Anthology 4

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All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.

Anthology 4
Anthology Four cover.jpg
Compilation album by
the Beatles
Released21 November 2025
Recorded11 February 1963 [1] –16 July 1969 [2] c. 1977, July 1980, 1994–1995, 2021–2022 [a]
Genre
Length118:44
Label Apple
Producer
The Beatles chronology
Beatles '64 (Music from the Disney+ Documentary)
(2024)		Anthology 4
(2025)		 Anthology Collection
(2025)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."I Saw Her Standing There" (Take 2)  The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 3:06
2."Money (That's What I Want)" (RM7 undubbed)
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 19632:48
3."This Boy" (Takes 12 & 13)  Free as a Bird EP3:18
4."Tell Me Why" (Takes 4 & 5)  3:07
5."If I Fell" (Take 11)  2:38
6."Matchbox" (Take 1) Carl Perkins  2:09
7."Every Little Thing" (Takes 6 & 7)  3:28
8."I Need You" (Take 1) George Harrison  2:36
9."I've Just Seen a Face" (Take 3)  2:26
10."In My Life" (Take 1)  2:40
11."Nowhere Man" (First version – Take 2)  2:24
12."Got to Get You into My Life" (Second version – Unnumbered mono mix)  Revolver: Special Edition 2:35
13."Love You To" (Take 7)HarrisonRevolver: Special Edition2:56
14."Strawberry Fields Forever" (Take 26)  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition 3:20
15."She's Leaving Home" (Take 1 – Instrumental) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition3:50
16."Baby, You're a Rich Man" (Takes 11 & 12)  6:06
17."All You Need Is Love" (Rehearsal for BBC broadcast)  6:11
18."The Fool on the Hill" (Take 5 – Instrumental)  4:42
19."I Am the Walrus" (Take 19 – Strings, brass, clarinet overdub)  4:56
20."Hey Bulldog" (Take 4 – Instrumental)  3:14
21."Good Night" (Take 10 with a guitar part from Take 5)  The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition 2:31
22."While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Third version – Take 27)HarrisonThe Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition3:18
23."(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" (Studio jam)
The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition0:43
24."Helter Skelter" (Second version – Take 17) The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition3:38
25."I Will" (Take 29) The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition0:26
26."Can You Take Me Back?" (Take 1) The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition2:22
27."Julia" (Two rehearsals) The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition4:26
28."Get Back" (Take 8)  Let It Be: Special Edition 3:51
29."Octopus's Garden" (Rehearsal) Richard Starkey Let It Be: Special Edition1:49
30."Don't Let Me Down" (First rooftop performance) Let It Be: Special Edition3:27
31."You Never Give Me Your Money" (Take 36)  Abbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition 5:17
32."Here Comes the Sun" (Take 9)HarrisonAbbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition3:41
33."Something" (Take 39 – instrumental – strings only)HarrisonAbbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition2:35
34."Free as a Bird" (2025 Mix)
  • Lennon
  • McCartney
  • Harrison
  • Starkey
 Anthology 1 4:27
35."Real Love" (2025 Mix)Lennon Anthology 2 3:34
36."Now and Then"
  • Lennon
  • McCartney
  • Harrison
  • Starkey
Single and 2023 reissue of 1967–1970 4:09
Total length:118:44

Charts

Chart performance for Anthology 4
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [24] 20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [25] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [26] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [27] 31
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [28] 83
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [29] 8
French Albums (SNEP) [30] 56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [31] 9
German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [32] 1
Irish Albums (OCC) [33] 29
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [34] 16
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [35] 17
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [36] 51
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) [37] 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [38] 33
Norwegian Physical Albums (IFPI Norge) [39] 3
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [40] 81
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [41] 116
Scottish Albums (OCC) [42] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [43] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [44] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [45] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [46] 9
US Billboard 200 [47] 48
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [48] 7

Notes

  1. ↑ John Lennon's demos for "Free as a Bird" and "Now and Then" were recorded around 1977, and the demo for "Real Love" was recorded July 1980. The recordings of "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" were finished by the surviving members of the band during February–March 1994 and February 1995 respectively. "Now and Then" was recorded on multiple occasions: [49]

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