Because (The Beatles song)

"Because"
Song by The Beatles from the album Abbey Road
Released	26 September 1969
Recorded	1–5 August 1969, EMI Studios, London
Genre	Art rock
Length	2:45
Label	Apple Records
Writer	Lennon/McCartney
Producer	George Martin
Abbey Road track listing
17 songs Side one "Come Together" "Something" "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" "Oh! Darling" "Octopus's Garden" "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" Side two "Here Comes the Sun" "Because" "You Never Give Me Your Money" "Sun King" "Mean Mr. Mustard" "Polythene Pam" "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" "Golden Slumbers" "Carry That Weight" "The End" "Her Majesty"

"Because" is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and performed by The Beatles. It features a 3-part harmony vocal performance between Lennon, McCartney and George Harrison, overdubbed three times to make nine voices in all. "Because" appeared on the 1969 album Abbey Road.

Other websites

• Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
• MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised Edition ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-844-13828-3.
• Miles, Barry (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now. New York: Henry Holt & Company. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6.
• Pollack, Alan W. "Notes on "Because"". Notes on ... Series. http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/b4.shtml.
• Sheff, David (2000). All We Are Saying. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-25464-4.
• "Because". Snopes.com. 2009. http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/because.asp. Retrieved 6 June 2009.