Do You Want To Know A Secret - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Do You Want to Know a Secret

The-Beatles - Please Please Me

"Do You Want To Know A Secret" Is A Song By The Beatles From The 1963 Album Please Please Me Sung By George Harrison. In The United States It Was The First Top Ten Song To Feature Harrison As A Lead Singer Reaching #2 On The Billboard Chart In 1964 As A Single Released By Vee-Jay VJ 587. The Song Reached The #1 Position On Billboard In 1981 And #2 In The UK In A Cover Version By Stars On 45 As Part Of A Medley.
Contents Hide Composition "Do You Want To Know A Secret" Was Primarily Written By John Lennon But Credited To Lennon/McCartney.The Song Was Inspired By "I'm Wishing" A Tune From Walt Disney’s 1937 Animated Film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Which Lennon's Mother Julia Lennon Would Sing To Him As A Child. The First Two Lines Of The Song In Disney's Movie "Want To Know A Secret? Promise Not To Tell?" Come Right After The Opening Lyrics "You'll Never Know How Much I Really Love You... You'll Never Know How Much I Really Care..." . McCartney Said It Was A "50-50 Collaboration Written To Order " I.E. For Harrison To Sing. Recording In 1980 Lennon Said That He Gave "Do You Want To Know A Secret" To Harrison To Sing Because "it Only Had Three Notes And He Wasn't The Best Singer In The World " But Added "he Has Improved A Lot Since Then." Harrison Sang Two Songs On Please Please Me This Song By Lennon And McCartney And "Chains" By Goffin/King. The Beatles Did Not Record A Song Composed Solely By Harrison Until "Don't Bother Me" On With The Beatles.
The Song Was Recorded During A Ten-Hour Session On 11 February 1963 Along With Nine Other Songs For Please Please Me. Personnel George Harrison - Lead Guitar Lead Vocals
John Lennon - Rhythm Guitar Backing Vocals
Paul McCartney - Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Ringo Starr - Drums