“I Will” is a Paul McCartney-written Beatles song (credited to Lennon-McCartney) released in 1968 on the double album The Beatles (“White Album”). It is one of McCartney’s shortest and most intimate recordings: a soft acoustic love song built around a…
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” is a John Lennon-written Beatles song (credited to Lennon-McCartney) released in 1969 on Abbey Road. It closes side one as the album’s longest track, moving from a dark, slow-burn opening into a grinding blues-rock…
“I Want To Tell You” is a George Harrison-written Beatles song released in 1966 on Revolver. Harrison sings the lead vocal, and the track is his third and final contribution to the album, following “Taxman” and “Love You To“. The…
“I Want To Hold Your Hand” is a Lennon-McCartney Beatles single recorded on 17 October 1963 and released on 29 November 1963 in the UK. It became their biggest worldwide breakthrough, topping the UK charts across Christmas 1963 and reaching…
“I Wanna Be Your Man” is a Lennon-McCartney song recorded by The Beatles for their 1963 album With The Beatles, with Ringo Starr on lead vocal. It is one of the clearest examples of the band writing a fast, simple,…
“I Should Have Known Better” is a John Lennon-written Beatles song (credited to Lennon-McCartney) released in 1964 on the soundtrack album A Hard Day’s Night. It is track two on the UK album and also appears in the film in…
“I Saw Her Standing There” is the explosive opening track on The Beatles’ 1963 debut album Please Please Me. Written primarily by Paul McCartney with John Lennon, it was built to grab an audience instantly – and it did, starting…
“I Need You” is a Beatles song written and sung by George Harrison, released on the 1965 album “Help!” (track four on side one). It is one of only two Harrison originals on the album, alongside “You Like Me Too…
“I Me Mine” is a George Harrison song released in 1970 on Let It Be (Album). It is a sharp, uncomfortable snapshot of late-period Beatles tensions, built around Harrison’s criticism of ego and the way “I” thinking takes over everything….
“I Just Don’t Understand” is a Beatles cover of the 1961 Ann-Margret hit, recorded for BBC radio and officially released on Live At The BBC (Album) (1994). The Beatles recorded it only once, and the appeal is obvious: a slightly…
