Come And Get It: Introduction

“Come And Get It” is a Paul McCartney composition but is also on The Beatles’ 1996 album, “Anthology 3.” However, the song became a big hit for Badfinger when they released it in 1969.

In Detail

• Release Date: October 28, 1996
• Recorded: July 24, 1969
• Genre: Rock, pop
• Track Duration: 2:30
• Record Label: Apple Records
• Songwriter: Paul McCartney
• Producer: George Martin
• Engineer: Phil McDonald

Performer And Instruments

• Paul McCartney: double-tracked lead vocals, bass, piano, maracas, and also the drums

** Obviously, this is a solo effort by McCartney so no other member of The Beatles took part. Also, there was no need to credit the song to the Lennon-McCartney partnership.

Where To Find “Come And Get It”

Indeed, you can still buy this song on the following albums:

Come And Get It: Background

This single became a worldwide success for the British band “Badfinger” (previously “The Iveys”) in 1970. Written and produced by Paul McCartney, it was specifically for the 1969 film “The Magic Christian.” Starring in that film were Peter Sellers as well as Ringo Starr.

“I’d written the song Come And Get It, and I’d made a fairly decent demo. Because I lived locally, I could get in half an hour before a Beatles session at Abbey Road, knowing it would be empty and all the stuff would be set up, and I’d use Ringo’s equipment to put a drum track down, put some piano down, quickly put some bass down, do the vocal, and double-track it.

I said to Badfinger, ‘OK, it’s got to be exactly like this demo,’ because it had a great feeling on it. They actually wanted to put their own variations on, but I said, ‘No, this really is the right way.’ They listened to me; I was producing, after all, and they were good.”

Paul McCartney
Anthology

After carrying out McCartney’s instructions, the song sounded exactly the way he wanted it to because of the demo offering to “Badfinger.”

The Badfinger single reached number one in New Zealand as well as hitting the top ten in many other countries. For example, in the UK and Canada, it reached number 4. Meanwhile, it reached number 14 in Australia.

Recording Studio

Paul McCartney began recording the demo on July 24, 1969, in Studio Two of the EMI Studios in London. Indeed, this was a solo effort at the beginning of the 2.30–10.30pm session, and there was only one take necessary. This version is now commercially available on the 1996 album “Anthology 3” as well as the “Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition.”

On the “Anthology 3” double album, it sits on side 2 after track 17, “Come Together” and before “Ain’t She Sweet.”

Finally, do you think The Beatles should have kept this song for themselves? If so, what would have been the best album to put it on? Many suggest it would have been good on the Abbey Road album, but what do you say? Leave your comments below or in the Beatles Forum.

Take A Listen

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