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"When We Was Fab" is a song written by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne about the days of Beatlemania, when The Beatles were sometimes referred to as the "Fab Four". George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Cloud Nine is the successful 1987 comeback Album by George Harrison, recorded and released after a five year hiatus from his recording career A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) A gramophone A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Dark Horse Records is a Record label which was controlled by George Harrison from his creation of it in 1974 until his death A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author " Got My Mind Set on You " is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. " This Is Love " is a song by George Harrison and is the fifth track on his 1987 studio Album Cloud Nine. Cloud Nine is the successful 1987 comeback Album by George Harrison, recorded and released after a five year hiatus from his recording career " This Is Love " is a song by George Harrison and is the fifth track on his 1987 studio Album Cloud Nine. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter Beatlemania is a term that was used during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy (particularly demonstrated by young teen girls directed toward The Beatles, particularly The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The song appears as the sixth track on Harrison's 1987 album Cloud Nine and was later released as the second single from that album in January 1988. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Cloud Nine is the successful 1987 comeback Album by George Harrison, recorded and released after a five year hiatus from his recording career In the United Kingdom, it peaked at #25 in the UK Singles Chart, and in the United States, the song peaked at #23 in Billboard magazine's Hot 100 singles chart. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry

The music video that accompanied the song (directed by Godley and Creme) also referenced the other three former Beatles. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Godley & Creme were a duo of English Pop musicians and Music video directors Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. Ringo Starr appears prominently first as Harrison's assistant and then as the drummer. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor A man dressed up in a Walrus costume playing a left-handed bass guitar refers to Paul McCartney (who was asked to appear as well but was not available. " I Am the Walrus " is a 1967 song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, ^[1]) John Lennon, who died in 1980, is represented by some passer-by carrying his Imagine album. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Imagine is John Lennon 's second solo Album and is considered the most popular of his solo works

Also making guest appearances in the video are Gary Wright, Elton John, Derek Taylor, Jeff Lynne, Ray Cooper and Neil Aspinall. Gary Wright (born 26 April 1943, Cresskill, New Jersey, US) is an American Musician, most famous for his Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Derek Taylor ( May 7, 1932 &ndash September 8, 1997) was a British journalist best known as the long-serving press agent for the hugely Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter Ray Cooper (born 19 August 1942 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English Musician. Neil Aspinall (13 October 1941 — 23 March 2008 was a British music industry executive

The single cover incorporates Klaus Voormann's 1966 line drawing of Harrison, which was used in the album art for The Beatles' album Revolver (the letters ER from the title are visible), along with a similar, updated drawing of Harrison 22 years later. Klaus Voormann (born 29 April 1938) is a German Artist, Musician, and Record producer known for his long association with Revolver is the seventh album by English rock band The Beatles, released on 5 August 1966.

The song was covered by Wendy Ip in 2002 on "He Was Fab: a loving tribute to George Harrison" album. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Track listings

7" W8131

"When We Was Fab" - 3:59
"Zig Zag" - 2:45
- An instrumental track originally appearing on the 1986 soundtrack for the film Shanghai Surprise. Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 film starring then-newlyweds Madonna and Sean Penn, produced by George Harrison 's Handmade Films

12" W8131T, 12" picture disc W8131TP, 3" CD W8131CD

"When We Was Fab" (unextended version)
"Zig Zag" - 2:45
"That's The Way It Goes" (remix)
- The original version appears on Harrison's 1982 album Gone Troppo. Gone Troppo is an Album by George Harrison recorded and released in 1982
"When We Was Fab" (reverse end)

External links

George Harrison - When We Was Fab at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.

References

^ According to a a 1995 interview with McCartney, quoted here.

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