"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1974 on Apple Records, catalogue number Apple 1874 in the United States and Apple R5998 in the United Kingdom.[5] In the U.S. it peaked at No. 1 on all three record charts: Billboard Hot 100, Cashbox, and Record World,[6] and at No. 36 in the UK.[5][7] It was the lead single for Lennon's album Walls and Bridges; in the UK the single was released on the same day as the album. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" was Lennon's only solo No. 1 single in the United States during his lifetime,[8] making him the last member of the Beatles to finally reach the top of the charts.[9][10][11] In Canada, the single spent two weeks at No. 2, and became the 30th biggest hit of 1974.[12]
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^Blaney, John (2005). John Lennon: Listen to This Book (illustrated ed.). [S.l.]: Paper Jukebox. p. 326. ISBN978-0-9544528-1-0.
^"Record World"(PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 16 November 1974. Retrieved 14 March 2022.