SONGBOOK
I FEEL FINE/SHE’S A WOMAN
A-side:
I Feel Fine (Lennon-McCartney)
B-side:
She’s A Woman (Lennon-McCartney)
Released: 27 November 1964 (Parlophone)
Highest chart position: 1
Weeks in chart: 13 (5 at number 1)
FAB FACT
John wrote the song around the riff that came to him while The Beatles were recording songs for The Beatles For Sale. It was inspired by the 1961 soul song ‘Watch Your Step’ by Bobby Parker, another favourite from their Liverpool days.
FAB FACT
‘I Feel Fine’ starts with some chewy feedback, the first time such an effect was recorded on a major recording. Creating the sound was a happy accident, made when John leaned his semi-acoustic Gibson guitar against the studio.