Back in the U.S.S.R. (original stereo studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Back in the U.S.S.R.2:43The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe BeatlesAlbum
  • US1987-08-25
ParlophoneCDP 7 46443 2, CDP 7 46444 2
2.1Back in the U.S.S.R.2:46The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-10-05
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)0777 7 97039 2 0, CDP 0777 7 97039 2 0
1.1Back in the U.S.S.R.2:43The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remaster)The BeatlesAlbum
  • US2009-09-09
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone0946 3 82466 2 6
10.1Back in the U.S.S.R.2:43The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-09-09
Apple Records5099969944901
2.1Back in the U.S.S.R.2:46The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-10-19
Apple Records5099990674723

Relationships

engineer:Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
drums (drum set):Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-22)
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
electric guitar:George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
handclaps:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
piano and lead vocals:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
snare drum:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
background vocals:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968, in 1987)
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1968)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
mixed at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-08-23)
has remixes:Back in the U.S.S.R. (Love version, CD/vinyl edit)
sampled by:The Sounds of Science by Beastie Boys
mash-ups:Firestarter in the U.S.S.R. (The Prodigy vs. The Beatles vs. Michael Jackson) by DJ Schmolli
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/3Pm4mp3Fz6nZAD7L498kGd [info]
recording of:Back in the U.S.S.R. (, from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)

Back in the U.S.S.R.

written in:Rishikesh (in 1968)
writer:John Lennon (The Beatles)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:ATV (Northern Songs Catalog)
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney)
Northern Songs Ltd.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
referred to in medleys:Magical Medley (Beatles House Version)
Magical Medley (Beatles Version Club) (order: 7)
later parody versions:Back in the New Testament
Banned From the Renaissance
Blackened the U.S.S.R.
later translated versions:Знову В СРСР (Back in the USSR)
חזרה ל־U.S.S.R
is the basis for:Zrugg i de Schwiz