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"When I Get Home"
Cover of the song's sheet music
Song by the Beatles
from the album A Hard Day's Night
Released	10 July 1964
Recorded	2 June 1964
Studio	EMI, London
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:18
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)	George Martin

"When I Get Home" is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and recorded by the English rock band the Beatles on 2 June 1964, during the last session for their third studio album A Hard Day's Night (1964). Its first US release was on the Something New LP.

Influenced somewhat by the Shirelles, "When I Get Home" is essentially a rock and roll number, but with unusual chord progressions. Lennon liked this particular ploy, and used it on many of his songs at the time.

Typical also of this period of the Beatles is the vocal leap into falsetto.

Recording

After completing "When I Get Home" in 11 takes, the Beatles finished recording another Lennon song, "Any Time At All", which they had started work on earlier that day. They also recorded Paul McCartney's "Things We Said Today" during the same session.

A mono mix was made on 4 June 1964, although this was replaced when new mono and stereo mixes were made on 22 June.

Cover versions

The band Yellow Matter Custard covered the song for their CD/DVD release One Night In New York City.

There have also been covers by The Rustix, Tony Visconti and Alejandro Escovedo.

Personnel

• John Lennon – lead vocal, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass, piano
• George Harrison – harmony vocal, lead guitar
• Ringo Starr – drums

Personnel per Ian MacDonald, except where noted.

Notes

1. ^ MacDonald 2005, pp. 121–122.
2. Lewisohn 1988, p. 201.
3. Harry 2000, p. 1144.
4. Lewisohn 1988, p. 44.
5. Lewisohn 1988, pp. 45–46.
6. Rybaczewski 2010.

References

• Harry, Bill (2000). The Beatles Encyclopedia: Revised and Updated. London: Virgin Publishing. ISBN 0-7535-0481-2.
• Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
• MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-84413-828-3.

• Rybaczewski, Dave (April 2, 2010). ""When I Get Home" by the Beatles. An in-depth analysis". Beatles Ebooks. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

External links

• Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "When I Get Home"

• The Beatles songs
• Song recordings produced by George Martin
• Songs written by Lennon–McCartney
• Songs published by Northern Songs
• 1964 songs