Chains (song)
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| "Chains" | ||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| from the album Please Please Me | ||
| Released | March 22, 1963 (mono) April 26, 1963 (stereo) |
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| Recorded | February 11, 1963 | |
| Genre | Rock and roll | |
| Length | 2:23 | |
| Label | Parlophone | |
| Writer(s) | Gerry Goffin/Carole King | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
| Please Please Me track listing | ||
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"Chains" is a song performed by The Beatles on their first album Please Please Me. It was composed by the Brill Building husband-and-wife songwriting team, Gerry Goffin and Carole King and was a minor hit for Little Eva’s backing singers, The Cookies, and later covered by Buddy Holly.
"Chains" was a much-covered song by Liverpool groups during 1962[1] and as George Harrison’s first of two main vocal offerings on the Please Please Me album, it features the early Beatles trademark harmonica introduction with backing vocal harmonies provided by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The Beatles were later to play it live on a number of BBC radio shows, including Side By Side, Here We Go and Pop Go the Beatles.
[edit] Instrumentation
- John Lennon on rhythm guitar, harmonica, harmony vocal
- Paul McCartney on bass, harmony vocal
- George Harrison on lead guitar, lead vocal
- Ringo Starr on drums
[edit] References
- ^ Bill Harry.The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia p.147
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