Nowhere Man (song)
"Nowhere Man" is a song by English rock band the Beatles. It was first released on the Parlophone version of the band's 1965 album Rubber Soul.[2] It was released in North America as a single in 1966. It was also later released on the North American album Yesterday and Today. The song was written by John Lennon, but listed as Lennon-McCartney. It was one of the first Beatles songs that were not about romance or love.[3] John Lennon wrote the song about himself.
| "Nowhere Man" | ||||
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| Single by the Beatles | ||||
| from " | ||||
| B-side | "What Goes On" | |||
| Released |
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| Recorded | 21–22 October 1965 | |||
| Studio | EMI, London | |||
| Genre | Folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
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Personnel
According to Ian MacDonald, the line-up on the Beatles' recording was:[4]
- John Lennon – double-tracked vocals, acoustic guitar, lead guitar
- Paul McCartney – bass guitar, harmony vocal
- George Harrison – lead guitar, harmony vocal
- Ringo Starr – drums
References
- ↑ Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Nowhere Man"
- ↑ Gilliland 1969, show 35.
- ↑ Unterberger 2009.
- ↑ MacDonald 2005, p. 172.
Sources
- Gilliland, John (1969). "The Rubberization of Soul: The great pop music renaissance". Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu.
- Unterberger, Richie (2009). "Rubber Soul [UK]". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-84413-828-3.