# Like Dreamers Do > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Like_Dreamers_Do > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Like_Dreamers_Do.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_Dreamers_Do > Source revision: 1355242211 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Song by Paul McCartney For the song by Mica Paris, see [Like Dreamers Do (Mica Paris song)](/source/Like_Dreamers_Do_(Mica_Paris_song)). For the song by the Radiators, see [Like Dreamers Do (The Radiators song)](/source/Like_Dreamers_Do_(The_Radiators_song)). "Like Dreamers Do" Single by the Applejacks B-side "(Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom) Everybody Fall Down" (Dello, Ray Cane) Released 5 June 1964 Recorded April 1964 Studio Decca Studios, London Genre Beat Label Decca F11916 (UK) London 9681 (US and Canada) Songwriter Lennon–McCartney Producer Mike Smith The Applejacks singles chronology "Tell Me When" (1964) "Like Dreamers Do" (1964) "Three Little Words (I Love You)" (1964) "Like Dreamers Do" Song by the Beatles from the album Anthology 1 Released 20 November 1995 Recorded 1 January 1962 Genre Rock, Merseybeat Length 2:36 Label Apple Songwriter Lennon–McCartney "**Like Dreamers Do**" is a song written by [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney) in 1959[1] and one of the earliest written songs credited to [Lennon–McCartney](/source/Lennon%E2%80%93McCartney). It was most notably performed by [the Beatles](/source/The_Beatles) at their unsuccessful 1 January 1962 [audition](/source/The_Beatles'_Decca_audition) for [Decca Records](/source/Decca_Records).[2] That performance, which took place before [Ringo Starr](/source/Ringo_Starr) joined the band and featured [Pete Best](/source/Pete_Best) on drums, was recorded by Decca and was finally released on the Beatles' *[Anthology 1](/source/Anthology_1)* in 1995. The Beatles' Decca rendition of "Like Dreamers Do" was received favourably by employees at [EMI](/source/EMI)'s publishing arm, Ardmore & Beechwood, in February 1962. Based on that tape, Ardmore & Beechwood became interested in publishing recordings of Lennon–McCartney songs and played a pivotal role in securing the Beatles a recording contract with EMI several months later.[3] In 1964, the track was recorded by Decca Records band [the Applejacks](/source/The_Applejacks_(British_band)) and released as the group's second single, reaching No. 20 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart). The Applejacks worked with [Mike Leander](/source/Mike_Leander) from Decca as the musical director. Bas Muys covered "Like Dreamers Do" on his 1989 album *Secret Songs: Lennon & McCartney*, in a similar style to the Beatles' original performance.[4][5] Australian Beatles tribute band [the Beatnix](/source/The_Beatnix) also covered it for their 1998 release *It's Four You*.[6][7] Seattle band Apple Jam covered this song on their 2009 album, *Off the Beatle Track*, in the style of "[This Boy](/source/This_Boy)". ## Beatles version personnel - [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney) – vocals, bass guitar - [John Lennon](/source/John_Lennon) – guitar - [George Harrison](/source/George_Harrison) – guitar - [Pete Best](/source/Pete_Best) – drums ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Lewisohn, Mark. *The Beatles: All These Years, Volume One – Tune In*. Crown Archetype, 2013, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4000-8305-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4000-8305-3), p. 215 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sheff, David. *All We Are Saying*. St Martin's Griffin, 2000, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-312-25464-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-312-25464-4), p. 172 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lewisohn, p. 569–570, 616. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Bas Muys, Lennon & McCartney Secret Songs (Vinyl)"](http://www.tagtuner.com/music/albums/Bas-Muys/Lennon-%26-McCartney-Secret-Songs-%28Vinyl%29/album-v217698f). Tagtuner.com. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Bas Muys - Lennon & McCartney Secret Songs (Vinyl)"](http://www.gnudb.org/cd/roa406b90d). Gnudb.org. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["It's Four You"](http://www.answers.com/topic/it-s-four-you). Answers.com. 21 August 1998. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["It's Four You"](https://www.amazon.com/Its-Four-You-Beatnix/dp/B00000IBDI/). *Amazon*. Retrieved 21 August 2011. Authority control databases MusicBrainz work This article about a song by one or more members of the Beatles is a stub. 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