Album This song officially appears on the Let It Be (Limited Edition) LP.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1970
Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1969, when Paul McCartney was 27 years old)
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
From Wikipedia:
“I’ve Got a Feeling” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album Let It Be. It was recorded on 30 January 1969 during the Beatles’ rooftop concert. It is a combination of two unfinished songs: Paul McCartney’s “I’ve Got a Feeling” and John Lennon’s “Everybody Had a Hard Year”. The song features Billy Preston on electric piano.
A studio take of the song, recorded about a week earlier, was released on the Anthology 3 compilation in 1996. The 2003 remix album Let It Be… Naked includes a version of the song that is a composite edit of the rooftop concert take used on Let It Be and a second attempt at the song from the same concert.
Composition
Lennon’s song was a litany where every line started with the word “everybody”. The song had been recorded twice before by Lennon, prior to the Let It Be sessions. The first occurred in early December 1968 at Lennon’s Kenwood estate on a portable cassette tape. For this, the lyric was “Everyone had a hard year” instead of the later “Everybody”. Later in December 1968, with the lyric changed to “everybody,” Lennon was filmed performing the song in the back garden of Kenwood. This footage was used in the Yoko Ono art film Rape: Film No. 6, which was broadcast on Austrian television on 31 March 1969.
While McCartney’s song was very optimistic, Lennon had actually endured a “hard year” — he divorced his first wife, Cynthia; his new partner Ono had a miscarriage; he was battling a heroin addiction; he was arrested for drug possession; he was estranged from his son Julian; and he had grown deeply unhappy in the Beatles. […]
From The Usenet Guide to Beatles Recording Variations:
[a] stereo 23 Mar 1970.
UK: Apple PXS 1 and PCS 7096 Let It Be 1970.
US: Apple AR 34001 Let It Be 1970.
CD: EMI CDP 7 46447 2 Let It Be 1987.The talk at the end belongs, as seen in the film Let It Be.
I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside
Oh yeah, oh yeah, that's right
I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide
Oh no, no, oh no, oh no
Yeah, I've got a feeling
Oh please believe me I'd hate to miss the train
Oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah
And if you leave me I won't be late again
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Yeah, yeah, I've got a feeling, yeah
I got a feeling
All these years I've been wandering around
Wondering how come nobody told me
All that I've been looking for was somebody
Who looked like you
I've got a feeling that keeps me on my toes
Oh yeah, oh yeah
I've got a feeling I think that everybody knows
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Yeah, yeah I've got a feeling, yeah, yeah
Everybody had a hard year
Everybody had a good time
Everybody had a wet dream
Everybody saw the sunshine
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Everybody had a good year
Everybody let their hair down
Everybody pulled their socks up
Everybody put their foot down
Oh yeah
(I've got a feeling)
Everybody had a good year
(A feeling deep inside)
Everybody had a hard time
(Oh yeah)
Everybody had a wet dream
(Oh yeah)
Everybody saw the sunshine
(I've got a feeling)
Everybody had a good year
(A feeling I can't hide)
Everybody let their hair down
(Oh no)
Everybody pulled their socks up
(Oh no no)
Everybody put their foot down, oh yeah
I've got a feeling
I got a feeling
Oh yeah
I got a feeling, yeah
Oh my soul, so odd
LP • Released in 1970
3:38 • Studio version • A • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Billy Preston : Electric piano
Concert From "The rooftop concert" in London, United Kingdom on Jan 30, 1969
Session Mixing: Mar 23, 1970 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 4, Abbey Road
LP • Released in 1970
3:38 • Studio version • A • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Billy Preston : Electric piano
Concert From "The rooftop concert" in London, United Kingdom on Jan 30, 1969
Session Mixing: Mar 23, 1970 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 4, Abbey Road
Official album • Released in 1996
2:49 • Outtake • B • Stereo • Preston's electric piano work is evident on this recording of the new Lennon-McCartney collaboration I've Got A Feeling, which was a good, tight performance until it broke down near the end - for which John instantly accepted responsibility.
