I'm Only Sleeping

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"I'm Only Sleeping" is a dreamy, psychedelic-tinged song by the Beatles, noted for its backward guitar effects and laid-back reflection on sleep and idleness.

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I'm Only Sleeping canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album Revolver
artist The Beatles
backingVocals George Harrison
Paul McCartney
composer John Lennon
contributor Paul McCartney
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstReleasedInTerritory United States
firstReleasedOn Yesterday and Today
genre baroque pop
dream pop precursor
psychedelic pop
psychedelic rock
hasInfluenceOn later psychedelic pop music
hasSongwriterCredit Lennon–McCartney
includedIn The Beatles Anthology 2 (alternate version)
instrumentation backing vocals
backwards lead guitar
bass guitar
drums
lead vocal
rhythm guitar
tambourine
language English
laterReleasedInTerritory United Kingdom
laterReleasedOn Revolver
leadVocals John Lennon
length approximately 3:00
lyricist John Lennon
mixVariations different US and UK mixes
notableFeature backward guitar effects
dreamy atmosphere
psychedelic sound
originalReleaseYear 1966
partOf Revolver
performer The Beatles
producer George Martin
publisher Northern Songs
recordedAt EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
linked to: EMI Studios, London
recordingEndDate 1966-05-06
recordingStartDate 1966-04-27
recordLabel Capitol Records
Parlophone
side Side A of Revolver (UK LP)
Side A of Yesterday and Today (US LP)
theme dreaming
idleness
sleep
vocalStyle laid-back

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Revolver hasPart I'm Only Sleeping