Hey Jude, written by Paul McCartney and recorded by The Beatles, was released in August 1968. The song was originally written to comfort John Lennon’s son, Julian, during his parents’ divorce. With its seven-minute length, the track features a memorable four-minute outro of “na-na-na-na” chants, which became one of the band’s most iconic moments.

The song was a massive success, spending nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the band’s longest-running chart-topping hit in the United States. Hey Jude

is widely regarded as one of the greatest songs of all time, with its hopeful and encouraging message continuing to resonate with fans across generations.

Did You Know?

• Hey Jude was written by Paul McCartney to comfort Julian Lennon during his parents’ divorce.
• The song features a famous four-minute coda of repetitive “na-na-na-na” chants, which later became popular with sports fans worldwide.
• At seven minutes and 11 seconds, Hey Jude was the longest single to top the British charts when it was released in 1968.
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Hey Jude, don’t let me down.You have found her, now go and get her.Remember to let her into your heart,Then you can start to make it better.

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin,You’re waiting for someone to perform with.And don’t you know that it’s just you, hey Jude, you’ll do,The movement you need is on your shoulder.

Hey Jude, don’t make it bad.Take a sad song and make it better.Remember to let her under your skin,Then you’ll begin to make itBetter better better better better better, oh.

Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude…(repeat X number of times, fade)