I'll Follow the Sun

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"I'll Follow the Sun" is a gentle, melancholic love song by the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and released in 1964.

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Label Occurrences
I'll Follow the Sun canonical 1
I’ll Follow the Sun 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Beatles for Sale
artist The Beatles
backingVocal George Harrison
John Lennon
bassGuitar Paul McCartney
bSideOf "Baby's in Black"
linked to: Baby's in Black
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creditedSongwritingTeam Lennon–McCartney
drums Ringo Starr
genre folk rock
pop
soft rock
hasMood gentle
melancholic
hasMusicalFeature acoustic guitar arrangement
simple percussion
vocal harmonies
hasNotableCoverVersions Chet Atkins cover
Glen Campbell cover
Mary Hopkin cover
includedIn The Beatles' 1964 releases
language English
leadGuitar George Harrison
leadVocal Paul McCartney
length approximately 1:50
memberOf Lennon–McCartney catalog
linked to: Lennon–McCartney
partOf The Beatles discography
performer The Beatles
producer George Martin
recordedAt EMI Studios, London
recordingYear 1964
recordLabel Capitol Records
Parlophone
releaseYear 1964
rhythmGuitar John Lennon
songwriterPrimary Paul McCartney
tempo slow to mid-tempo
theme melancholic love
parting in a relationship
writer John Lennon
Paul McCartney

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beatles for Sale hasPart I'll Follow the Sun
Parlophone PMC 1240 (mono) hasTrack I’ll Follow the Sun
linked to: I'll Follow the Sun