"When I Get Home" is a John Lennon composition (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and recorded by The Beatles on 2 June 1964 during the last session for their LP A Hard Day's Night. Its first US release was on the Something New LP.

Influenced somewhat by the Shirelles, "When I Get Home" is essentially a rock and roll number, but with its unusual chord progressions (changing from major to minor keys and back) it bucks the genre to some extent. Lennon liked this particular ploy, and used it on many of his songs at the time.

Typical also of this period of the Beatles is the vocal leap into falsetto.

Recording

After completing "When I Get Home" in 11 takes, the Beatles finished recording another Lennon song, "Any Time At All", which they had started work on earlier that day. They also recorded Paul McCartney's "Things We Said Today" during the same session.

A mono mix was made on 4 June 1964, although this was replaced when new mono and stereo mixes were made on 22 June.

Personnel

John Lennon – lead vocal, rhythm guitar

Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass

George Harrison – harmony vocal, lead guitar

Ringo Starr – drums

Whoa-ho, whoa-ho,

I got a whole lot of things to tell her,

When I get home.

Come on, out of my way,

'cause I'm gonna see my baby today,

I've got a whole lot of things I've gotta say

To her.

Whoa-ho, whoa-ho,

I got a whole lot of things to tell her,

When I get home.

Come on if you please,

I've got no time for trivialities,

I've got a girl who's waiting home for me tonight.

Whoa-ho, whoa-ho,

I got a whole lot of things to tell her,

When I get home.

When I'm getting home tonight, I'm gonna

Hold her tight.

I'm gonna love her till the cows come home,

I bet I'll love her more,

Till I walk out that door

Again.

Come on, let me through,

I've got so many things, I've got to do,

I've got no business being here with you

This way.

Whoa-ho, whoa-ho,

I've got a whole lot of things to tell her

When I get home - yeah.