Help! (song)
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"Help!" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that served as the title song for the 1965 film and the band's accompanying soundtrack album. It was released as a single in July 1965, and was number one for three weeks in the United States and the United Kingdom.
"Help!" | ||||
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Single by the Beatles | ||||
from the album Help! | ||||
B-side | "I'm Down" | |||
Released |
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Recorded | 13 April 1965 (stereo version); 13 April and 24 May 1965 (mono version) | |||
Studio | EMI, London | |||
Genre | Folk rock[1] | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
The Beatles UK singles chronology | ||||
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The Beatles US singles chronology | ||||
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Promotional film | ||||
"Help!" on YouTube | ||||
Credited to Lennon–McCartney, "Help!" was written by John Lennon with some assistance from Paul McCartney. During an interview with Playboy in 1980, Lennon recounted: "The whole Beatles thing was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help".
It was ranked at number 29 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004 and 2010,[2] and then was re-ranked at number 447 in the 2021 list.[3]
In 2008, the 1965 Capitol Records recording of "Help!" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[4]