The End (Beatles song) The End (Beatles song) "The End" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album "Abbey Road". It was composed by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was the last song recorded collectively by all four Beatles, and is the final song of the medley that constitutes the majority of side two of the album. McCartney said, "I wanted [the medley] to end with a little meaningful couplet, so I followed the Bard and wrote a couplet." In his 1980 interview with "Playboy", John Lennon acknowledged McCartney's authorship by saying, "That's Paul again ...
The Beatles' Second Album available backlog of some 25 songs yet to be released by Capitol Records, it was decided to compile a follow-up album as soon as possible. "The Beatles' Second Album" was the first album of the group's work to be assembled by Capitol Records exclusively for the US market—"Meet the Beatles!" was a reconfigured, abridged version of "With the Beatles". "Second Album" was a potpourri collection that did not represent the Beatles' output at the time; the end result was an assembly of material from nearly a half-dozen sessions and sources. Capitol compiled the album using additional songs from four different