I Should Have Known Better (1982 Capitol mix)
~ Recording by The Beatles
Annotation
The harmonica during the intro cuts out suddenly at one point (the fourth phrase) in the original stereo mix, but is fixed in this mix by edit as this new stereo mix repeats the second harmonica phrase.
Annotation last modified on 2021-06-25 08:04 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.2 | I Should Have Known Better | 2:42 | The Beatles | Reel Music | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SV-12199 |
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Richard Langham (on 1964-02-26) |
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| engineer: | Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-02-26) |
| producer: | George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-02-26) |
| 12 string guitar [lead guitar]: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26) |
| acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica and lead vocals: | John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26) |
| drums (drum set): | Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26) |
| electric bass guitar: | Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26) |
| recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-26) |
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| recording of: | I Should Have Known Better (on 1964-02-26) |
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Related works
I Should Have Known Better
| writer: | John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) |
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| publisher: | Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30) Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) Northern Songs Ltd. Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) Unart Music Corp. ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 |
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| written at: | George V Hotel in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-01 until 1964-02) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Beatles Medley (Stars on 45) The Beatles’ Movie Medley Stars on 45 (Beatles Medley 7″ Mix) (order: 9) Stars on 45 (12″ single) (order: 12) |
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| later translated versions: | Cerca di capire (Italian version) Conocerte mejor Ja, das hätt’ ich wissen müssen (I Should Have Known Better) M’ho havia de témer (I Should Have Known Better, Catalan version) Sag nie mehr „I Love You“ (I Should Have Known Better) |
| later versions: | La Corde au cou (I should have known better) |
| is the basis for: | Menina linda |