,<ref>{{cite book|last=DeRogatis|first=Jim|authorlink=Jim DeRogatis|year=2003|publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]]|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=U7cQmRsLgN8C&pg=PA45#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Turn on Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock|page=45|isbn=0-634-05548-8}}</ref> and lyrics that suggest a [[psychedelic experience]].<ref name="Womack"/> A cover version by [[Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers]] peaked at number six in 1966 in the UK.{{sfn|Chart Stats|2009}} |
"'''Got to Get You into My Life'''" is a [[song]] with a marijuana theme, by [[the Beatles]], first released in 1966 on the album ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]''. It was written by [[Paul McCartney]], though officially credited to [[Lennon–McCartney]].{{sfn|Miles|1997|p=190}}{{sfn|Sheff|2000|p=181}} The song is a soulful [[Motown]] homage with colorful [[brass instrument]]ation,<ref>{{cite book|last=DeRogatis|first=Jim|authorlink=Jim DeRogatis|year=2003|publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]]|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=U7cQmRsLgN8C&pg=PA45#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Turn on Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock|page=45|isbn=0-634-05548-8}}</ref> and lyrics that suggest a [[psychedelic experience]] (inspired by the smoking of marijuana).<ref name="Womack"/> A cover version by [[Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers]] peaked at number six in 1966 in the UK.{{sfn|Chart Stats|2009}} |
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The Beatles' version was released in the United States as a [[Single (music)|single]] from the ''[[Rock 'n' Roll Music (The Beatles album)|Rock 'n' Roll Music]]'' [[compilation album]] in 1976, a decade after its initial release and six years after the Beatles split up. It reached number seven on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]],{{sfn|Wallgren|1982|p=106}} the Beatles' last top ten U.S. hit until their 1995 release "[[Free as a Bird]]". |
The Beatles' version was released in the United States as a [[Single (music)|single]] from the ''[[Rock 'n' Roll Music (The Beatles album)|Rock 'n' Roll Music]]'' [[compilation album]] in 1976, a decade after its initial release and six years after the Beatles split up. It reached number seven on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]],{{sfn|Wallgren|1982|p=106}} the Beatles' last top ten U.S. hit until their 1995 release "[[Free as a Bird]]". |
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"Got to Get You into My Life" is a song with a marijuana theme, by the Beatles, first released in 1966 on the album Revolver. It was written by Paul McCartney, though officially credited to Lennon–McCartney.[4][5] The song is a soulful Motown homage with colorful brass instrumentation,[6] and lyrics that suggest a psychedelic experience (inspired by the smoking of marijuana).[2] A cover version by Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers peaked at number six in 1966 in the UK.[7]
The Beatles' version was released in the United States as a single from the Rock 'n' Roll Music compilation album in 1976, a decade after its initial release and six years after the Beatles split up. It reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[8] the Beatles' last top ten U.S. hit until their 1995 release "Free as a Bird".
Composition and recording
Though officially credited to Lennon–McCartney, McCartney was primarily responsible for the writing of the song,[4][5] to which he also contributed lead vocals.[9] It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios between 7 April and 17 June 1966 and evolved considerably between the first takes and the final version released on album.[10] The song seems to have been hard to arrange until the soul-style horns, strongly reminiscent of the Stax' Memphis soul and Motown sound, were introduced. The brass was close-miked in the bells of the instruments then put through a limiter.[11] The percussion instrument most predominant is the overdubbed tambourine.
The song starts with a blaring brass fanfare, McCartney's vocals entering at 0:07. The chorus of the song appears at 1:04, with the song's title sung. The song then switches between a verse and the refrain. A short electric guitar solo that is nearly identical to the riff from "Paperback Writer" appears at 1:53 and at 2:10 the horn fanfare re-enters. The song closes with fading vocals of McCartney, much akin to the soul records of the time. The mono and stereo mixes of the recording feature different ad libs in the fade-out - the presence of a second vocal track is also more subtle for most of the mono version. Backing vocals were recorded early but later eliminated.
