All Together Now (Beatles song)

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"All Together Now"
1972 German picture sleeve
Song by the Beatles
from the album Yellow Submarine
Released
  • 13 January 1969 (1969-01-13) (US)
  • 17 January 1969 (UK)
Recorded12 May 1967
StudioEMI, London
Genre
Length2:10
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin

"All Together Now" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles written primarily by Paul McCartney[1][3] and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was recorded during the band's Magical Mystery Tour period, but remained unreleased until it was included on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack.[4] It was released as a single in 1972 in European countries such as France and Germany, backed by "Hey Bulldog".

Background

McCartney described the song as a children's sing-along with the title phrase inspired by the music hall tradition of asking the audience to join in.[1] He also described a "subcurrent" in the song, a dual-meaning where "we are all together now.”[1] According to music critic Tom Maginnis of AllMusic, McCartney created the song "to match the same light-hearted spirit" of "Yellow Submarine".[5]

Recording

The track was recorded on 12 May 1967 at

recording engineer Geoff Emerick in charge of the control room.[6] The song took less than six hours to record and was recorded in nine takes, the last of which was selected for overdubs.[6]

Personnel
Personnel according to Ian MacDonald[4]

Mark Lewisohn reported that the "party-style" backing vocals were provided by "whoever happened to be around".[6]

Appearances and performances

"All Together Now" appears in an animated sequence in the film Yellow Submarine, and is also introduced by the Beatles themselves in a final live-action scene of the film. During the latter scene, translations of "All Together Now" into various languages appear written on-screen.

Paul McCartney performed the song live for the first time by any Beatle on 4 May 2013 at the Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He subsequently played it throughout his 2013–15 Out There tour.

Charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Sweden (Tio i Topp)[7] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 16

Cover versions

"All Together Now" has been covered by various artists. Versions intended for children have been released by the Sugarbeats,[9] the Bingo Kids,[10] the Muppets and others.[11][12]

OutKast covered the song for a Nike commercial that ran during the 2010 NBA Finals. The song was released on digital streaming platforms in 2010 via Arista Records,[13] and received a 5,000-copy limited release on a seven-inch record single on 22 April 2017 via Legacy Recordings for Record Store Day.[14]

In May 2020, singer

Messenger Rooms product.[15]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Miles, Barry (1998). Many Years From Now. Vintage Books. p. 481.
  2. ^ Halpin, Brooke (2018). Experiencing the Beatles: A Listener's Companion. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 126.
  3. ^ Sheff 2000, p. 201.
  4. ^ a b c MacDonald 2005, p. 259.
  5. ^ Maginnis 2009.
  6. ^ a b c Lewisohn 1988, p. 112.
  7. ISBN 919727125X
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  8. ^ "The Beatles – All Together Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  9. ^ Phares 2009a.
  10. ^ Allmusic 2009a.
  11. ^ Phares 2009b.
  12. ^ Allmusic 2009b.
  13. ^ "All Together Now". spotify.com. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  14. ^ "André 3000 Releasing Beatles Cover on New 7" - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  15. ^ David Griner (19 May 2020). "Lizzo Covers The Beatles for Facebook's Ad Launching Messenger Rooms". AdWeek. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

References

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