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"I Feel Fine" is a song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon (credited Lennon/McCartney). The song was released as a single and was another hit song for the band. The B-side of the single was "She's A Woman."

The Beatles' eighth single was recorded on October 18 in one of the final sessions for Beatles for Sale. It took eight takes to capture the song's rhythm track. Vocals were added on take nine. John hit upon the distinctive riff for "I Feel Fine" during the sessions for "She's a Woman" about a week earlier. Lennon originally played the opening riff on his Gibson Jumbo Acoustic Guitar equipped with a P-90 pickup though his Vox Amp, hence the woody tone. "I actually wrote 'I Feel Fine' around the riff which is going on in the background," John recalled. "I told them that I'd write a song specially for this riff so they said, 'Yes. You go away and do that,' knowing that we'd almost finished Beatles for Sale.  Anyway, going into the studio one morning, I said to Ringo, 'I've written this song but it's lousy,' but we tried it, complete with riff, and it sounded like an A side, so we decided to release it just like that." Before this, "No Reply," "Eight Days a Week" or "I'm a Loser" were being considered for the next single. Lennon's riff would seem to bear a striking resemblance to one found in "Watch Your Step," a 1961 release written and performed by Bobby Parker and covered by The Beatles in concerts during 1961 and 1962.

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