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About Hey Jude by The Beatles
Hey Jude is credited to The Beatles on 1. This catalogue edition runs 7:06 and lists the song as track 21 of 27. The linked edition is dated 1968-08-26.
Catalogue artist credit: The Beatles.
Catalogue title: Hey Jude. Genre: Rock. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
Recording & video versions
Also represented from 1: Help!. Follow the related song pages to compare the recordings and their selected videos.
Selected video: The Beatles - The Beatles - Hey Jude (Official Music Video) [Remastered 2015]. Published by TheBeatlesVEVO. Video length: 8:09.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
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The Beatles
This guide places the piano-led Let It Be and Hey Jude alongside the guitar textures of Here Comes the Sun and Something. Compare Come Together with Penny Lane, then explore the different arrangements of Yesterday and Strawberry Fields Forever. Catalogue editions are identified on each song page.
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