Glyn Johns : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Jan 23, 1969 • Studio Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Official album • Released in 2003
3:31 • Studio version • A composite edit of both versions from the rooftop concert.
Let It Be (Stereo - 2009 remaster)
Official album • Released in 2009
3:38 • Studio version • A2009 • Stereo • 2009 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Billy Preston : Electric piano Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sam Okell : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Concert From "The rooftop concert" in London, United Kingdom on Jan 30, 1969
Session Mixing: Mar 23, 1970 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 4, Abbey Road
Official live • Released in 2009
5:48 • Live • L1 • Could have been record on 17, 18 or 21 July 2009
Paul McCartney : Executive producerPerformed by : Paul McCartney • Rusty Anderson • Abe Laboriel Jr. • Paul Wickens • Brian Ray Geoff Emerick : Audio mixing Paul Hicks : Audio mixing Jonas Westling : Additional engineering Richard Lancaster : Additional engineering John Henry : Recording engineer
Concert From the concert in New York, USA on Jul 17, 2009
Official album • Released in 2016
2:49 • Outtake • B2016 • Stereo • Preston's electric piano work is evident on this recording of the new Lennon-McCartney collaboration I've Got A Feeling, which was a good, tight performance until it broke down near the end - for which John instantly accepted responsibility.
Glyn Johns : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Jan 23, 1969 • Studio Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Paul McCartney & Spotify Singles: Under The Staircase
Streaming • Released in 2018
5:25 • Live
Concert From ""Under The Staircase" Spotify show" in London, United Kingdom on Jul 23, 2018
Official live • Released in 2019
5:56 • Live • L2 • 2019 mix
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Rusty Anderson • Abe Laboriel Jr. • Brian Ray • Dave Arch Steve Orchard : Remix engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Darrell Thorp : Recording engineer
Concert From the concert in Los Angeles, USA on Jun 27, 2007
Amoeba Gig (Limited Edition - Clear Amber Vinyl)
LP • Released in 2019
5:56 • Live • L2 • 2019 mix
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Rusty Anderson • Abe Laboriel Jr. • Brian Ray • Dave Arch Steve Orchard : Remix engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Darrell Thorp : Recording engineer
Concert From the concert in Los Angeles, USA on Jun 27, 2007
Unofficial album • Released in 1969
2:50 • Studio version • From Glyn Johns' 2nd "Get Back" compilation
Session Recording: Jan 22, 1969 • Studio Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Session Mixing: March - May 1969 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Session Mixing: May 09, 1969 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
On The Run - Bologna, Italy - November 26, 2011
Unofficial live
6:44 • Live
Concert From the concert in Bologna, Italy on Nov 26, 2011
On The Run - Bologna, Italy - November 27, 2011
Unofficial live
6:00 • Live
Concert From the concert in Milan, Italy on Nov 27, 2011
Unofficial live
4:44 • Live
Concert From the concert in Madrid, Spain on May 30, 2004
La Belle France - 24 June 2004
Unofficial live
4:48 • Live
Concert From the concert in Paris, France on Jun 24, 2004
Album Amoeba Gig
Concert Aug 19, 2009 in Dallas
Concert Mar 30, 2010 in Los Angeles
Concert Jun 27, 2010 in London
Concert Sep 07, 2018 in New York
“I've Got A Feeling” has been played in 320 concerts and 3 soundchecks.
Nov 17, 2024 • Mexico • Mexico City • Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Mexico City • Foro Sol • Mexico
Nov 14, 2024 • Part of Got Back Tour
Mexico City • Foro Sol • Mexico
Nov 12, 2024 • Part of Got Back Tour
Monterrey • Estadio BBVA • Mexico
Nov 08, 2024 • Part of Got Back Tour
San José • Estadio Nacional • Costa Rica
Nov 05, 2024 • Part of Got Back Tour
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
"I've Got A Feeling" is one of the songs featured in the book "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present," published in 2021. The book explores Paul McCartney's early Liverpool days, his time with the Beatles, Wings, and his solo career. It pairs the lyrics of 154 of his songs with his first-person commentary on the circumstances of their creation, the inspirations behind them, and his current thoughts on them.
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989
With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.
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