music.wikisort.org - Composition"If I Fell" is a song by English rock band the Beatles which first appeared in 1964 on the album A Hard Day's Night in the United Kingdom and United States, and on the North American album Something New. It was written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. "That's my first attempt at a ballad proper. ... It shows that I wrote sentimental love ballads way back when", Lennon stated in his 1980 Playboy interview. Paul McCartney stated that he contributed to the song: "We wrote 'If I Fell' together."
1964 single by the Beatles
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A-side | "And I Love Her" |
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Released | 20 July 1964 (1964-07-20) |
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Recorded | 27 February 1964 |
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Studio | EMI, London |
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Genre | Pop |
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Length | 2:22 |
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Label | Capitol (US) |
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Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney |
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Producer(s) | George Martin |
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Structure
The song opens with an unrepeated introductory section sung by Lennon, followed by a standard "Tin Pan Alley" AABA form. Each verse preceding the B section (a.k.a. bridge or middle eight) has a slightly different ending, which creates a seamless transition between the two. The remainder of the song uses a two-part harmony, with Lennon singing the lower notes while McCartney sings the higher ones. It features Lennon's intricate chord changes: the key changes from E flat minor to D major at the end of the introduction, which is played with a series of descending barre chords; the rest of the composition uses mainly open chords, including an unusual D ninth dominant.
Lennon and McCartney shared a single microphone "for their Everly Brothers-like close harmonies".[5]
Like much of the Beatles' early work, the song was released in two different mixes for mono and stereo. Lennon's opening vocal is single-tracked in mono but double-tracked in the stereo mix.
"If I Fell" was a part of the Beatles repertoire during their US and Canadian tour in 1964. The group typically performed the song faster than the studio version, and Lennon and McCartney often sang it with barely suppressed laughter. On more than one occasion it was introduced as "If I Fell Over".
Single releases
"If I Fell" was released as the B-side of the US single "And I Love Her" on Capitol 5235. As the B-side, it reached number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] It reached number 28 in Canada.[8] The song was also released as a single in Norway, where it reached number one.
In the UK, it was released on 4 December 1964 as the A-side of a single (b/w "Tell Me Why") on Parlophone DP 562. The single was intended for export, but some retailers sold it in the UK anyway.[10] It did not chart there and is generally not considered an "official" UK single.
Personnel
According to Ian MacDonald, except where noted:
Notes
References
- Compton, Todd (2017). Who Wrote the Beatle Songs? A History of Lennon-McCartney. Pahreah Press. ISBN 978-0-9988997-0-1.
- Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514105-4.
- Fontenont, Robert (2008). "If I Fell". About.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- MacDonald, Ian (2007). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Third ed.). Chicago: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-55652-733-3.
- Miles, Barry (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now. New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6.
- "TOPP 20 SINGLE UKE 49, 1964". VG-lista. 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- "BBC Four Programmes - ...Sings The Beatles". BBC. 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- Ingham, Chris (2003). The Rough Guide to the Beatles. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-84353-140-2.
- Winn, John C. (2008). Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume One, 1957–1965. New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-45157-6.
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На других языках
[de] If I Fell
If I Fell (englisch sinngemäß für „Wenn ich mich verliebte“) ist ein Lied der britischen Band The Beatles, das 1964 auf ihrem dritten Album A Hard Day’s Night veröffentlicht wurde. Komponiert wurde es von John Lennon und Paul McCartney und unter der Autorenangabe Lennon/McCartney veröffentlicht.
- [en] If I Fell
[es] If I Fell
«If I Fell» es una canción de The Beatles publicada en 1964 en el álbum británico A Hard Day's Night y en el álbum estadounidense Something New. Se publicó, asimismo, como lado B del sencillo «And I Love Her» en los Estados Unidos. También formó parte de la banda sonora publicada en Estados Unidos de la película A Hard Day's Night, protagonizada por la banda en 1964. La canción fue escrita principalmente por John Lennon, y acreditada a la dupla Lennon/McCartney.
[ru] If I Fell
«If I Fell (In Love with You)» (с англ. — «Если я влюблюсь в тебя») — песня английской рок-группы The Beatles, вошедшая в альбом 1964 года A Hard Day’s Night и в американский сборник Something New. Песня написана Джоном Ленноном при участии Пола Маккартни[3]. В Великобритании сингл с песней вышел 4 декабря 1964 года[4]. В США песню издали на оборотной стороне сингла «And I Love Her». Также сингл с песней вышел в Норвегии, где занял первое место в чартах[4].
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