Yellow Submarine (song)
"Yellow Submarine" is a 1966 song by the Beatles. It is from their seventh studio album Revolver. It was issued as a double A-side single to "Eleanor Rigby". It was also used in the 1968 movie of the same name. It topped the single charts in Australia, Austria, Belgium, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany and the United Kingdom.
| "Yellow Submarine" | ||||
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| Single by the Beatles | ||||
| from Revolver" | ||||
| A-side | "Eleanor Rigby" (double A-side) | |||
| Released | 5 August 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 26 May and 1 June 1966 | |||
| Studio | EMI, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:38
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| Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
| The Beatles singles chronology | ||||
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| "Yellow Submarine" at YouTube | ||||
Yellow Submarine (song) Media
Capitol Records ad for the "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" single
Anti-Vietnam War protestors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The song resonated with the student protest movement in the US.
Tabs of the barbiturate Nembutal, nicknamed "yellow submarines"
The Yellow Submarine sculpture (1984)
References
- ↑ Plagenhoef, Scott (9 September 2009). "The Beatles: Revolver Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ Easlea, Daryl (2007). "The Beatles Revolver Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ Case 2010, p. 230: "the jaunty psychedelia of 'Yellow Submarine'".
