The single reached the top of the British charts on 12 December of that year, displacing The Rolling Stones' "Little Red Rooster", and remained there for five weeks. It also reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1964. The B-side was "She's a Woman".
"I Feel Fine" was the first of six number one songs in a row on the American charts for the Beatles, a record at the time. The subsequent singles were "Eight Days a Week", "Ticket to Ride", "Help!", "Yesterday" and "We Can Work It Out". The record was equalled by The Bee Gees in 1979 and surpassed by Whitney Houston in 1988.
It was also the first Beatles single to be released almost concurrently in the US and the UK.
Lennon wrote the guitar riff while in the studio recording "Eight Days a Week". "I wrote 'I Feel Fine' around that riff going on in the background", he recalled. "I told them I'd write a song specially for the riff. So they said, 'Yes. You go away and do that', knowing that we'd almost finished the album Beatles for Sale. Anyway, going into the studio one morning, I said to Ringo, 'I've written this song but it's lousy'. But we tried it, complete with riff, and it sounded like an A side, so we decided to release it just like that."
Lennon loved technology, and when the feedback was coincidentally recorded during the I Feel Fine session, liked the sound of it and placed it at the beginning of the song. John Lennon said that the riff was influenced by a riff in "Watch Your Step", a 1961 release written and performed by Bobby Parker and covered by the Beatles in concerts during 1961 and 1962. Paul McCartney said the drums on "I Feel Fine" were inspired by Ray Charles's "What'd I Say".
At the time of the song's recording, the Beatles, having mastered the studio basics, had begun to explore new sources of inspiration in noises previously eliminated as mistakes (such as electronic goofs, twisted tapes, and talkback). "I Feel Fine" marks the earliest example of the use of feedback as a recording effect. Artists such as The Kinks and The Who had already used feedback live, but Lennon remained proud of the fact that the Beatles were the first group to actually put it on vinyl.
I Feel Fine
The Beatles Lyrics
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She's happy as can be, you know
She said so
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
Baby says she's mine, you know
She tells me all the time, you know
She said so
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
That her baby buys her things, you know
He buys her diamond rings, you know
She said so
She's in love with me and I feel fine, mm
Baby says she's mine, you know
She tells me all the time, you know
She said so
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
That her baby buys her things, you know
He buys her diamond rings, you know
She said so
She's in love with me and I feel fine
She's in love with me and I feel fine, mm, mm
The lyrics to The Beatles' song "I Feel Fine" revolve around the singer's love for a girl who is very happy with him. He expresses his happiness and contentment with the situation, stating that he feels "fine" because of her love. The song is somewhat simple in its lyrics, but the band's signature harmonies and upbeat, rock 'n' roll sound drive home the message of love and happiness.
The lines "Baby's good to me, you know/ She's happy as can be, you know/ She said so" speak to the singer's understanding of his partner's happiness and satisfaction with their relationship. He takes pleasure in her affirmations of love (such as "Baby says she's mine, you know/ She tells me all the time, you know/ She said so") and appears to feel a sense of confidence and pride in being able to provide for her (as evidenced by the lines "That her baby buys her things, you know/ He buys her diamond rings, you know").
The chorus ("I'm in love with her and I feel fine") is the catchiest element of the song and effectively conveys the singer's emotions. Overall, "I Feel Fine" is a simple yet effective love song that showcases The Beatles' famous sound and harmony.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby's good to me, you know
My significant other treats me well and I am content with our relationship.
She's happy as can be, you know
My significant other is completely satisfied with our relationship.
She said so
My significant other made it known that she is happy and content with our relationship.
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
I love my significant other and our relationship makes me happy.
Baby says she's mine, you know
My significant other claims to be exclusively mine.
She tells me all the time, you know
My significant other repeatedly reminds me of her exclusive commitment to me.
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
I am pleased that my significant other is committed to me.
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
My significant other is overjoyed with our relationship and makes it known to others.
That her baby buys her things, you know
I purchase material items for my significant other.
He buys her diamond rings, you know
I spoil my significant other with expensive jewelry.
She said so
My significant other confirmed that I buy her expensive material items.
She's in love with me and I feel fine, mm
My significant other loves me and it brings me joy.
She tells me all the time, you know
My significant other frequently reminds me of her love for me.
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
I am happy that my significant other is in love with me.
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
My significant other happily declares her love for me to others.
That her baby buys her things, you know
I continue to spoil my significant other with expensive material items.
He buys her diamond rings, you know
I continue to purchase my significant other with high-quality jewelry as gifts.
She said so
My significant other confirms that I continue to spoil her with expensive gifts.
She's in love with me and I feel fine
I am content and happy knowing that my significant other continues to love me.
She's in love with me and I feel fine, mm, mm
The knowledge that my significant other loves me brings me great joy.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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@scombs6543
Best parts of the video:
0:09 Paul almost breaking his ankle
0:26 "I'm in love with her and I feel jdhcucvdbdjchdp"
0:33 Paul laughing (probably at Ringo being stupid)
0:40 Ringo running into frame like he's stepping on hot coals
0:57 *wink*
1:27 Ringo's head swaying behind Paul's
1:35 just Ringo in the back
1:43 "She's my little girl" *cheese*
1:49 Ringo's Edna Mode haircut
2:05 this is just funny to me
@charbelcruz1353
Lirycs:
Baby's good to me, you know
She's happy as can be, you know
She said so
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
Baby says she's mine, you know
She tells me all the time, you know
She said so
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
I'm so glad that she's my little girl (ooh-ooh)
She's so glad she's telling all the world (ooh-ooh)
That her baby buys her things, you know
He buys her diamond rings, you know
She said so
She's in love with me and I feel fine
Baby says she's mine, you know
She tells me all the time, you know
She said so
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
I'm so glad that she's my little girl (ooh-ooh)
She's so glad she's telling all the world (ooh-ooh)
That her baby buys her things, you know
He buys her diamond rings, you know
She said so
She's in love with me and I feel fine
She's in love with me and I feel fine
@leokimvideo
A band so brilliant they could be as goofy as they wanted and no one ever cared
@theonly7768
Not goofy
@patrickpaganini
So true!
@patrickpaganini
When you have genius, the goofy takes care of itself.
@kdd3051
That was part of their charm, of course.
@patrickpaganini
@@kdd3051 we are lucky that two are still alive.
@abhim.g5608
"I'm in a band"
"Oh, what instrument do you play"
"Sometimes the bicycle, sometimes the Umbrella"
@comediansactorsandall2502
Sometimes I just sit and look cool
(Paperback writer)
@debh6304
Makes me laugh...thanks
@juliameller501
PLZ😭🤟