Instead, with pressure from their record company and management for new product, the group were forced to issue the single, and then adhered to their philosophy of omitting previously released singles from their albums. The song was the first track recorded during the sessions for the Beatles', starting in November 1966, and was intended for inclusion on the album. He drew inspiration from his childhood memories of playing in the garden of, a near to where he grew up in Liverpool.
Lennon wrote the song in, Spain, where he was filming a role in the anti-war comedy. The song was written by but credited to the songwriting partnership. It was released in February 1967 as a single with '.
