"I Feel Fine"

Song: “I Feel Fine”

Album: (Not Released on LP)

“I Feel Fine” is the A-side of the Beatles eighth British single, released in November 1964.   Lennon composed the driving, catchy, and highly recognizable guitar riff in the studio while the band recorded “Eight Days a Week.” He subsequently wrote a whole song around it.

The Beatles, especially John, were interested in the technology of recording, and around the time this song was cut they had begun experimenting with sounds previously eliminated from recordings as mistakes—goofs, talkback, etc.  “I Feel Fine” marked the first instance of guitar feedback on a record. Other bands had previously used the effect in live recordings, but the Beatles were the first to include it on a single.