"Flying" is an instrumental by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1967 Magical Mystery Tour release (two EP discs in the United Kingdom, an LP in the United States).
The first since "Cry for a Shadow" in 1961, this rare Beatles instrumental (although chanting is heard at the end) was the first song to be credited as being written by all four members of the band with the writing credits of "Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr" (another being "Dig...
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"Flying" is an instrumental by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1967 Magical Mystery Tour release (two EP discs in the United Kingdom, an LP in the United States).
The first since "Cry for a Shadow" in 1961, this rare Beatles instrumental (although chanting is heard at the end) was the first song to be credited as being written by all four members of the band with the writing credits of "Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr" (another being "Dig It" on the Let It Be album). It was recorded on 8 September 1967 with mellotron, guitar, bass, maracas, drums, and tape loops overdubbed 28 September .
"Flying" was originally titled "Aerial Tour Instrumental". The end of the recording originally included a fast-paced traditional New Orleans jazz-influenced coda, but this was removed and replaced with an ending featuring tape loops created by John Lennon and Ringo Starr during the September 28 session. The loops initially made the song last 9 minutes 38 seconds, but the track was cut down to...
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