Single:
The double-A-sided single We Can Work it Out / Day Tripper entered the Australian singles chart* on 11 December 1965 and was a #1 hit. It was the #2 song on the Top 100 of 1966.
Album:
We Can Work it Out / Day Tripper was a non-album single, although it was released at the same time as the Rubber Soul album.
Songwriters:
We Can Work It Out: Paul McCartney
Day Tripper: John Lennon
Both songs credited to Lennon-McCartney
Producer:
George Martin
Record label of Australian release:
Parlophone
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
WE CAN WORK IT OUT
Songfacts:
Paul McCartney wrote this about his girlfriend, an actress named Jane Asher. They split for good in 1968.
John Lennon sang the “life is very short” part (which he also wrote); McCartney sang the rest.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-beatles/we-can-work-it-out
DAY TRIPPER
Songfacts:
John Lennon’s lyrics were his first overt reference to LSD in a Beatles song. The song can be seen as Lennon teasing Paul McCartney about not taking acid.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-beatles/day-tripper
Lyrics:
We Can Work it Out
Day Tripper
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