I Should Have Known Better
The Beatles
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I should have known better with a girl like you That I would love everything that you do And I do, hey, hey, hey, and I do Whoa, oh, I never realized what a kiss could be This could only happen to me Can't you see, can't you see That when I tell you that I love you, oh You're gonna say you love me, too, oh And when I ask you to be mine You're gonna say you love me, too So oh, I should realized a lot of things before If this is love you've got to give me more Give me more, hey hey hey, give me more Whoa, oh, I never realized what a kiss could be This could only happen to me Can't you see, can't you see That when I tell you that I love you, oh You're gonna say you love me, too, oh And when I ask you to be mine You're gonna say you love me, too You love me, too, you love me, too, you love me, too
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Written by: John Winston Lennon, Paul James Mccartney
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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15 facts about this song
Album Inclusion"I Should Have Known Better" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, included on their third studio album, "A Hard Day's Night".
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Song CompositionThe song was written by John Lennon, and is credited as a Lennon–McCartney collaboration.
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Release YearThe song was released in 1964 as part of the soundtrack for their film, "A Hard Day's Night."
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Music StructureThe song is in the key of G Major and is one of the many that highlights Lennon's harmonica playing.
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Cover VersionIt also was one of the first songs to be covered by The Beach Boys, demonstrating the inter-band influence during the 1960s.
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Chart PerformanceThe single version of the song peaked at No.1 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in America.
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RecordingThe song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, typically known for its innovative recording techniques.
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Song LengthThe song runs for little over two minutes, following popular song structure and length of the mid-20th century.
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Music VideoIn the opening sequence of the film 'A Hard Day's Night', The Beatles are shown performing this song.
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Popular CultureThe song has been featured in several films and TV shows, such as Quantum Leap and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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Unique BlendThis song stands as an example of unique integration of The Beatles' Merseybeat sound with their more experimental music direction of the mid-1960s.
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Lip-Synch Performance"I Should Have Known Better" was lip-synched by the Beatles for a sequence in the British television program "Blackpool Night Out" in 1964.
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Multilingual CoversThe song has been covered in various languages, including German, by the band The Gents.
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Sequel SongSome music commentators have noted thematic connections between "I Should Have Known Better" and Lennon's later Beatles' song "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away".
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LegacyMore than 50 years after its release, "I Should Have Known Better" remains a significant and popular part of The Beatles' legacy.
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