Getting Better (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1967
From the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (track #4)
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Getting Better appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (track #4) (this album) (1967)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #108) (compilation) (1988)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #101) (compilation) (2009)
- Mono Collection (track #101) (compilation) (1982)
- The Beatles (track #101) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #101) (compilation) (1982)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/24/2026 09:36 |  MetalMan67 | 1,756 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 01:18 | stryker700 | 1,893 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2026 17:22 | wizardalien | 10,170 | 60/100 |
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drakonium 05/11/2013 11:42 in Describe your life with a song titleGetting Better comments
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Very engaging track with a nice up-tempo delivery and it feels like it fits into the album really well.
Like every track on the album I think that overfamiliarity can breed a certain dismissiveness (not quite the right word but hopefully you get the general point) of some of the songs, that’s certainly the case with me but this is a very well written and performed track (Edited)
I'll agree with Gary about uncomfortable.
The bass in this song really solidifies it as a sexy groove unlike any other track on the album.
Lukeanaderdude 03/06/2017 04:17 | #186958
Underrated tune. I love how at the "i used to be cruel to my woman" part, the instruments change from basic guitar, bass and drums to tambura and bongos.
One of the best on the album. I love the staccato guitars!
