Rain (Beatles song) Rain (Beatles song) "Rain" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was first released in May 1966 as the B-side of their "Paperback Writer" single. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the album "Revolver" although neither appears on that album. The song was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It is noted for its slowed-down rhythm track, an example of the tape-manipulation techniques the band embraced at this time, and backwards vocals over the song's coda. The single's release marked the first time that reversed sounds had appeared in a pop song,
Tell Me Why (Beatles song) of 350 paid actors, one of which was a thirteen-year old Phil Collins, who would go on to play the drums for the band Genesis. The song was mimed by The Beatles and the words were lip-synced on stage. "Lennon's vocal is double-tracked in the stereo version, but single-tracked in the mono mix." Tell Me Why (Beatles song) "Tell Me Why" is a song by English rock band the Beatles from their album "A Hard Day's Night". In North America, it was released on both the American version of "A Hard Day's Night" and the album "Something New". Credited to