Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
The Beatles' next-to-last single: a hymn on one side and a comedy chant from 1967 on the other.
The Beatles, 1970
- Released
- March 6, 1970 (UK); March 11, 1970 (US)
- Recorded
- 1967 to 1969
- Studio
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
- Label
- Apple
- Producer
- George Martin
- Length
- 8:09
- Type
- single
The single paired the Let It Be single version, 3:50, with You Know My Name (Look Up the Number), 4:19 to 4:21 depending on the source. Both sides were produced by George Martin and released on Apple. The B-side is also on Past Masters, Volume Two, the 1988 CD compiled by Mark Lewisohn, which gathers the Beatles' singles-era tracks from 1965 to 1970 that are not on the twelve original UK albums; it carries it as track 15 at 4:19 and runs 51:01 in all. Past Masters reached number 46 in the UK and 121 on the Billboard 200 and is certified gold in the UK and platinum in the US.
Track listing
- Let It Be (single version)3:50
- You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)4:19
Personnel
- John Lennon vocals, guitar, maracas, sound effects
- Paul McCartney vocals, piano, bass, handclaps, sound effects
- George Harrison lead guitar, vibraphone
- Ringo Starr drums, timbales, bongos
- Brian Jones alto saxophone (June 8, 1967)
- Mal Evans sound effects (1969)
More from The Beatles
With the Beatles (1963), Please Please Me (1963), A Hard Day's Night (1964), Beatles for Sale (1964), Rubber Soul (1965), Help! (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), The Beatles (The White Album) (1968), Abbey Road (1969), Let It Be (1970)
Where to go next
Reference
- Let It Be (song) The A-side.
- Past Masters The compilation that carries both sides.
Sources
- Past Masters, Wikipedia
- Let It Be (song), Wikipedia