Think for Yourself

"Think for Yourself"
Song by the Beatles
from the album Rubber Soul
Published	Northern Songs
Released	3 December 1965
Recorded	8 November 1965
Studio	EMI, London
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:18
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	George Harrison
Producer(s)	George Martin

"Think for Yourself" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was first released on the band's 1965 album Rubber Soul.^[1][2] It was written by the band's lead guitarist George Harrison. Some people think that the song tells the listener to think independantly in a political way, but it can also be seen as a love song.^[3] The song had influences from Bob Dylan.^[4][5] The song also has a fuzz bass played by Paul McCartney.^[6]

Personnel

According to Ian MacDonald:^[7]

• George Harrison – lead vocals, electric guitar
• John Lennon – harmony vocals, Vox Continental organ^[8]
• Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass, fuzz bass
• Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, maracas

References

1. Miles 2001, p. 215.
2. Lewisohn 2005, pp. 69, 200.
3. Guesdon & Margotin 2013, p. 288.
4. Leng 2006, pp. 18–19.
5. Inglis 2010, p. 6.
6. Guesdon & Margotin 2013, pp. 288, 289.
7. MacDonald 2005, p. 178.
8. Fontenot, Robert. "The Beatles Songs: 'Think For Yourself' – The history of this classic Beatles song". oldies.about.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

Sources

• Miles, Barry (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-8308-9.
• Lewisohn, Mark (2005) [1988]. The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962–1970. London: Bounty Books. ISBN 978-0-7537-2545-0.
• 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.
• Leng, Simon (2006). While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard. ISBN 978-1-4234-0609-9.
• Inglis, Ian (2010). The Words and Music of George Harrison. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. ISBN 978-0-313-37532-3.
• MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (2nd rev. edn). Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-55652-733-3.