 According to Derek Taylor, who presented "Somewhere in England" to the Warner's executives in late September, and then had to relay their disapproval, Harrison resolved to give the company the market-focused material they wanted.Whereas Harrison wrote "Blood from a Clone" as a riposte to Warner's intrusion, "Teardrops" was his attempt to satisfy the executives' demand for a hit single.The song is in the key of D and set to a medium-fast rock beat.