What Goes On (original stereo studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, SOLD IN U.K., serif)The BeatlesAlbum
  • GB1965-12-03
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, SOLD IN U.K., sans-serif)The BeatlesAlbum
  • GB1965-12-03
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.10What Goes On?2:44The BeatlesYesterday… and Today (stereo)The BeatlesAlbum
  • US1966-06-20
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2553, ST-2553
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, one EMI box)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, no SOLD IN U.K.)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, THE GRAMOPHONE...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.8What Goes On2:51The BeatlesRubber Soul (stereo)The BeatlesAlbum
Apple RecordsAP-8156
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
6.8What Goes On?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
6.8What Goes On?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
ParlophoneBC13
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum
Odeon1C 072-04 115
6.8What Goes On?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002)1C 198-53 163, 1C 198-53 164, 1C 198-53 165, 1C 198-53 166, 1C 198-53 167, 1C 198-53 168, 1C 198-53 169, 1C 198-53 170, 1C 198-53 171, 1C 198-53 172, 1C 198-53 173, 1C 198-53 174, 1C 198-53 175, 1C 198-53 176
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
6.8What Goes On?:??The BeatlesThe Collection (limited edition)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Mobile Fidelity Sound LabBC-1
1.8What Goes On2:51The BeatlesRubber Soul (MFSL Original Master Recording)The BeatlesAlbum
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-106
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING..., (Lennon/McCartney, except where noted))The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
6.8What Goes On?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection (repress)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
1.10What Goes On?:??The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum
ParlophoneTC-PCS 3075
1.8What Goes On2:50The BeatlesRubber Soul (original mix)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophoneC2 46440
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber Soul (Apple Logo)The BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records, ParlophonePCS 3075
6.22What Goes On (1965 stereo mix)2:51The BeatlesThe Beatles in MonoThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2009-09-09
Apple Records5099969945120
6.22What Goes On (1965 stereo mix)2:51The BeatlesThe Beatles in MonoThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2009-09-09
Apple RecordsTOCP-71041~53
1.21What Goes On (stereo)2:49The BeatlesYesterday… and TodayThe BeatlesAlbum
  • US2014-01-21
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B0019708-02
1.8What Goes On2:49The BeatlesRubber Soul (Mastered for iTunes)The BeatlesAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
1.8What Goes On2:49The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records0600753566853
1.8What Goes On2:47The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum
  • ES2017-11-03
Parlophone0094638241812, PCS 3075
6.8What Goes On?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
Bootleg
1.8What Goes On2:51The BeatlesRubber Soul (MFSL DESS bootleg)The BeatlesAlbum
Dr. Ebbetts Sound SystemsMFSL-1-106
1.10What Goes On2:44The BeatlesYesterday... and Today (stereo)The BeatlesAlbum
Dr. Ebbetts Sound SystemsST 2553
1.4What Goes On?:??The BeatlesYesterday And Today / RevolverThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Millennium Remasters (Bootleg label)[none]
6.22What Goes On (1965 stereo mix)2:51The BeatlesThe Beatles in MonoThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records5099969945120
1.10What Goes On (stereo)2:50The BeatlesYesterday… and Today (45th anniversary edition)The BeatlesAlbum
  • JP2011-06-15
Apple Records (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on Apple Records)TOCP-71111
1.22What Goes On (original 1965 stereo mix version)2:51The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum

Relationships

additional engineer:Jerry Boys
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric bass guitar:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
background vocals:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-04)
mixed at:Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-09)
has remixes:What Goes On (1987 remix)
recording of:What Goes On (on 1965-11-04)

Related works

What Goes On

written in:Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1959)
writer:John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1959 until 1965)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965)
Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney)
Northern Songs Ltd.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)