I'll Cry Instead
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| Single by The Beatles from the album A Hard Day's Night |
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| B-side | "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" | ||||
| Released | 20 August 1964 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios 1 June 1964 |
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| Genre | Rock and roll, Country Rock | ||||
| Length | 2:09 | ||||
| Label | Capitol (US) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | ||||
| Producer | George Martin | ||||
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"I'll Cry Instead" is a John Lennon composition credited to Lennon/McCartney, and recorded by The Beatles for the soundtrack to their film A Hard Day's Night.
Lennon wrote the song for the "break-out" sequence in the film.[1] The song was recorded on 1 June 1964 in two sections, A and B,[2] which could then be spliced together at a later date to achieve the required length.
"I'll Cry Instead" was described by Cynthia Lennon as a cry for help, saying "It reflects the frustration he felt at that time. He was the idol of millions, but the freedom and fun of the early days had gone."[3] Director Richard Lester eventually decided he preferred the livelier "Can't Buy Me Love" with its more upbeat lyric, and that was used in the film instead.[4] When Walter Shenson re-released the film in 1981, "I'll Cry Instead" was included in a re-vamped opening sequence.[5]
"I'll Cry Instead" is rooted in country & western,[1] a musical genre that the Beatles, and especially Ringo Starr, enjoyed playing. [6]
[edit] Credits
- John Lennon – vocal, acoustic guitar
- Paul McCartney – bass guitar
- George Harrison – lead guitar
- Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine
- Credits per Ian MacDonald.[1]
[edit] Releases
A short version (1:49) appeared in the UK on Parlophone PMC 1230 (mono) & PCS 3058 (stereo) A Hard Day's Night (album) and the British EP Extracts From The Album A Hard Day's Night Parlophone GEP 8920 (mono).
An extended version (2:09) was released in the US on the United Artists soundtrack album A Hard Day's Night UAL-3366 (mono) and UAS-6366 (rechanneled stereo). This same version also appears on the US single and the mono version of Capitol's Something New T-2108 (mono), but the 1:49 version appears on the Capitol stereo version of Something New ST-2018.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties, Second Revised Edition, London: Pimlico (Rand), 117. ISBN 1-844-13828-3.
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books, 44. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
- ^ Lennon, Cynthia. John, 198.
- ^ Harry, Bill. The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia, 321.
- ^ Harry, Bill. The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia, 322.
- ^ The Beatles (2000). The Beatles Anthology. London: Cassell& Co, 160. ISBN 0-304-35605-0.
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