Any Time at All

In his 1980 interview with Playboy, Lennon described the song as "An effort at writing 'It Won't Be Long'. Same ilk: C to A minor, C to A minor—with me shouting."{{sfn|Sheff|2000|p=195}}

Lyrically, the song appears similar to the 1963 song "All I've Got to Do" from the album With the Beatles.{{Cite web|title="Any Time At All" by The Beatles. The in-depth story behind the songs of the Beatles. Recording History. Songwriting History. Song Structure and Style.|url=http://www.beatlesebooks.com/any-time-at-all|access-date=5 March 2021|website=beatlesebooks.com}}

Lennon's handwritten lyrics for "Any Time at All" were sold for £6,000 to an unidentified individual at an auction held at Sotheby's in London, on 8 April 1988.{{sfn|The Beatles Bible|2009}}

Incomplete when first brought into EMI Studios on Tuesday 2 June 1964,{{sfn|Lewisohn|1988|p=44}} Paul McCartney suggested an idea for the middle eight section based solely on chords, which was recorded with the intention of adding lyrics later. But by the time it was needed to be mixed, the middle eight was still without words and that is how it appears on the LP.{{sfn|The Beatles Bible|2009}} McCartney sings the second "Any time at all" in each chorus because Lennon couldn't reach the notes.[http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/ataa.shtml Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Any Time At All"] "Any Time at All" reprises a George Martin trick from "A Hard Day's Night" by using a piano solo echoed lightly note-for-note on guitar by George Harrison.{{cite web|title=95 - "Any Time at All"|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-beatles-songs-20110919/any-time-at-all-19691231|work=100 Greatest Beatles Songs|date=10 April 2020|publisher=Rolling Stone}}

In addition to A Hard Day's Night, "Any Time at All" was included on:

• Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night British EP.
• Capitol album Something New
• Rock 'n' Roll Music compilation LP.

According to Ian MacDonald,{{sfn|MacDonald|2005|p=120}} except where noted:

• John Lennon – lead vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric guitar (concluding chord){{citation needed|date=October 2018}}
• Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass, piano
• George Harrison – 12-string lead guitar, classical guitar{{cite book |last1=Margotin |first1=Philippe |last2=Guesdon |first2=Jean-Michel |title=All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release |date=2014 |publisher=Running Press |isbn=978-1603763714}}{{page needed|date=October 2018}}
• Ringo Starr – drums, cowbell{{sfn|Margotin|Guesdon|2014|}}{{page needed|date=October 2018}}

Citations

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