"I'm in Love" is a song credited to

Lennon–McCartney Lennon–McCartney is the songwriting partnership between the English musicians John Lennon (1940–1980) and Paul McCartney (born 1942) of the Beatles. It is widely considered one of the greatest, best known and most successful musical collabo ...

and possibly written by

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

. In 1963 the English Merseybeat band

the Fourmost The Fourmost are an English beat music, Merseybeat band that recorded in the 1960s. Their biggest UK hit single was "A Little Loving" in 1964. History Formation Guitarist/vocalist Brian O'Hara and best friend guitarist/vocalist Joey Bower (bor ...

made a recording of the song at the EMI Studios, produced by

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the "fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the Beatle ...

. John Lennon said, in 1971, "Me—I wrote it for the Fourmost." He seemed less definite in his 1980 ''Playboy'' interview. In Paul McCartney's authorized biography, Barry Miles seems to refer to this song as a collaboration. Billy J. Kramer also recorded a version of the song, but the version by the Fourmost was selected for the issue and reached number 17 in the

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. The B-side, "Respectable", is a cover from

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. In America, the song was recorded by the short-lived West Coast band, The New Breed. It appears on the album ''The New Breed Wants You!'' and was the B-side of their single "Green-Eyed Woman", released on Diplomacy Records in 1965. The record was a regional success in the Bay Area (their home base) and other parts of California, but not nationally. Recordings of "I'm in Love" as

the Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...

may have performed it are available on the 1989 album by Bas Muys entitled ''Secret Songs: Lennon & McCartney'' and on the 1998 release ''It's Four You'' by the

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The Beatnix. The New Jersey–based band The Weeklings recorded a version of the song for their 2015 album, ''Monophonic''. It has also been covered by Seattle-based Beatles cover band Apple Jam on their album ''Off The Beatle Track''. A Beatles demo version was released in 2013 on the iTunes exclusive album ''

The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 ''The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963'' is a compilation album of 59 previously unreleased recordings by English rock band the Beatles, released on 17 December 2013, exclusively through the iTunes Store. While it was initially only avail ...

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1963 singles Parlophone singles Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs written by Lennon–McCartney 1963 songs {{1960s-single-stub