I'm Looking Through You

"I'm Looking Through You"
Song by the Beatles
from the album Rubber Soul
Released	3 December 1965 (1965-12-03)
Recorded	10–11 November 1965
Studio	EMI, London
Genre	Folk rock[1]
Length	2:27
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)	George Martin

"I'm Looking Through You" is a song by English rock band the Beatles. It was first released on the band's 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was written by Paul McCartney, but is listed as Lennon-McCartney. McCartney wrote the song about Jane Asher, who was his girlfriend for a lot of the 1960s.^[2][3]

Personnel

According to authors Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin^[4] except where noted:

• Paul McCartney – double-tracked vocals,^[5] bass guitar
• John Lennon – harmony vocal, acoustic guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, tambourine
• Ringo Starr – drums, matchbox, Hammond organ

References

1. Pollack, Alan W. (23 July 1993). "Notes on 'I'm Looking Through You'". Soundscapes. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
2. Spitz 2005, p. 588.
3. Guesdon & Margotin 2013, p. 300.
4. Guesdon & Margotin 2013, p. 301.
5. Winn 2009, p. 376. sfn error: no target: CITEREFWinn2009 (help)

Sources

• Spitz, Bob (2005). The Beatles: The Biography. Boston, MA: Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-80352-9.
• Guesdon, Jean-Michel; Margotin, Philippe (2013). All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release. New York, NY: Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 978-1-57912-952-1.
• Winn, John C. (2008). Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume One, 1962–1965. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-3074-5239-9.