instant instant referred instant shine song written english musician john_lennon released single february single credited plastic band song reached british american singles charts competing beatles let america solo single member band sell million copies instant written recorded released period days making fastest released songs pop music history recording produced marking comeback american producer self imposed retirement leading offered producer role beatles let album recorded london abbey road studios instant employs signature wall sound technique features contributions george_harrison song composed performed titled seen wind recently long hair synonymous campaign world peace promoted single appearance britain pops instant appeared compilations including shaved fish power people hits version recorded concerts august included posthumously released live new_york_city album song continues receive critical praise finest recordings solo career acts covered instant chorus inspired title novel shining background wife john_lennon spent new year denmark establishing relationship husband artist visiting cox daughter visit coincided start termed year peace following publicised peace campaign activities mark new era january couple shaved shoulder length hair act britain daily_mirror described sensational went business pledged auction hair charitable cause having similarly announced january donate future royalties recordings peace movement denmark cox current partner discussed concept instant actions immediate borne lifetime author writes concept appeal idea age old buddhist law cause effect turned modern synthetic instant coffee simultaneously stairs don watch composition january days returning beginnings song inspired conversations cox working home piano developed idea came melody composition titled instant song employs similar chord structure blind mice guy progression composition beatles need love later adopt melody blind mice english nursery rhyme song dead book words music john suggest verse instant listeners sarcastic lines pretty soon gon dead norman comments moment contained lines provide warning obviously taken literally author notes lyric world example asking purpose life earth serve composition forever peace chance power people singles respectively chorus anthem like quality sings shine like moon stars sun norman describes chorus message peace campaigning non violent optimistic biographer writes song appeal mankind responsibility fate developing brand completed writing instant hour george_harrison american producer london invitation beatles manager according told come apple quick written monster recording officially member beatles privately announced departure group september keen issue instant immediately single plastic band moniker recording session took place abbey road studios north west london evening january fellow musicians session harrison performed december peace christmas concert recording engineer instant emi produced session arriving late harrison found apple office persuaded attend according author line basic track overdubs vocals acoustic guitar harrison electric guitar preston organ bass white drums later recalled recording came said want said 1950s said right boom played song uses similar echo 1950s recordings musicians recorded takes selected create biographer terms man wall sound production added grand piano basic track harrison white shared piano played electric piano addition beatles aide overdubbed tubular bells white added second drum feeling chorus missing preston evans sent bring group people nightclub provide backing vocals newcomers musicians added chorus vocals harrison directing singing disagreed bass sound producer work instant author writes white drums assumed role lead instrument positioned prominently mix biographer write beatles record possessed unique sound echo drums like wet fish marble slab voices sounded hollow decayed wanted add string section track los_angeles insisted recording complete having recently returned producing commercial failure single river deep mountain high america passed audition according author instant beatles related recordings worked early 1970s starting band final album release let seen wind previous singles peace chance cold turkey recorded composition produced seen wind recorded central london late january opening verse sung cappella work nineteenth century english poet instrumentation recording includes playing acoustic guitar harrison regular collaborator arranger flute percussion instruments suggests harrison participated acoustic guitar release instant ranks fastest released songs pop music history arriving record stores days written remarked press wrote breakfast recorded lunch putting dinner issued single february britain credited february america retitled instant shine credited remixed instant release knowledge cold turkey single standard face label carried words play loud america reflecting tender sound seen wind label read play quiet play soft picture sleeve featured black white photo prominent producer credit reverse similar picture promotion following year highly publicised peace campaigning apple press officer concerned exhausted media interest causes february donated large plastic bag hair apple poster new single north london based black power activist return pair boxing shorts final proof according taylor large press turnout event printed february filmed appearance pops promote instant accompanied white evans musicians contributions sang live vocal mix song instrumental track prepared emi engineer appearance program member beatles public unveiling new look versions instant known cue card taped pops aired february respectively clips differ terms attire nature role author description onstage focal point activity staged addition vocal treated echo february broadcast clip wearing black polo neck sits piano cue card wears flower pattern shirt jacket holds series cue cards messages include smile hope peace speaks microphone appears active role words speaks heard rodriguez describes clips engaging providing suitably dynamic visuals powerful song considers cue card performance captures frequent shots white stellar work studio dancers commercial success aftermath instant commercially successful peaking number america billboard hot chart number canada number singles chart single reached european countries australia release took place months paul_mccartney announced break beatles penultimate single let record competed charts instant went single solo achieve sales million earning gold certification recording_industry_association_of_america december death december instant remained sole riaa certified gold single despite stated intentions year proceeds hair benefited peace movement words author pledge donate royalties forgotten march publicly split organisers planned toronto peace festival began treatment therapy heading california april intensive therapy summer accused beatles break sell album admitted wished announced break months promote solo release critical reception release declared instant hit john_lennon singing better beautiful rock roll echo chamber mean meaningful vocals superb drumming makes best piece writing nme wrote song desperate optimism rated classic added reference cold turkey remember anybody utter killers row period time village_voice critic robert_christgau described instant best political song reviewers consider finest post beatles recording book beatles illustrated record describe instant little rocker owes production overall performance tyler remark seen wind soundtrack movie turn screw somewhat sinister sung describes song ing images renaissance fair considers single far cry welcome relief avant garde discs issued john highlight white drumming amid collective genius participants instant author concludes activities january days history rock roll proved nme critic wrote single excellent simple direct time song catchy biographers view instant positive message humanity praises rich deep voice recording sound irresistible describes song similar cold turkey tempo far relaxed humorous adding production gave voice norwegian wood noting significance session george_harrison career author praises recording urgency sheer excitement rolling_stone_magazine ranked instant best single previous years beatles solo years lists song second solo gems cold turkey comment instant rock energy mix consequence sound placed list songs according website instant appeared following critics best songs lists books greatest singles number songs rock world number nme best songs 1970s number magazine best songs number includes track songs releases live version instant appearance album albeit slightly edited length compilation shaved fish observe advertising inherent song title inclusion mark given extra emphasis album cover song featured title instant shine numerous posthumous compilations including john collection box set working class hero definitive power people hits seen wind appeared bonus track reissue couple album experimental music wedding album played instant length concert performance benefit shows held madison square garden new_york august backing band comprised group elephant memory addition drummer album video live new_york_city contains afternoon performance song july instant released single netherlands backed love originally copies given away early editions released rest europe barring single reissue gained extra sides mother pops performances cue card version appeared october performance remixed extended release legend dvd version included single happy war released december year cover versions cultural references artists covered instant include wet song provided title multi artist compilation compositions save recorded cover version title horror novel shining came line shine king said going book shine realising shine term black people allowed company feature instant advertising campaign public outcry previous year forced withdraw permission use beatles composition revolution instant records named song lips recorded track don understand reply instant personnel following musicians contributed recording instant john_lennon lead vocals acoustic guitar piano backing vocals george_harrison electric guitar piano backing vocals bass guitar electric piano backing vocals drums piano backing vocals organ backing vocals backing vocals backing vocals uncredited dozen london backing vocals charts certifications
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