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“I Want You (She's So Heavy)” by The Beatles
Released 1969
“I Want You (She's So Heavy)” by The Beatles appears on 14 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1982 and 2025. It was first released in 1969. Its best result is #313 on the KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,560 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is the heaviest, strangest thing the Beatles put on Abbey Road in 1969, and it closes side one like a slammed door. John Lennon wrote it about his love for Yoko Ono, and it's credited to Lennon-McCartney. It was the first song the band started for the album and one of the last to be finished: the mix session on 20 August 1969 was the final time all four Beatles were in the studio together.
The song swings between two worlds: a brooding, circling guitar theme in D minor and a pair of raw blues verses, with Lennon singing like a man out of patience. Paul McCartney's bass snarls through the transitions, Ringo Starr adds congas to his drums, Lennon piles on Moog, and Billy Preston's Hammond organ smolders underneath. George Martin, Glyn Johns and Chris Thomas share the production credit.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 313 | 95.5 KLOS | KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) | 499 |
| 2002 | 827 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 827 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2009 | 838 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2012 | 403 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2014 | 619 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2018 | 597 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2019 | 770 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2020 | 1204 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2021 | 568 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 878 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
| 2023 | 381 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) | 1043 |
| 2024 | 479 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) | 1043 |
| 2025 | 731 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) | 1043 |
Also listed as: I Want You/She's So Heavy; I Want You (she's so Heavy); I Want you (She's so heavy); I WANT YOU (She's So Heavy).
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