Song

Help!

Release date: 19 July 1965

Help! I need somebody,
Help! Not just anybody,
Help! You know I need someone,
Help!

When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way,
But now these days are gone and I'm not so self assured,
Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the doors.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down,
And I do appreciate you being 'round,
Help me get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me?

And now my life has changed in oh so many ways,
My independence seems to vanish in the haze,
But ev'ry now and then I feel so insecure,
I know that I just need you like I've never done before.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down,
And I do appreciate you being 'round,
Help me get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me?

When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way,
But now these days are gone and I'm not so self assured,
Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the doors.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down,
And I do appreciate you being 'round,
Help me get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me?

Help me, help me Ooh.

"Help!"
Single by The Beatles
from the album Help!
B-side "I'm Down"
Released 19 July 1965 (US)
23 July 1965 (UK)
Format 7"
Recorded 13 April 1965,
EMI Studios, London
Genre Folk rock
Length 2:18
Label Parlophone, Capitol Records
Writer(s) Lennon-McCartney
Producer George Martin
Certification Gold (RIAA)
The Beatles singles chronology
"Ticket to Ride"
(1965)
"Help!"
(1965)
"Yesterday"
(US-1965)
--
"Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out"
(UK-1965)

Help! track listing
14 tracks
Side one
  1. "Help!"
  2. "The Night Before"
  3. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
  4. "I Need You"
  5. "Another Girl"
  6. "You're Going to Lose That Girl"
  7. "Ticket to Ride"
Side two
  1. "Act Naturally"
  2. "It's Only Love"
  3. "You Like Me Too Much"
  4. "Tell Me What You See"
  5. "I've Just Seen a Face"
  6. "Yesterday"
  7. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy"

"Help!" is a song by the Beatles that served as the title song for both the 1965 film and its soundtrack album. It was also released as a single, and was number one for three weeks in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

"Help!" was written primarily by John Lennon, but credited to Lennon-McCartney. During an interview with Playboy in 1984, Paul McCartney stated that the title was "out of desperation". In 2004, "Help!" was ranked number 29 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

©1965 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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