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| "Paperback Writer" | ||||
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 US single sleeve | ||||
| Single by The Beatles | ||||
| B-side | "Rain" | |||
| Released | 30 May 1966 (US) 10 June 1966 (UK) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 13 & 14 April 1966 EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Hard rock,[1] power pop[2] | |||
| Length | 2:18 (stereo version) 2:26 (mono single version) | |||
| Label | Parlophone R5452 (UK) Capitol 5651 (US) | |||
| Writer(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA)[3] | |||
| The Beatles singles chronology | ||||
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"Paperback Writer" is a 1966 song recorded and released by the Beatles. Written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon[4] (credited to Lennon–McCartney), the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single. The single went to the number one spot in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, West Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Norway. On the US Billboard Hot 100, the song was at number one for two non-consecutive weeks, being interrupted by Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night".
"Paperback Writer" was the last new song by the Beatles to be featured on their final tour in 1966, and was the group's only US number one released that year.
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