What You’re Doing (original mono studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono, RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED, SOLD IN U.K.)
  • 1964-12-04 GB
1.7What You’re Doing2:24The BeatlesBeatles VI (mono, West Coast, ASCAP for A6)
  • 1965-06-14 US
1.7What You’re Doing2:24The BeatlesBeatles VI (mono, East Coast, ASCAP for A6)
  • 1965-06-14 US
1.7What You’re Doing2:24The BeatlesBeatles VI (mono, East Coast, ASCAP for A6, Decca press)
  • 1965-06-14 US
1.7What You’re Doing2:24The BeatlesBeatles VI (mono, Jacksonville)
1.7What You’re Doing2:24The BeatlesBeatles VI (mono, West Coast, BMI for A6)
1.7What You’re Doing2:24The BeatlesBeatles VI (mono, East Coast, BMI for A6)
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono, ALL RIGHTS...)
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono, red vinyl)
  • 1982-01-21 JP
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono, long box, made in W‐Germany)
  • 1987-02-26 US
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono)
  • 1987-02-26 GB
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono)
  • 1987-02-26 XE
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono)
  • 1987-02-27 JP
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale
  • 1987-02 AU
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono)
  • 1987-07-21 US
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono)
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono, two EMI boxes)
4.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesThe Beatles (box set)
  • 1988-11-15 US
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono, apple)
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono, apple)
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono, two EMI boxes, apple logo)
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono, purple labels with apple logo)
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono)
  • 1998-03-11 JP
4.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesThe Beatles
  • 1998-03-18 JP
2.18What You’re Doing (mono)2:31The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 2 (long box)
  • 2006-04-11 US
2.18What You’re Doing (mono)2:31The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 2 (short box)
2.18What You’re Doing (mono)2:31The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol.2
4.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesThe Beatles in Mono
  • 2009-09-09 XW
4.13What You’re Doing2:38The BeatlesThe Beatles in Mono
  • 2009-09-09 JP
8.7What You’re Doing (mono)2:35The BeatlesThe U.S. Albums
  • 2014-01-20 -
1.7What You’re Doing (mono)?:??The BeatlesBeatles VI
  • 2014-01-21 US
8.7What You’re Doing (mono)2:35The BeatlesThe U.S. Albums
  • 2014-01-21 US
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles For Sale (2014 mono remaster)
  • 2014-09-08 XW
4.13What You’re Doing?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles in Mono
  • 2014-09 XE
  • 2014-09 GB
  • 2014-09 US
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (glass mastered at EMI MFG., mono, made in U.S.A., apple)
Bootleg
1.7What You’re Doing2:24The BeatlesBeatles VI (mono DESS bootleg)
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale
1.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (mono DESS bootleg)
4.13What You’re Doing2:35The BeatlesThe Beatles in Mono

Relationships

additional engineer:A. B. Lincoln
Ken Scott
Mike Stone
engineer:Norman Smith
producer:George Martin
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:George Harrison (on 1964-10-26)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:John Lennon (on 1964-10-26)
drums (drum set):Ringo Starr (on 1964-10-26)
electric bass guitar, piano and lead vocals:Paul McCartney (on 1964-10-26)
background vocals:George Harrison (on 1964-10-26)
John Lennon (on 1964-10-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd.
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1964-10-26)
mixed at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1964-10-27)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/6C6y4OWK1Ki3FVF1TIonxW [info]
recording of:What You’re Doing (on 1964-10-26)

What You’re Doing

writer:John Lennon
Paul McCartney
publisher:Blackwood Music Inc.
Northern Songs Ltd.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC