John Lennon, whose parents separated when he was 3 years old, has said that the lyrics were about children whose parents split up. Apparently, he didn't put a great deal of effort into the song, staing: "They needed another upbeat song, and I just knocked it off."
This was performed in The Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night. It was The Beatles first movie, and the group was not yet popular in America when the deal was signed to make it. Before filming began, The Beatles became huge and the movie did very well.
John and Paul sang lead vocals, but Lennon was double-tracked to create a 3 part harmony.
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