#Yellow submarine song release code#
Some listeners viewed the song as a code for drugs, particularly the barbiturate Nembutal which was sold in yellow capsules, or as a symbol for escapism. It was adopted as an anti-authority statement by the counterculture during Vietnam War demonstrations and was also appropriated in strike action and other forms of protest. The song received several social and political interpretations. In the US, the release of "Yellow Submarine" coincided with the controversies surrounding Lennon's " More popular than Jesus" remarks – which led some radio stations to impose a ban on the Beatles' music – and the band's public opposition to the Vietnam War. The song inspired the 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine and appeared as the opening track on the accompanying soundtrack album.
As a novelty song coupled with "Eleanor Rigby", a track devoid of any rock instrumentation, the single marked a radical departure for the group. After taping the basic track and vocals in late May 1966, they held a session to overdub nautical sound effects, party ambience and chorus singing, recalling producer George Martin's previous work with members of the Goons. The Beatles recorded "Yellow Submarine" during a period characterised by experimentation in the recording studio. In the US, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It won an Ivor Novello Award for the highest certified sales of any single written by a British songwriter and issued in the UK in 1966. The single went to number one on charts in the United Kingdom and several other European countries, and in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Written as a children's song by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, it was drummer Ringo Starr's vocal spot on the album. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with " Eleanor Rigby". " Yellow Submarine" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. " Strawberry Fields Forever" / " Penny Lane"
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