- Your Mother Should Know
Song infobox
Name = Your Mother Should Know
Artist =The Beatles
Album = Magical Mystery Tour
Released =November 27 1967 (US) (LP)December 8 1967 (UK) (EP)
November 19 1976 (UK) (LP)
track_no = 5
Recorded =August 22 ,1967
Genre =Pop rock
Length = 2:29
Writer =Lennon/McCartney
Label =Parlophone , Capitol,EMI
Producer =George Martin
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next_no = 6"Your Mother Should Know" is a song byThe Beatles from their 1967 record "Magical Mystery Tour ", released in the U.S. as an LP on27 November ,1967 and in theUK as a double-EP on8 December ,1967 . It was written byPaul McCartney (credited toLennon/McCartney ).cite book |author=Barry Miles |title=Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now |year=1997 |pages=355 |publisher=Henry Holt & Company |location=New York |isbn=0-8050-5249-6] cite book |author=David Sheff |title=All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono |year=2000 |pages=198 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |location=New York |isbn=0-312-25464-4] McCartney said he wrote it as a production number for the movie "Magical Mystery Tour", supporting an old-fashioned dance segment that starts with the Beatles coming down a grand staircase in white tuxedoes. After they descend, boy scouts, RAF cadets and other groups march through.John Lennon ,George Harrison , andRingo Starr are wearing red carnations, while McCartney's is black. The carnation difference contributed to the "Paul is dead " controversy.cite book |author=Barry Miles |title=Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now |year=1997 |pages=356]Recording
The song was recorded in three sessions on
22 August ,16 September , and29 September ,1967 . The remake from 16 September was left unused, andoverdubs layered on the best take from 22 August.cite book |author=Mark Lewisohn |title=The Beatles Recording Sessions |year=1988 |pages=122, 126, 128 |publisher=Harmony Books |location=New York |isbn=0-517-57066-1] Mixing didn't go any smoother, with sessions on 29 September,30 September and7 November 1967 .cite book |author=Mark Lewisohn |title=The Beatles Recording Sessions |year=1988 |pages=128, 130]The
22 August session took place at Chappell Recording Studios becauseAbbey Road Studios was unavailable that night. The remaining sessions were all at Abbey Road.cite book |author=Mark Lewisohn |title=The Beatles Recording Sessions |year=1988 |pages=122] It was during the Chappell Studio sessions that managerBrian Epstein made his last visit to a Beatles recording session before his death.Credits
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