The Word (original stereo studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, SOLD IN U.K., sans-serif)
  • 1965-12-03 GB
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, SOLD IN U.K., serif)
  • 1965-12-03 GB
1.5The Word2:42The BeatlesRubber Soul (US stereo, East Coast, stereo on white band)
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, one EMI box)
1.5The Word2:42The BeatlesRubber Soul (lime labels)
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, no SOLD IN U.K.)
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, THE GRAMOPHONE...)
1.6The Word2:44The BeatlesRubber Soul (stereo)
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS...)
6.6The Word?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
  • 1978-11 GB
6.6The Word?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul
6.6The Word?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...)
6.6The Word?:??The BeatlesThe Collection (limited edition)
1.6The Word2:48The BeatlesRubber Soul (MFSL Original Master Recording)
  • 1984-06 US
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING..., (Lennon/McCartney, except where noted))
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING...)
6.6The Word?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection (repress)
1.13The Word?:??The BeatlesRubber Soul
  • 1987-11 GB
1.6The Word2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (original mix)
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul (Apple Logo)
6.20The Word (1965 stereo mix)2:48The BeatlesThe Beatles in Mono
  • 2009-09-09 XW
6.20The Word (1965 stereo mix)2:48The BeatlesThe Beatles in Mono
  • 2009-09-09 JP
1.6The Word2:43The BeatlesRubber Soul (Mastered for iTunes)
  • 2014-01 US
1.6The Word2:43The BeatlesRubber Soul
1.6The Word2:41The BeatlesRubber Soul
  • 2017-11-03 ES
6.6The Word?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
Bootleg
1.6The Word2:48The BeatlesRubber Soul (MFSL DESS bootleg)
6.20The Word (1965 stereo mix)2:48The BeatlesThe Beatles in Mono
1.20The Word (original 1965 stereo mix version)2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul

Relationships

additional engineer:Richard Lush
Ken Scott
engineer:Norman Smith
producer:George Martin
drums (drum set) and maracas:Ringo Starr (on 1965-11-10)
electric bass guitar and piano:Paul McCartney (on 1965-11-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:George Harrison (on 1965-11-10)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:John Lennon (on 1965-11-10)
harmonium:George Martin (on 1965-11-10)
background vocals:George Harrison (on 1965-11-10)
Paul McCartney (on 1965-11-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (in 2009)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-10)
mixed at:Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-15)
has remixes:The Word
mash-ups:Word to the Mic by dj BC
recording of:The Word (on 1965-11-10)

Related works

The Word

writer:John Lennon
Paul McCartney
publisher:Northern Songs Ltd.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
referred to in medleys:Beatles Medley (order: 11)