All Together Now

"All Together Now"
Cover of the 1972 German single
Song by the Beatles from the album Yellow Submarine
Published	Northern Songs
Released	13 January 1969 (US) 17 January 1969 (UK)
Recorded	12 May 1967, EMI Studios, London
Genre	Skiffle
Length	2:10
Label	Apple
Writer(s)	Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)	George Martin

"All Together Now"
"All Together Now" cover
Song by André 3000
Released	18 June 2010 (digital) 22 April 2017 (physical)
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop
Length	2:14
Label	Arista Records (digital) Legacy Recordings (physical)
Writer(s)	Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)	André 3000

"All Together Now" is a song by the Beatles written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song was recorded during the band's Magical Mystery Tour period, but remained unreleased until it was included on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack. It was released as a single in 1972 in European countries such as France and Germany, backed by "Hey Bulldog".

McCartney described the song as a children's sing-along with the title phrase inspired by the music hall tradition of asking the audience to join in. He also described a "subcurrent" in the song, a dual-meaning where "we are all together now." According to music critic Tom Maginnis of AllMusic, McCartney created the song "to match the same light-hearted spirit" of "Yellow Submarine".

"All Together Now" appears in an animated sequence in the film Yellow Submarine, and is also introduced by the Beatles themselves in a final live-action scene of the film. During the latter scene, translations of "All Together Now" into various languages appear written on-screen.

The track was recorded on 12 May 1967 at Abbey Road Studios and mixed the same day, but was not released until 13 January 1969, when it appeared on the soundtrack album.George Martin was absent from this session, leaving recording engineer Geoff Emerick in charge of the control room. The song took less than six hours to record and was recorded in nine takes, the last of which was selected for overdubs.

Mark Lewisohn reported that the "party-style" backing vocals were provided by "whoever happened to be around".

Paul McCartney performed the song live for the first time by any Beatle on 4 May 2013 at the Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He subsequently played it throughout his 2013–15 Out There tour.