When writing and recording their new songs, the Beatles drew on their experiences from the recent US tour. Given McCartney's continued abstinence, author Ian MacDonald says that the song's lyric may well have been partly directed at him, as does music journalist Keith Cameron. After Lennon and George Harrison had first taken the drug in London early in 1965, Ringo Starr had joined them for their second experience, which took place in Los Angeles when the Beatles stopped there during their August 1965 US tour. " ĭuring the sessions for Rubber Soul, a rift was growing between McCartney and his bandmates as he continued to abstain from taking LSD. Whereas we saw ourselves as full-time trippers. 'you're just a weekend hippie.' Get it?" In Many Years from Now, McCartney says that "Day Tripper" was about sex and drugs he describes it as "a tongue-in-cheek song about someone who was . Lennon recalled: "Day trippers are people who go on a day trip, right? Usually on a ferryboat or something. The song title is a play on words referring to both a tourist on a day-trip and a "trip" in the sense of a psychedelic experience. Lennon described "Day Tripper" as a "drug song" in 1970, and in a 2004 interview McCartney said it was "about acid" ( LSD). Including the lick, the guitar break and the whole bit." In the 1997 book Many Years from Now, McCartney claims that it was a collaboration but Lennon deserved "the main credit". In a 1980 interview, Lennon said of "Day Tripper": "That's mine. Lennon based the song's guitar riff on that from Bobby Parker's " Watch Your Step", which had also been his model for " I Feel Fine" in 1964. John Lennon wrote the music and most of the lyrics, while Paul McCartney contributed some of the lyrics. "Day Tripper" was written early in the Rubber Soul sessions when the Beatles were under pressure to produce a new single for the Christmas market. 9 Cover versions and musical references.As of December 2018, it was the 54th best-selling single of all time in the UK – one of six Beatles singles included in the top sales rankings published by the Official Charts Company. In the UK, "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" was the seventh highest selling single of the 1960s. The band's use of promotional films to market the single anticipated the modern music video. Its success popularised the format and, in giving equal treatment to two songs, allowed recording artists to show their versatility. The single was the first example of a double A-side in Britain. The Beatles included it in their concert set-list until their retirement from live performances in late August 1966. "Day Tripper" is a rock song based around an electric guitar riff and drawing on the influence of American soul music. In the United States, "Day Tripper" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and "We Can Work It Out" held the top position. The single topped charts in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the band's Rubber Soul album. Written primarily by John Lennon, it was credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership.
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