McCartney Times

With such a well-loved and lauded body of work to their name, it’s difficult to quantify which The Beatles song is their most popular. ‘Here Comes the Sun’ has the most streams to its name, but ‘She Loves You’ remains their highest-selling single. ‘Yesterday’ is perhaps their most covered, but ‘Come Together’ is their most sampled. Fans of the Fab Four could sit and argue about their most beloved song for hours, but ‘Hey Jude’ would always be in the running.Released in 1968 uncoupled with any full-length release, the track was penned by Paul McCartney as an ode to his songwriting partner’s son. John Lennon was in the midst of an affair with Yoko Ono and a divorce from his wife Cynthia, so McCartney wrote ‘Hey Jude’ as a sonic form of solace for their child, Julian. Eventually, “Jules” became “Jude” and one of The Beatles’ most iconic hits was born.

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