"She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" is a song by the English rock band

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from their 1969 album ''

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''. Written by

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and credited to

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, it is the fifth song of the album's climactic B-side medley, immediately following "

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Origin

McCartney said the song was inspired by one of the fans who hung around outside McCartney's

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home, and who had broken in, later revealed to be Diane Ashley. She said: She then opened the front door to let the others inside. In addition to clothes, the "fans" also stole a number of photographs. Margo Bird remembers being good friends with McCartney – she would often take his dog for walks – and later got a job at Apple Corps. She says that she was asked to retrieve a photograph of McCartney's father, Jim, which she did.

Recording

The rhythm track was recorded by the Beatles for this and "

" as one piece on 25 July 1969. After take 39, they added lead vocals, and re-recorded the drums and bass parts. On 28 July they added more vocals, guitar, percussion and piano. The song was completed two days later with additional guitar and percussion. "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" segues abruptly after "Polythene Pam", the song on the preceding track, without pause. At the very beginning of the song, in anticipation of the change of tempo,

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gives out a laugh and then shouts "Oh, look out!" A slower version of this song, recorded in late January 1969 during the '' Let It Be'' sessions, appears on the 1996 compilation ''

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'', while an in-progress version is featured on the 2021 ''Let It Be'' 50th Anniversary Edition.

Personnel

According to Walter Everett, except where noted: *

– lead and harmony vocals, bass guitar *

– 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals *

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– lead guitar, backing vocals *

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– drums * uncredited – tambourine,

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s, "whipcrack" percussion

Notable cover versions

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's cover of this song reached number 30 on the ''Billboard'' top 40 in 1970.

Notes

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 1969 songs Songs written by Lennon–McCartney The Beatles songs Joe Cocker songs The Youngbloods songs Ike & Tina Turner songs Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs published by Northern Songs