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Let It Be
The Beatles · 1970 · Track 12
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Duración3:09
ÁlbumLet It Be
Año1970
ISRCGBAYE0601719
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The story behind
The story behind Get Back is fascinating for how each step of its creation was documented. What began as an improvisation without a clear direction on January 7, 1969, during rehearsals at Twickenham studios, ended up becoming one of The Beatles' most recognized songs. Paul McCartney found the rhythmic and harmonic foundation on his bass and began to sketch out the lyrics, borrowing a phrase from Sour Milk Sea, a song he had worked on with Jackie Lomax. By January 9, he already had a more defined version, including the "Sweet Loretta" verse, which was very close to the final form. McCartney himself described how the idea came out of nowhere in the studio, and that they recorded it at Apple Studios to shape it. It is interesting to note that the version that appears on the album Let It Be, released in 1970, includes a twenty-second conversation between Lennon and McCartney at the beginning, and the end of the concert on the rooftop of Apple Studios.
This song was released as a single on April 11, 1969, credited to The Beatles with Billy Preston, being one of the few cases where another artist appeared in the credits at the band's request. It was the first time The Beatles released a single in true stereo sound in the United States. The single version reached number one in places like the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and Germany, among others. The recording took place between January 27 and 28, 1969, at Apple studios in London. The producer of the single was Glyn Johns along with George Martin, while Phil Spector was responsible for the album version. The song, with its rock and roll energy and blues touches, became the closing track of the album Let It Be, the band's last studio album, which went on sale shortly after their official breakup.