- Think for Yourself
Infobox Song
Name = Think for Yourself
Artist =The Beatles
Album =Rubber Soul
Released =3 December 1965
track_no = 5
Recorded =Abbey Road Studios 17 June ,12 October -11 November 1965
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:18
Writer =George Harrison
Label =EMI ,Parlophone , Capitol
Producer =George Martin
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album =Rubber Soul
Type = studio
Tracks = ;Side one
# "Drive My Car "
# "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) "
# "You Won't See Me "
# "Nowhere Man"
# "Think for Yourself"
# "The Word"
# "Michelle";Side two
# "What Goes On"
# "Girl"
# "I'm Looking Through You "
# "In My Life "
# "Wait"
# "If I Needed Someone "
# "Run for Your Life "Extra tracklisting
Album =Yellow Submarine Songtrack
Type = studio
prev_track = "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds "
prev_no = 6
this_track = "Think for Yourself"
track_no = 7
next_track = "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
next_no = 8"Think for Yourself" is a song by the 1960s rock group
The Beatles which first appeared on the 1965 album "Rubber Soul ". It is written and sung byGeorge Harrison and is a warning against listening to lies, unlike the misconception that the song is about his then-girlfriend (and later wife)Pattie Boyd . In his book "I Me Mine " he writes, "But all this time later, I don't quite recall who inspired that tune. Probably the government."The song is in a key of
G major .The song is a notable example of an early use of the
fuzzbox on an electric bass.Trivia
*The line "and you've got time to rectify" from a rehearsal take is featured in the film "Yellow Submarine", where it is used to revive Pepperland's mayor.
References
*Turner, Steve. "A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles' Song", Harper, New York: 1994, ISBN 0-06-095065-X
External links
* [http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/tfy.html Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Think For Yourself"]
* [http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/think-for-yourself/ The Beatles Bible: Think For Yourself]Personnel;Paul mcartney;Backing vocals, fuzz bassGeorge Harrisson;Lead vocals,guitarRingo Starr: Drums,percussionJohn Lennon;Backing vocals,Electric piano.
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