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A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles · 1964 · Track 11
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Duración2:16
ÁlbumA Hard Day's Night
Año1964
ISRCGBAYE0601448
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The story behind
When you dive into *When I Get Home*, you encounter a piece that, while rooted in rock and roll, has harmonic twists that make it special. It's as if John Lennon played with expectations, creating uncommon progressions for the time, something he himself enjoyed and applied in many of his compositions from that period. Added to this is that vocal break into falsetto, a distinctive mark of The Beatles in those years. Critic Allan Kozinn described it as a track with soul undertones, where the singer expresses his impatience to reunite with his beloved, but with a subtle hint that perhaps there's more at stake, as he himself sings: "I don't have to be here with you," then adding after a significant pause: "this way."
This song was recorded on June 2, 1964, at EMI Studios in London, as part of the final sessions for The Beatles' third studio album, *A Hard Day's Night*. It was an intense moment, as after completing *When I Get Home* in eleven takes, the band dedicated themselves to recording *Any Time at All*, another track by Lennon they had started that same day, and also *Things We Said Today* by Paul McCartney. The album, released on July 10, 1964, became a resounding success, reaching number one and dethroning the group's previous record. *A Hard Day's Night* marked a milestone as the first The Beatles album composed entirely of original material, with all songs credited to Lennon-McCartney. The initial mono mix was done on June 4, 1964, but was later replaced by new mono and stereo versions on June 22. The track, with a duration of 2:18, was produced by George Martin and released under the Parlophone label.