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"Something" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was written by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist, and is widely viewed by music historians as having marked his ascendancy as a composer to the level of the Beatles' principal songwriters, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Two weeks after the album's release, the song was issued on a double A-side single, coupled with "Come Together", making it the first Harrison composition to become a Beatles A-side. The pairing was also the first time in the United Kingdom that the Beatles issued a single containing tracks already available on an album. While the single's commercial performance was lessened by this, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States as well as charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and West Germany, and peaked at number 4 in the UK. "Something" is described as a love song to Pattie Boyd, Harrison's first wife, although Harrison offered alternative sources of inspiration in later interviews. Due to the difficulty he faced in getting more than two of his compositions onto each Beatles album, Harrison first offered the song to Joe Cocker. As recorded by the Beatles, the track features a guitar solo that several music critics identify among Harrison's finest playing. The song also drew praise from the other Beatles and their producer, George Martin, with Lennon stating that it was the best song on Abbey Road. The promotional film for the single combined footage of each of the Beatles with his respective wife, reflecting the estrangement in the band during the months preceding their break-up in April 1970. Harrison subsequently performed the song at his Concert for Bangladesh shows in 1971 and throughout the two tours he made as a solo artist. 


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1969
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Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how

Somewhere in her smile she knows
That I don't need no other lover
Something in her style that shows me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how

You're asking me will my love grow
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around and it may show
I don't know, I don't know

Something in the way she knows
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. They became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the history of popular music. Their best-known lineup consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Rooted in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll, they later utilised several genres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic rock, often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as their songwriting grew in sophistication, they came to be perceived by many fans and cultural observers as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the era's sociocultural revolutions. more »

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Written by: George Harrison

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George Harrison Facts
1. "Something" was written by George Harrison, the lead guitarist of the Beatles. It was featured on their 1969 album, "Abbey Road". 2. The song was also the first time a Harrison's track was released as the A-Side single. 3. George Harrison acknowledged in an interview that he drew part of his inspiration for "Something" from a song by James Taylor, who was also signed to Apple Records, titled "Something in the Way She Moves". 4. "Something" is often hailed as one of the greatest love songs ever written. However, Harrison claimed it wasn't inspired by a single woman, but rather, referred to a "divine" kind of love.
Peggy Lee Facts
5. Peggy Lee, an iconic jazz and popular music singer, covered "Something" in 1970, a year after it was released by the Beatles. 6. Her rendition became a top 20 hit in the UK charts. 7. Lee's rendition of "Something" was so impactful that it was included in her "Greatest Hits" album, which was released in 2000.
The Beatles Facts
8. "Something" is the second most covered Beatles song, with over 150 recorded versions by different artists, the first being “Yesterday”. 9. Even though the song is primarily a George Harrison composition, all four members of the Beatles participated in the recording. 10. The song was recorded at Abbey Road studios during the sessions for the "Abbey Road" album, between May and August 1969. 11. "Something" was the first and only George Harrison's composition that was released as the A-side of a Beatles' single. 12. Despite being a commercial success and widely recognized as a classic today, the song was not initially earmarked as a potential single but was eventually released due to the band’s enthusiastic response and the reaction from their wives.

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