''Tomorrow Never Knows'' is a compilation album of songs by the English

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band the Beatles, released on 24 July 2012 through the iTunes Store. The album was conceived to highlight the band's influence on the history of rock music and bring together many of the Beatles' most influential rock songs. It is named after the ''

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'' album track " Tomorrow Never Knows", which is featured on the compilation.

Release

''Tomorrow Never Knows'' was released as an iTunes Store exclusive, in partnership with

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and the Beatles' own Apple Corps, upon the approval of Paul McCartney,

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

and the Board of Directors representing the estates of John Lennon and

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. The release coincided with a streaming and downloadable promotional film for the song "

Hey Bulldog "Hey Bulldog" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles released on their 1969 soundtrack album '' Yellow Submarine''. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, but written primarily by John Lennon, it was finished in the recording studio by both L ...

Tributes

The album's release was accompanied by several written tributes from contemporary rock acts praising the band. Ex- Nirvana drummer and

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frontman

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wrote, "If it weren't for the Beatles I would not be a musician. It's as simple as that". Citing the gritty distorted guitar, rolling bass line, Ringo's drum fills and the groove of the song "Hey Bulldog", Grohl described it as "a quintessential Beatles rocker... raw and real". Win Butler of Arcade Fire theorised that "There is a straight line from

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and it runs through ' Helter Skelter.' The primal edge to the singing on certain Beatles songs was present all along—from ' Twist and Shout' onwards. It's that edge in the voice that, to me, makes rock n' roll. I've always thought of them as heavy". Mark Stoermer of the Killers further opined that "With 'Helter Skelter', the Beatles rocked harder than Led Zeppelin ever did, one year before their first album came out".

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from Band of Horses praised " She Said She Said", stating "Cheers to all involved on this track. Ringo Starr should be commended for the absolutely mental drums playing. The time signature alone is difficult to understand but to think of this performance being captured boggles my mind".

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observed that "The Beatles are a massive part of who I am. My mother lived and breathed the Beatles and they were a huge part of my upbringing. Every time we went anywhere the Beatles were playing on the stereo. That seeped into my consciousness and completely shaped my musical style". Mike Shinoda of

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added "Nearly everything my band knows about how to approach recording a song is attached to the Beatles in some way".

Track listing

All songs written by Lennon–McCartney, except tracks 5 and 10, by

. #" Revolution" – 3:25 #"

Paperback Writer "Paperback Writer" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single in May 1966. It topped sing ...

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And Your Bird Can Sing "And Your Bird Can Sing" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on their 1966 album '' Revolver'', apart from in the United States and Canada, where it instead appeared on '' Yesterday and Today''. The song was written ...

" – 1:59 #" Helter Skelter" – 4:31 #" Savoy Truffle" – 2:54 #" I'm Down" – 2:32 #" I've Got a Feeling" ('' Let It Be... Naked'' mix) – 3:38 #"

Back in the U.S.S.R. "Back in the U.S.S.R." is a song by the English rock band the Beatles and the first track of the 1968 double album ''The Beatles'' (also known as the "White Album"). Written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, ...

" – 2:44 #" You Can't Do That" – 2:35 #"

It's All Too Much "It's All Too Much" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album ''Yellow Submarine (album), Yellow Submarine''. Written by George Harrison in 1967, it conveys the ideological themes of that year's Summer of Love. The B ...

" – 6:26 #" She Said She Said" – 2:36 #"

" – 3:11 #" Tomorrow Never Knows" – 2:59 #" The End" ('' Anthology 3'' mix) – 2:52

Charts

References

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