Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (original stereo studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, SOLD IN U.K., sans-serif)The BeatlesAlbum
  • GB1965-12-03
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, SOLD IN U.K., serif)The BeatlesAlbum
  • GB1965-12-03
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, West Coast, no The Beatles)The BeatlesAlbum
  • US1965-12-06
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, East Coast, no The Beatles)The BeatlesAlbum
  • US1965-12-06
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, East Coast, no The Beatles, Decca press)The BeatlesAlbum
  • US1965-12-06
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, East Coast)The BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, West Coast)The BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, East Coast, Decca press)The BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, East Coast, stereo on white band)The BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, subsidiary text, Jacksonville)The BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, subsidiary text, LA)The BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, subsidiary text, Columbia)The BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, no SOLD IN U.K.)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, one EMI box)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, Capitol Record Club)The BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 8-2442
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, THE GRAMOPHONE...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.2Norwegian Wood2:06The BeatlesRubber Soul (stereo)The BeatlesAlbum
Apple RecordsAP-8156
2.6Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1973-04-02
Apple RecordsSKBO 3403
2.6Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:00The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1973-04-02
Apple RecordsSKBO 3403
2.6Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)?:??The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1973-04-19
Apple RecordsOC 192 o 05307-8, PCSP 717
2.6Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:02The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records1C 188-05 307/08
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
6.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
2.6Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)?:??The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Pathé Marconi EMI (record company, renamed EMI Pathé Marconi in 1986)2C162 05307/8
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum
Odeon1C 072-04 115
6.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002)1C 198-53 163, 1C 198-53 164, 1C 198-53 165, 1C 198-53 166, 1C 198-53 167, 1C 198-53 168, 1C 198-53 169, 1C 198-53 170, 1C 198-53 171, 1C 198-53 172, 1C 198-53 173, 1C 198-53 174, 1C 198-53 175, 1C 198-53 176
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
6.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)?:??The BeatlesThe Collection (limited edition)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Mobile Fidelity Sound LabBC-1
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:08The BeatlesRubber Soul (MFSL Original Master Recording)The BeatlesAlbum
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-106
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
6.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection (repress)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
1.1Norwegian Wood?:??The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum
ParlophoneTC-PCS 3075
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:07The BeatlesRubber Soul (original mix)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophoneC2 46440
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber Soul (Apple Logo)The BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records, ParlophonePCS 3075
4.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:06The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 2 (long box)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-04-11
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 0946 3 57497 2 4
4.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:06The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 2 (short box)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 0946 3 57716 2 6
4.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:06The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol.2The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)0946 3 603352 5
6.16Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (1965 stereo mix)2:08The BeatlesThe Beatles in MonoThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2009-09-09
Apple Records5099969945120
6.16Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (1965 stereo mix)2:08The BeatlesThe Beatles in MonoThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2009-09-10
Apple RecordsTOCP-71041-53
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber Soul (Mastered for iTunes)The BeatlesAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
2.6Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records0602547048455
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum
  • ES2017-11-03
Parlophone0094638241812, PCS 3075
6.2Norwegian Wood?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
Bootleg
1.2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:08The BeatlesRubber Soul (MFSL DESS bootleg)The BeatlesAlbum
Dr. Ebbetts Sound SystemsMFSL-1-106
2.6Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)?:??The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Dr. Ebbetts Sound SystemsSKBO 3403
6.16Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (1965 stereo mix)2:08The BeatlesThe Beatles In MonoThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records5099969945120
1.16Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (original 1965 stereo mix version)2:08The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum

Relationships

additional engineer:Ron Pender
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar [rhythm guitar]:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-21)
mixed at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-26)
has remixes:Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (1987 remix)
recording of:Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (on 1965-10-21)

Related works

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

written in:Swiss Alps, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1965-01-25 until 1965-02-07)
writer:John Lennon (The Beatles)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney)
Northern Songs
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
written at:Kenwood (John Lennon's former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-01-25 until 1965-02-07)
referred to in medleys:The Music of The Beatles (order: 7)
later parody versions:Norwegian Jim
later translated versions:Alles war Holz
Lain norvegin (Norwegian Wood)
Norjan puu
Norwegiae lignum
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Punjabi)
is the basis for:From Bach to The Beatles
arrangements:Norwegian Wood