Come and Get It (Badfinger song)
"Come and Get It" | ||||
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Single by Badfinger | ||||
from the album Magic Christian Music | ||||
B-side | "Rock of All Ages" | |||
Released | 5 December 1969 | |||
Recorded | 2 August 1969 | |||
Genre | Power pop[1] | |||
Length | 2:22 | |||
Label | Apple | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
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"Come and Get It" is a song composed by English singer-songwriter
The Beatles (Paul McCartney) version
"Come and Get It" | |
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Song by the Beatles | |
from the album Anthology 3 | |
Released | 28 October 1996 |
Recorded | 24 July 1969 |
Studio | EMI Studios, London |
Genre | Rock, pop |
Length | 2:30 |
Label | Apple |
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney |
Producer(s) | George Martin |
In his book
Badfinger version
On 2 August 1969, McCartney produced the studio version at EMI (Abbey Road) Studios by the Apple band Badfinger (then called the Iveys) telling them, "Okay, it's got to be exactly like this demo." His "carrot" for the band was his offer to produce this song and two other Iveys' originals for the movie The Magic Christian, since he had a contract to supply three songs for it. The band followed his instructions.[4]
McCartney auditioned each of the four Iveys to sing lead on "Come and Get It". Ultimately, he picked Tom Evans over the other three band members, Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, and Mike Gibbins.
The single was released on Apple Records on 5 December 1969 in the UK, but not until 12 January 1970 in the US.[5] "Come and Get It" was a hit single for the band, peaking at number 7 in the United States,[6] and number 4 in the United Kingdom.[7] It was the opening theme for the film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr (it was also repeated during the movie's closing credits, with an additional string arrangement added). The UK picture sleeve for the single shows a kaleidoscopic montage of all four members of Badfinger that appear on the song, although bassist Ron Griffiths left the band before the single was released.
Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci and Classic Rock History critic Janey Robert both rated "Come and Get It" as Badfinger's greatest song.
In 1978 a re-formed version of Badfinger re-recorded "Come and Get It" for K-tel Records, with Evans again singing lead. This served to provide a demo recording to give to Elektra Records, and resulted in the Airwaves album in 1979.
Personnel
The Beatles (Paul McCartney) version
- Paul McCartney – double-tracked lead vocals, piano, maracas, drums, bass[13][14]
Badfinger version
- Tom Evans – lead vocals, maracas
- Pete Ham – backing vocals, piano
- Ron Griffiths – backing vocals, bass guitar
- Mike Gibbins – drums
- Paul McCartney – tambourine, production
- Tony Clark – engineer
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Hanson, William (1998). "Badfinger/Joey Molland". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 65.
- ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
- ^ "The Unheard 'Abbey Road': An Exclusive Preview of Beatles' Expanded Final Masterpiece". Rolling Stone. 8 August 2019.
- ^ The Beatles Anthology, p. 289
- ISBN 0-345-25680-8.
- ^ "allmusic – Badfinger – Billboard singles". Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – Badfinger – Come And Get It". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 24 January 1970. p. 34. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. 24 January 1970. p. 79. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ a b Gallucci, Michael (26 April 2013). "Top 10 Badfinger Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ a b Roberts, Janey (6 September 2019). "Top 10 Badfinger songs". Classic Rock History. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Hughes, Rob (26 June 2016). "The top 10 best Badfinger songs". Classic Rock. Louder Sound. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Come And Get It". beatlesbible.com. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "The Beatles Rarity » Beatles Rarity of the Week – "Come and Get It" (True stereo demo, 1969)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Songs from the Year 1972". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Come and Get It". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand – search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1970". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links
- Badfinger – "Come and Get It" on YouTube, appearing on Beat-Club(28 February 1970)