Blackbird (Beatles song)

"Blackbird"
Cover of the Northern Songs sheet music
Song by the Beatles
from the album The Beatles
Released22 November 1968
Recorded11 June 1968
StudioEMI, London
GenreFolk
Length2:19
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin
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"Blackbird" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as "the White Album"). It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney, and performed as a solo piece by McCartney. When discussing the song, McCartney has said that the lyrics were inspired by hearing the call of a blackbird in Rishikesh, India, and by the civil rights movement in the Southern United States.


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