The Song Paul McCartney Wrote About Weed

“Got to Get You Into My Life” is often mistaken for a straightforward love song, but it’s anything but. On Revolver, Paul pushed the Beatles into new musical territory, drawing heavily from Motown, soul, and horn-driven R&B. The result was one of the band’s boldest recordings of 1966, featuring a powerful brass arrangement and a sound unlike anything they had released before.

But years later, Paul revealed that the song wasn’t written about a person at all. Instead, it was inspired by his growing fascination with marijuana, making it one of the Beatles’ most famous hidden confessions.

In this video, we explore how “Got to Get You Into My Life” came together, why its original Revolver mix differs so dramatically from later versions, and how the song reflects a turning point in Paul McCartney’s songwriting and the Beatles’ creative evolution.

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