Her Majesty (song)

September 26, 1969

Her Majesty (German: , Your Majesty ') is a song by British band The Beatles, released on the album Abbey Road in 1969. It's the last song of the album and was not originally listed on the album cover; Therefore, the song is considered as an early example of a hidden track. With only 23 seconds, it is the shortest song of the Beatles.

Formation

Her Majesty was received by Paul McCartney in three takes on 2 July 1969 in the Abbey Road Studios in London. Producer was George Martin. McCartney accompanied these are only on an acoustic guitar.

The B- side of the album Abbey Road was designed by McCartney as long medley, and Her Majesty should be a short part of this medley between songs Mean Mr. Mustard and Polythene Pam. During the production process a rough mix and compilation of the medley in which Her Majesty was still included already emerged. McCartney was not satisfied with the result and told that the song will be removed from the medley. This task fell to the engineer John Kurlander, although it cuts out the song, but at the end of the medley anfügte again after about 14 seconds of rest, so it was not lost. Her Majesty begins with the still decaying final chord from Mean Mr. Mustard and ends abruptly, as the last note of Her Majesty Polythene Pam belongs already to the title. McCartney was enthusiastic about the now rather incidental positioning of the song on the album and decided that the song should remain at this point. Her Majesty is thus the last song from the last album, collected by the Beatles.

Cover versions

In 2002, Paul McCartney played the song at the Party at the Palace in the garden of Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the British band Chumbawamba released a cover version, the minute criticism of the British royal family on a barrel length of less than two has been extended.