"Come and Get It"
Song by The Beatles
from the album Anthology 3
Released	28 October 1996
Recorded	24 July 1969
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	2:30
Label	Apple Records
Songwriter(s)	Paul McCartney
Producer(s)	George Martin

"Come and Get It" is a song composed by Paul McCartney for the 1969 film The Magic Christian. The song was performed by Badfinger, produced by McCartney and issued as a single 5 December 1969 in the UK, and 12 January 1970 in the US on the Beatles' Apple label.

Paul McCartney recorded a solo demo of the song on 24 July 1969, when he arrived early for a Beatles recording session for their Abbey Road album. He sang the double-tracked lead vocal and played all the instruments: he sang and played piano on the first take, sang again and played maracas on the first overdub, drums came third and bass guitar was added last. It took less than an hour to finish. The biggest differences are a slower tempo and slightly higher key on McCartney's demo and the use of three-part harmonies on Badfinger's single. Though McCartney was the only Beatle performing on the track, it was officially released as a Beatles song on the 1996 Anthology 3 compilation album after appearing on various bootlegs. In his book Revolution in the Head, Ian MacDonald described it as "by far the best unreleased Beatles recording".

On 2 August 1969, McCartney presented his demo to Apple band Badfinger (then called the Iveys) telling them, "Okay, it's got to be exactly like this demo." His "carrot" for the band was his offer to produce this song and two other Iveys originals for the movie The Magic Christian, since he had a contract to supply three songs for it. The band followed his instructions.

McCartney auditioned each of the four Iveys to sing lead on "Come and Get It". Ultimately, he picked fellow Liverpudlian Tom Evans over the three Welshmen, Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, and Mike Gibbins.

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