The Long and Winding Road
"The Long and Winding Road" is a 1970 song by The Beatles and taken from their 12th and final album Let It Be. It went to number 1 in Canada and the United States, number 3 in New Zealand, number 5 in Italy, number 7 in Australia and Sweden and number 8 in Belgium and Switzerland.
| "The Long and Winding Road" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Beatles | ||||
| from Let It Be" | ||||
| B-side | "For You Blue" | |||
| Released | 11 May 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 26 January 1969; 1 April 1970 | |||
| Studio | Apple and EMI, London | |||
| Genre | Pop,[1] rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Spector | |||
| The Beatles US singles chronology | ||||
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The Long And Winding Road Media
- Crossaig north of Carradale on B842, Kintyre. - geograph.org.uk - 63443.jpg
Coastline of the Kintyre peninsula, where McCartney's farm High Park is situated. He said he drew inspiration from "the calm beauty of Scotland" when writing the song.
References
- ↑ Wright, Carole Ann (11 November 2009). "The Records, Day Four: 1968–1969" > "Let It Be". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ Wyman, Bill (7 June 2017). "All 213 Beatles Songs, Ranked from Worst to Best". Vulture. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
