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| This was released as a Double A-side single with "Come Together." It was the only song written by George Harrison released as a single by The Beatles. They had used some of his songs as B-sides, including "The Inner Light" and "Old Brown Shoe." |
| Harrison wrote this during a break while they were working on The White Album. It was not recorded in time for the album, so Harrison gave this to Joe Cocker, but Cocker didn't release it until after The Beatles did. |
| This seemed to be inspired by Harrison's wife, Patti, but he claimed he did not have anyone in mind when he wrote it. Patti went on to inspire "Layla" when Eric Clapton realized he loved her a few years later. She and Clapton were married from 1979-1988. He also wrote "Wonderful Tonight" for her. |
| Harrison came up with the title after listening to a James Taylor song called "Something In The Way She Moves." Taylor was signed to Apple Records (The Beatles label) at the time. |
| This is the only song on the Beatles 1 album that was not a #1 hit on it's own in the US or UK. "Something" and "Come Together" spent one week at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart when the compilers of the chart changed its ranking method and stopped giving separate rankings for the two sides of a single. It was also gave Harrison representation among the 27 tracks. (thanks, Adrian - Wilmington, DE) |
| Frank Sinatra called this "The greatest love song ever written." He often performed it in the '70s, at one point wrongly attributing it to Lennon and McCartney rather than Harrison. |
| Harrison had the first line, "Something in the way she moves," but had trouble coming up with the second. He considered "attracts me like a pomegranate," before coming up with "attracts me like no other lover." |
| This was used in a commercial for Chrysler cars in 1987. |
| At least 150 cover versions exist. James Brown's version was Harrison's favorite. The only Beatles song that has been covered more is "Yesterday." |
| This was John Lennon's favorite song on Abbey Road. |
| Harrison wrote this on a piano. The Beatles often composed and recorded separately at this time. |
| Harrison pictured Ray Charles on vocals when he wrote this. Charles did eventually cover it. |
| 21 string players were used in overdubs. |
| Before this was edited down, it contained a long instrumental tag at the end. (thanks, Barry Kesten - Bellmore, United States) |
| Harrison chastised McCartney for being too active with his bass lines in this song. In the past, Paul had always been very critical of George's guitar playing on his songs. (thanks, Adrian - Wilmington, DE) |
| Dave Grohl, a former member of Nirvana and leader of The Foo Fighters, recorded a tribute song to Harrison on the Foo's first album called "Oh George" based on the guitar lead to this. Harrison was Grohl's favorite Beatle, and this was one of the first leads he learned to play on guitar. |
| As a tribute to George Harrison, Paul McCartney played a version of this on his 2002 tour using a ukulele George had given him. |
