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| Length = 2:18 (stereo version) 2:26 (mono single version) | Label = Parlophone R5452 (UK) Capitol 5651 (US) | Writer = Lennon–McCartney | Producer = George Martin | Certification = Gold (RIAA) | Chronology = The Beatles UK singles | Last single = "We Can Work It Out"/ "Day Tripper" (1965) | This single = "Paperback Writer" (1966) | Next single = "Eleanor Rigby"/"Yellow Submarine" (1966) | Misc = }} "Paperback Writer" is a 1966 song recorded and released by the Beatles. Written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single. The single went to the number one spot in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, West Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Norway. On the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the song was at number one for two non-consecutive weeks, being interrupted by Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night". "Paperback Writer" was the last new song by the Beatles to be featured on their final tour in 1966. ==Recording== The track was recorded between 13 and 14 April 1966. "Paperback Writer" is marked by the boosted bass guitar sound throughout, partly in response to John Lennon demanding to know why the bass on a certain Wilson Pickett record far exceeded the bass on any Beatles records. This changed with the "Paperback Writer" single. "'Paperback Writer' was the first time the bass sound had been heard in all its excitement," said Beatles' engineer Geoff Emerick in Mark Lewisohn's book ''The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions''. "Paul played a different bass, a Rickenbacker. Then we boosted it further by using a loudspeaker as a microphone. We positioned it directly in front of the bass speaker and the moving diaphragm of the second speaker made the electric current." The harmonies - "Then I had the idea to do the harmonies and we arranged that in the studio," Paul continues. George Martin went on record to describe the "contrapuntal statements from the backing voices – no one had really done that before" and admitted that The Beach Boys were "a great inspiration" with regard to this song. With "Sloop John B" just entering the British charts and The Beatles being just given a preview of the entire ''Pet Sounds'' (1966) album, the trademark Beach Boys harmonies were emulated for "Paperback Writer". The background vocal harmonies at the beginning of the third chorus are provided by Lennon and George Harrison who sing the title of the French nursery rhyme "Frère Jacques". These harmonies occur at a little over one minute into the track. Emerick stated that the "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" single was cut louder than any other Beatles record up to that time, due to a new piece of equipment used in the mastering process, referred to as "Automatic Transient Overload Control", which was devised by the EMI maintenance department. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paperback Writer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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