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 | ||||
|
The Long And Winding Road Media
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.