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| Single by the Beatles | ||||
| B-side | "She's a Woman" | |||
| Released | 23 November 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 18 October 1964 | |||
| Studio | EMI, London[1] | |||
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| Length | 2:25 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
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"I Feel Fine" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in November 1964 as the A-side of their eighth single. It was written by John Lennon[5] and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The recording includes one of the earliest uses of guitar feedback in popular music.
The single topped charts in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. In the UK, it was the fifth-highest-selling single of the 1960s.[6]
- ^ "1" Liner Notes by Mark Lewisohn
- ^ Frontani, Michael R. (2009). The Beatles: Image and the Media. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-60473-156-9.
- ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 617. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ Terence J. O'Grady (1 May 1983). The Beatles: A Musical Evolution. Twayne Publishers. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8057-9453-3.
Both "I Feel Fine" and "She's a Woman" are heavily rhythm and blues influenced pop-rock songs.
- ^ Miles 1997, p. 172.
- ^ "Ken Dodd 'third best-selling artist of 1960s'". BBC News. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.