This article is about the song. For the autobiography by John Lennon, see Skywriting by Word of Mouth.
1969 single by the Beatles
"The Ballad of John and Yoko"
US picture sleeve
Single by the Beatles
B-side
"Old Brown Shoe"
Released
30 May 1969 (1969-05-30)
Recorded
14 April 1969
Studio
EMI, London
Genre
Rock and roll[1]
folk rock[2]
Length
2:59
Label
Apple
Songwriter(s)
Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)
George Martin
The Beatles singles chronology
"Get Back" (1969)
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969)
"Something" / "Come Together" (1969)
Promotional film
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" on YouTube
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in May 1969. It was written by John Lennon[3] and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, and chronicles the events surrounding the wedding of Lennon and Yoko Ono. The song was the Beatles' 17th UK number-one single and their last for 54 years until "Now and Then" in 2023. In the United States, it was banned by some radio stations due to the lyrics' reference to Christ and crucifixion. The single peaked at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song has subsequently appeared on compilation albums such as Hey Jude, 1967–1970, Past Masters, and 1.
^Unterberger, Richie. "The Beatles 'The Ballad of John and Yoko'". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
^Greene 2016, p. 68.
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