"Let It Be" | ||||
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Single by the Beatles | ||||
from the album Let It Be | ||||
Released | 6 March 1970 | |||
Recorded | Apple, 31 January 1969 EMI, 30 April 1969 & 4 January 1970 | |||
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Length | 3:50 (single version) 4:03 (album version) | |||
Label | Apple | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
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The Beatles UK singles chronology | ||||
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The Beatles US singles chronology | ||||
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"Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and (in an alternate mix) as the title track of their album Let It Be.
It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band (by that time, Lennon had already left).
Both the Let It Be album and the US single "The Long and Winding Road" were released after McCartney's announced departure from and subsequent break-up of the group.
"Let It Be" holds the number-one spot on "The Fans' Top 10" poll included in The 100 Best Beatles Songs: An Informed Fan's Guide by Stephen J. Spignesi and Michael Lewis. The song is number three in the 100 Best Beatles Songs list, only behind "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "A Day in the Life", which is number one.
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