Whatever Gets You thru the Night
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| "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" | ||
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| Single by John Lennon | ||
| from the album Walls and Bridges | ||
| Released | 1974 | |
| Format | 7" vinyl | |
| Recorded | 1974 | |
| Genre | Rock/Pop | |
| Writer(s) | John Lennon | |
| Producer(s) | John Lennon | |
| Chart positions | ||
| John Lennon singles chronology | ||
| "Mind Games" (1973) |
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1974) |
"#9 Dream" (1975) |
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is a song on John Lennon's 1974 album Walls and Bridges. It was Lennon's only American solo number one song until the posthumous hit "(Just Like) Starting Over" in 1981. The recording featured Elton John on backing vocals and piano. While in the studio, Elton bet Lennon that the song would top the charts, and such was Lennon's skepticism that Elton secured from him a promise to appear on stage at one of his performances should the record indeed hit number one. When the record did achieve that feat, Lennon appeared at Elton John's Thanksgiving performance at Madison Square Garden on November 28, 1974. It would be his last appearance before a rock audience. Lennon's former bandmates had all enjoyed number one hits in the US prior to this song.
| Preceded by: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 16, 1974 |
Succeeded by: "I Can Help" by Billy Swan |
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