I Will
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| "I Will" | ||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| from the album The Beatles | ||
| Released | 22 November, 1968 | |
| Recorded | 16 September, 1968 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 1:48 | |
| Label | Apple Records | |
| Writer(s) | Lennon-McCartney | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
| The Beatles track listing | ||
| Why Don't We Do It in the Road? (15 of disc 1) | "I Will" (16 of disc 1) | Julia (17 of disc 1) |
- For the Radiohead song see "Hail to the Thief"
"I Will" is a song by The Beatles that was released on the White Album. It features Ringo Starr on percussion and a "vocal bass" by Paul McCartney who is also singing the lead vocal and playing guitar. It was written for Linda Eastman, McCartney's future wife.
There is speculation that the positioning of the song is a subtle joke, providing a question and an answer with the preceding track, "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?".
The recording session turned into a jam session, producing the short "Can you take me back"-segment that introduces "Revolution 9" on most versions of the album, as well as "Los Paranoias" (released on Anthology 3). This quiet song required 67 takes.
The song has been covered by many notable artists such as Alison Krauss, Maureen McGovern and Ben Taylor, to name a few.
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