- Hey Jude
] While the record was certified gold the day before it entered the U.S. charts, it took almost thirty years to be certified platinum, on 17 February 1999.
Critical reception
Upon the release of the "Hey Jude" single, "Time" contrasted it with its B-side "Revolution". "Time" wrote, "The other side of the new disk urges activism of a different sort" as McCartney "liltingly exhorts a friend to overcome his fears and commit himself in love." Music analyst Alan Pollack praised "Hey Jude" saying, "it's such a good illustration of two compositional lessons—how to fill a large canvas with simple means, and how to use diverse elements such as harmony, bassline, and orchestration to articulate form and contrast." He also said it is unusual for a long song because it uses a "binary form that combines a fully developed, hymn-like song together with an extended, mantra-like jam on a simple chord progression."] "
Charts
Notes
External links
* [http://www.chrishunt.biz/features01.html The Hey Jude Story] The Hey Jude Story by
Chris Hunt , published in "Mojo Beatles Special", 2003
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
