Rain

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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Produced by: George Martin
Released: June '66 on Capitol
Charts: 7 weeks
Top spot: No. 23

The B side of "Paperback Writer" was this blurry, aggressive song: Lennon's response to people moaning about the wet British weather. It featured one of the earliest uses of backward tape, which Lennon said was the result of being stoned and accidentally spooling up the tape wrong. It also included a virtuoso performance from Ringo Starr. "I feel as though that was someone else playing," he said. "I was possessed!"

Appears on: Past Masters, Volume 2 (Capitol)

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