All You Need Is Love
The Beatles
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Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love. There's nothing you can do that can't be done. Nothing you can sing that can't be sung. Nothing you can say, but you can learn How to play the game It's easy. Nothing you can make that can't be made. No one you can save that can't be saved. Nothing you can do, but you can learn How to be you in time It's easy. All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love. Love is all you need. Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love. All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love. Love is all you need. There's nothing you can know that isn't known. Nothing you can see that isn't shown. There's nowhere you can be that isn't where You're meant to be It's easy. All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love. Love is all you need. All you need is love. (All together now). All you need is love. (Everybody). All you need is love, love. Love is all you need. Love is all you need. Love is all you need (Yesterday) (Oh yeah) (She love you, yeah, yeah, yeah) (She love you, yeah, yeah, yeah) (Oh, yesterday)
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney
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12 facts about this song
Release Date"All You Need is Love" was released by The Beatles on July 7, 1967 in the UK and on July 17, 1967 in the US.
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SongwritingThe song was primarily written by John Lennon, but is credited to the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership.
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RecordingThe song was recorded at Olympic Sound Studios in London over three days in June 1967.
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Broadcast History"All You Need is Love" was performed live by The Beatles on the first-ever-global television link, "Our World", which was broadcast to 26 countries and watched by an estimated 350 million people.
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Song MessageThe song carries a strong message of love and unity. John Lennon once referred to it as an attempt to "write a propaganda song", but with his own philosophy embedded in the text.
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Chart Performance"All You Need Is Love" became The Beatles’ 12th UK number one single. It hit the top spot after just two weeks, and remained there for three weeks.
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Song StructureThe song uses a unique structure, opening with the chorus rather than a verse. It also includes orchestral portions that are borrowings from classical music, specifically from the French National Anthem "La Marseillaise."
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Notable PerformancesThe Beatles performed "All You Need is Love" live in 1967 at Abbey Road studios as part of the Our World broadcast. This performance notably included other influential musicians such as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards from "The Rolling Stones."
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Musical ArrangementThe final version of the song features a 13-piece orchestra, arranged by Beatles producer George Martin.
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Cover VersionsSince its release, "All You Need is Love" has been covered by many artists, including performers like Echo & the Bunnymen, Andrea Bocelli, and Diana Ross.
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Music VideoThe song's promotional film, in which the band is seen singing the song in a decorated studio, is considered as one of the earliest examples of a music video.
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Cultural ImpactDue its universal message of love, the song has been used in several peace movements and has become an anthem for the peace and love movement of the 1960s. It's often used in films, commercials, and TV shows to convey a sense of nostalgia, unity, or love.
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