Mind Games (John Lennon song)

"Mind Games"
Single by John Lennon
from the album Mind Games
B-side"Meat City"
Released29 October 1973 (US)
16 November 1973 (UK)[1]
RecordedJuly–August 1973
Genre
Length4:13
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)John Lennon
Producer(s)John Lennon
John Lennon singles chronology
"Woman Is the Nigger of the World"
(1972)
"Mind Games"
(1973)
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night"
(1974)
Official video
"Mind Games" on YouTube
Mind Games track listing
12 tracks

"Mind Games" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, released as a single in 1973 on Apple Records.[4] It was the lead single for the album of the same name. The US single and album were released simultaneously on 29 October 1973. The UK single and album were issued simultaneously on 16 November 1973.[5] In the US it peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 10 on the Cashbox Top 100. In the UK it peaked at No. 26.[6]

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  4. ^ Blaney, John (2005). "1973 to 1975: The Lost Weekend Starts Here". John Lennon: Listen to This Book (illustrated ed.). [S.l.]: Paper Jukebox. p. 123. ISBN 9780954452810.
  5. ^ Badman, Keith; Miles, Barry (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Break-Up 1970-2001. London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 978-0711983076.
  6. ^ Blaney, John (2005). John Lennon: Listen to This Book (illustrated ed.). [S.l.]: Paper Jukebox. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-9544528-1-0.

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