Golden Slumbers

"Golden Slumbers"
Song by the Beatles
from the album Abbey Road
Released26 September 1969
Recorded2–4, 30–31 July and 15 August 1969
StudioEMI, London
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length1:31
LabelApple Records
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin
Audio sample
"Golden Slumbers"

"Golden Slumbers" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. Written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney,[2][3] it is the sixth song of the album's climactic B-side medley. The song is followed by "Carry That Weight" and begins the progression that leads to the end of the album. The two songs were recorded together as a single piece,[4] and both contain strings and brass arranged and scored by producer George Martin.

  1. ^ Stuessy, Joe; David Lipscomb, Scott (2003). Rock and Roll - Its History and Stylistic Development. Prentice Hall. p. 144. ISBN 9780130993700.
  2. ^ Miles 1997, p. 557.
  3. ^ Sheff 2000, p. 203.
  4. ^ Lewisohn 1988, p. 178.