Hey Jude

:For the album of the same name, see Hey Jude (album).

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"Hey Jude" is a song attributed to Paul McCartney and John Lennon (but largely the work of McCartney). It was originally recorded by The Beatles for the self-titled The Beatles album (also known unofficially as the White Album), but released instead as a single. The song, despite its unusual length of 7 minutes, 11 seconds on the original 45 rpm version, became the Beatles' best-selling single. But they did produce a shortened version for American radio because most stations refused to play a song of such length.

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The song, originally titled "Hey Jules", was written by McCartney to comfort John Lennon's son Julian when John and his first wife, Cynthia Powell, were getting divorced. Lennon himself appreciated the song greatly too, as he had just begun his relationship with his future second wife, Yoko Ono. McCartney had also just broken up with Jane Asher and was about to start seeing Linda Eastman.

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On July 2, 2005, the refrain from "Hey Jude" was performed by Paul McCartney and the ensemble as the finale of the main Live 8 event in Hyde Park, London.

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Paul McCartney: Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles....

John Lennon: John Winston Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for The Beatles. His creative career also included the roles of solo musician, political activist, artist, actor and author. As half of the legendary Lennon-McCartney songw...

The Beatles: The Beatles were a British pop and rock group from Liverpool. They are widely regarded as the most important pop group of all time, having achieved broad popular success, critical acclaim and cultural influence. The group shattered many sales records and charted more than 50 top 40 hit singles, incl...

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