Things We Said Today

"Things We Said Today"
UK single B-side label
Single by the Beatles
from the album A Hard Day's Night
A-side	"A Hard Day's Night"
Released	10 July 1964 (1964-07-10)
Recorded	2–3 June 1964
Studio	EMI, London
Genre	Rock
Length	2:38
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)	George Martin
The Beatles UK singles chronology
"Ain't She Sweet" (1964) "A Hard Day's Night" / "Things We Said Today" (1964) "I Feel Fine" / "She's A Woman" (1964)

"Things We Said Today" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released in July 1964 as the B-side to the single "A Hard Day's Night" and on their album of the same name, except in North America, where it appeared on the album Something New. The band recorded the song twice for BBC Radio and regularly performed an abbreviated version during their 1964 North American tour.

McCartney wrote the song while holidaying in the United States Virgin Islands with his girlfriend, actress Jane Asher. The lyrics address the singer's love for a girl despite the distance between them. McCartney later described the song as exhibiting "future nostalgia", being "nostalgic about the moment we're living in now."^[1] The music is melodically complex, using chords more typical of classical music and jazz than pop music. Between verses, it changes between major and minor keys, while the lyrics shift between the first and third person, and between the future and present tense.

"Things We Said Today" has received a favourable response from several music critics. Some reviewers said the song is more like John Lennon's style than McCartney's, with others comparing its mood to Lennon's "I'll Be Back". The song has been interpreted as relating to difficulties in McCartney's relationship with Asher, caused partly by their pursuits of different careers.