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"Free as a Bird"
Beatles-singles-freeasabird.jpg
Single by the Beatles
from the album Anthology 1
B-side "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"
Released4 December 1995 (1995-12-04)
Recordedc.1977
  • February–March 1994
Studio
Genre Rock
Length4:26
Label Apple
Songwriter(s) Original composition by Lennon; the Beatles version by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starkey [1]
Producer(s)
The Beatles singles chronology
"Baby It's You"
(1995)
"Free as a Bird"
(1995)
"Real Love"
(1996)
Music video
"Free as a Bird" on YouTube