It Won't Be Long

"It Won't Be Long"
The German single release of the song, backed with "Devil in Her Heart"
Song by the Beatles
from the album With the Beatles
PublishedNorthern Songs
Released22 November 1963
Recorded30 July 1963
StudioEMI, London
GenreMerseybeat, rock
Length2:13
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin

"It Won't Be Long" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released as the opening track on their second UK album With the Beatles (1963), and was the first original song recorded for it.[1] Although credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was primarily a composition by John Lennon, with Paul McCartney assisting with the lyrics and arrangement.[2]

  1. ^ Lewisohn 1988, p. 34.
  2. ^ Miles 1998, p. 152.