"Get Back" is unusual in the Beatles' canon in that almost every moment of the song's evolution has been documented, from its beginning as an offhand riff to its final mixing in several versions. It was also the first single to debut on the singles charts at number one.Ĭomposition Musical development In the UK, the Beatles' singles remained monaural until the following release, " The Ballad of John and Yoko". "Get Back" was the Beatles' first single release in true stereo in the US. It was the Beatles' only single that credited another artist at their request. The single reached number one in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Australia, France, West Germany, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, and Belgium. The single version was later issued on the compilation albums 1967–1970, 20 Greatest Hits, Past Masters, and 1. This version became the closing track of Let It Be (1970), which released just after the group split up. The album version of this song contains a different mix that features a studio chat between Paul McCartney and John Lennon at the beginning which lasted for 20 seconds before the actual song started as well as it omits the coda featured in the single version. " Get Back" is a song recorded by the British rock band the Beatles and written by Paul McCartney (though credited to Lennon–McCartney), originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston".