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"I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
Song by The Beatles
from the album Abbey Road
Released26 September 1969
Recorded22 February – 20 August 1969
GenreHard rock, blues-rock, progressive rock
Length7:47
LabelApple Records
Writer(s)Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin
Abbey Road track listing
Side one
  1. "Come Together"
  2. "Something"
  3. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
  4. "Oh! Darling"
  5. "Octopus's Garden"
  6. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
Side two
  1. "Here Comes the Sun"
  2. "Because"
  3. "You Never Give Me Your Money"
  4. "Sun King"
  5. "Mean Mr. Mustard"
  6. "Polythene Pam"
  7. "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window"
  8. "Golden Slumbers"
  9. "Carry That Weight"
  10. "The End"
  11. "Her Majesty"


"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is a song by The Beatles, from their album Abbey Road. It was written by John Lennon, although it is credited as a Lennon/McCartney collaboration.

The song is an unusual Beatles composition for a variety of reasons, namely its length (nearly eight minutes), its disproportionately small number of lyrics (there are only fourteen different words in the song), its three-minute descension through the same repeated guitar chords (a similar arpeggiated figure appears in another of Lennon's contributions to the album, "Because"), its hard rock sound, and for its instantaneous and unanticipated end. It is also one of the last songs that the Beatles mixed as a group, on August 20, 1969.

David Gates writes of the song, "The hypnotically repeated guitar figure in 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' is suddenly, arbitrarily cut off, jolting us into embarrassed awareness that we've let a mere recording carry us away."

The sudden end of the song was intentional and orchestrated by Lennon. In the spirit of the band, it was pushing the boundaries of what was 'allowed' on a record; full volume slashes were certainly not the norm.

The recording

The song was rehearsed several times during the Get Back/Let It Be sessions; the basic track was recorded at Trident Studios on 22 February 1969, shortly after filming for the film project ended. Billy Preston remained from these sessions to play keyboards on "I Want You", which was reworked with the heavy guitar overdubs in August and changed "I Want You (She's So Heavy)".

Three takes from February 22 were edited into a master (2nd generation), which was overdubbed, mixed down on April 18 (3rd generation), and overdubbed on April 18 and 20 and August 11. Different overdubs were made to the 2nd generation tape August 8. The mix is the 3rd generation for 4:37 (up to "she's so") and then the 2nd generation tape, which has a white noise added August 8.

Covers

Numerous bands and solo artists have covered "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" in live performance. The following artists have released recordings of the song:

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Abbey Road
(1969) Let It Be
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Back cover

The back cover of the original 1969 UK LP. Note that Her Majesty is not listed, unlike later reissues and the compact disc version—originally making it a hidden track.
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A-side(s) "Something"
Released 31 October, 1969 (UK)
Format 7"
Recorded Abbey Road: 1969-07-21
Genre Rock and roll, blues-rock
Length 4:18
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s)
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A-side(s) "Something"
"Come Together" (U.S)
B-side(s) "Come Together" (U.K.)
Released 1969-10-31 (UK)
Format 7"
Recorded Abbey Road: 1969-02-25
Genre Pop
Length 3:01
Label Apple Records
Writer(s)
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Released 26 September 1969
Recorded 9 July-11 July, 6 August 1969
Genre Rock
Length 3:27
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Lennon-McCartney
Producer(s) George Martin

Abbey Road track listing

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Released 26 September 1969
Recorded 20 April – 11 August 1969
Genre Rock and Roll
Length 3:26
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s) George Martin

Abbey Road track listing

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Released 26 September 1969
Recorded 26 April, 1969 (32 takes)
29 April 1969 (overdubs)
17 July 1969 (overdubs)
18 July 1969 (overdubs)
Genre Rock
Length 2:51
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Ringo Starr
Producer(s)
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Released 26 September 1969
Recorded 7 July-19 August 1969
Genre Folk rock
Length 3:05
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) George Harrison
Producer(s) George Martin

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Released 26 September 1969
Recorded 1 August-5 August, 1969
Genre Rock, Art Rock
Length 2:45
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s) George Martin

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Released September 26, 1969
Recorded 9 July-11 July,
6 August, 1969
Genre Rock
Length 4:02
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s) George Martin

Abbey Road track listing

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Released 26 September 1969
Recorded 24-25 July 1969
Genre Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Length 2:26
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s) George Martin

Abbey Road track listing

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Released 26 September 1969
Recorded 24 July-29 July 1969
Genre Rock
Length 1:06
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s) George Martin

Abbey Road track listing
Side one

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Released 26 September 1969
Recorded 25 July-30 July 1969
Genre Rock
Length 1:12
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s) George Martin

Abbey Road track listing
Side one

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