Tomorrow Never Knows

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"Tomorrow Never Knows" is an experimental, psychedelic closing track by The Beatles, noted for its innovative studio techniques, tape loops, and Eastern-influenced sound.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
albumSequenceNumber 7 (UK Revolver LP, side two track 7)
artist The Beatles
bassist Paul McCartney
closingTrackOf Revolver (UK version)
linked to: Revolver
composer John Lennon
Paul McCartney
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReputation considered one of the most innovative tracks in popular music
drummer Ringo Starr
era 1960s rock
genre experimental rock
psychedelia
psychedelic rock
raga rock
guitarist George Harrison
hasInstrumentation Leslie-treated vocals
backing vocals
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
lead vocal
organ
sitar-like drone textures
tamboura
tape loops
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_Never_Knows
includedIn The Beatles’ psychedelic period
inspiredBy The Psychedelic Experience by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner and Richard Alpert
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
linked to: Bardo Thodol
language English
length about 2:57
lyricist John Lennon
notableFeature Indian and Eastern-influenced drone
backwards guitar sounds
extensive use of tape loops
innovative studio techniques
looped seagull-like guitar effects
use of automatic double tracking (ADT)
vocals routed through a Leslie speaker
openingLyric Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
partOfAlbum Revolver
performer The Beatles
producer George Martin
recordingDate 1966-04-06
1966-04-07
recordingStudio EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
linked to: EMI Studios, London
recordLabel Capitol Records
Parlophone
releaseYear 1966
side side two of Revolver (UK LP)
songwriterCredit Lennon–McCartney
vocalist John Lennon

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Revolver hasPart Tomorrow Never Knows
Tomorrow Never Knows (Bruce Springsteen song) isNot Tomorrow Never Knows (The Beatles song)
subject linked to: Tomorrow Never Knows
linked to: Tomorrow Never Knows
Anthology 2 includesSong Tomorrow Never Knows
The Beatles Anthology 2 notableTrack Tomorrow Never Knows