Helter Skelter (song)

"Helter Skelter"
Song by the Beatles
from the album The Beatles
Released22 November 1968
Recorded18 July, 9–10 September 1968
StudioEMI, London
Genre
Length
  • 4:29 (stereo LP)
  • 3:40 (mono LP)
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin

"Helter Skelter" is a 1968 song by The Beatles and taken from their 1968 album The Beatles known as The White Room. It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon for Apple Records. Along the other tracks from the album it was influenced by cult leader Charles Manson and his followers.

References

  1. McKinney 2003, p. 231.
  2. Winn 2009, p. 210.
  3. Riley 2002, p. 24.
  4. Athitakis, Mark (September–October 2013). "A Beatles Reflection". Humanities. National Endowment of the Humanities. Retrieved 24 April 2016.