In Barry Miles' 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now, McCartney disclosed that the song was about marijuana.[4] "'Got to Get You into My Life' was one I wrote when I had first been introduced to pot ... So [it's] really a song about that, it's not to a person."[4] Many lyrics from the song suggest this: "I took a ride, I didn't know what I would find there / Another road where maybe I could see some other kind of mind there.",'"What can I do? What can I be? When I'm with you, I want to stay there / If I am true, I will never leave and if I do, I'll know the way there." "It's actually an ode to pot," McCartney explained, "like someone else might write an ode to chocolate or a good claret."[12]
Reception
Thomas Ward of Allmusic said, "McCartney's always been a great vocalist, and this is perhaps the best example of his singing on Revolver. One of the overlooked gems on the album."[13] When asked about the song in his 1980 Playboy interview, John Lennon said, "Paul's again. I think that was one of his best songs, too."[5]
Chart performance
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 7 |
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – double-tracked lead vocal, bass
- John Lennon – rhythm guitar, organ
- George Harrison – lead guitar
- Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine
- Eddie Thornton – trumpet
- Ian Hamer – trumpet
- Les Condon – trumpet
- Alan Branscombe – tenor saxophone
- Peter Coe – tenor saxophone
- Personnel per Ian MacDonald; MacDonald was unsure if Lennon played the rhythm guitar part.[9]
Earth, Wind & Fire version
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B-side | "I'll Write a Song for You" |
Earth, Wind & Fire covered the song for the 1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band soundtrack. They released it as a single and included it on their album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1. Their version reached number 1 on the Soul singles chart and number nine on the Hot 100 singles chart.[14] In the autumn of 1978 it reached number 33 in the BBC Top 75 singles chart recorded on CBS records CBS 6553.
The song won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) and also garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[15]
Reception
"Got to Get You into My Life" sold over one million copies, enough for the RIAA to certify it gold.
Chart performance
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 9 |
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[14] | 1 |
Cover versions
- Canadian rock band Stitch in Tyme covered this song in 1967 (released as a single on Yorkville Records and Arc Records).
- Chicago performed this song live on tour in the 1970s as an encore with Peter Cetera on vocals.
- Ali Campbell covered the song on his 2010 album Great British Songs.
- Australian rock band Koritni covered the song on their debut album Lady Luck, released in 2007.
- Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) and Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) performed this song in Glee's fifth-season premiere episode "Love Love Love" in 2013.
Other versions
- Johnny Hallyday with a French version "Je veux te graver dans ma vie" (1966).
- Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers
- The Four Tops on the album "Soul Spin"
- Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Diana Ross & The Supremes
- Earth, Wind & Fire (see above)
- Thelma Houston with Pressure Cooker
- Syesha Mercado of American Idol
- Courtney Murphy of Australian Idol
- Matt Corby of Australian Idol
- Daniel Johnston
- Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs from the soundtrack of the movie Imagine That
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Jazz Detectives
- Joe Pesci on the album "Vegas Goodfellas"
- The Baby Dolls (Hollywood Records 1111) US 7" single
- Chris Clark (Motown Records)
- Groove for Thought on the album Inspired (2012)
Notes
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2 November 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 53. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ RIAA 2009a.
- ^ a b c d Miles 1997, p. 190.
- ^ a b c Sheff 2000, p. 181.
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim (2003). Turn on Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 45. ISBN 0-634-05548-8.
- ^ Chart Stats 2009.
- ^ a b Wallgren 1982, p. 106.
- ^ a b MacDonald 2005, p. 193.
- ^ Lewisohn 1988, pp. 72–83.
- ^ Morin 1998.
- ^ "50 - 'Got to Get You Into My Life'". 100 Greatest Beatles Song. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Ward 2009.
- ^ a b c Allmusic 2009.
- ^ The Official Earth, Wind & Fire Website 2009.
References
- "Got to Get You into My Life". Allmusic. 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- "Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers - Got To Get You Into My Life". Chart Stats. 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
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(help) - 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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(help) - Miles, Barry (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now. New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6.
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(help) - Morin, Cari (1998). The Evolution of Beatles' Recording Technology.
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(help) - "RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - The Beatles Gold Singles". RIAA. 2009a. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- "RIAA Certification for Got to Get You into My Life". RIAA. 2009b. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- Sheff, David (2000). All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-25464-4.
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(help) - Wallgren, Mark (1982). The Beatles on Record. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-45682-2.
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(help) - Ward, Thomas (2009). "Review of "Got to Get You into My Life"". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
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(help) - "Earth, Wind & Fire - Awards". The Official Earth, Wind & Fire Website. 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- Pollack, Alan W (29 August 1999). "Notes on "Got to Get You into My Life"".
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