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Don't Let Me Down

(Lennon/McCartney)

Song background
Formed from at least three unfinished songs (the "don't let me down" chorus, the "nobody ever loved me like she does" section, and the "I'm in love for the first time" bit), "Don't Let Me Down was written in the same mindset as "If I Fell" - expressing the fears of being rejected by someone he placed all of his love and trust in. This time it was for Yoko, and her minimalist outlook in life influenced him to write a very simple but pleading love song.

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April 11, 1969 (UK) ("Get Back/Don't Let Me Down" single)
May 5, 1969 (US) ("Get Back/Don't Let Me Down" single)
February 23, 1970 (US) (on Hey Jude)
April 2, 1973 (US) (on 1967-70)
April 19, 1973 (UK) (on 1967-70)
March 8, 1988 (UK & US) (on Past Masters Vol. 2)

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