Whatever Gets You Thru the Night

"Whatever Gets You thru the Night"
Single by John Lennon
from the album Walls and Bridges
B-side	"Beef Jerky"
Released	23 September 1974 (US) 4 October 1974 (UK)
Recorded	June–July 1974
Length	3:27
Label	Apple
Songwriter(s)	John Lennon
Producer(s)	John Lennon
Walls and Bridges track listing
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Music video
"Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" at YouTube

"Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" is a 1974 song by John Lennon and was the lead single from his fifth studio album Walls and Bridges. It was the only number 1 in the United States in his lifetime and also went to number 2 in Canada, number 12 in Italy and number 15 in South Africa. It was covered by Elton John live in 1981.

John Lennon singles discography

Lifetime

1969	"Give Peace a Chance" / "Remember Love" (Ono) "Cold Turkey" / "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)" (Ono)
1970	"Instant Karma!" / "Who Has Seen the Wind?" (Ono) "Mother" / "Why" (Ono)
1971	"Power to the People" / "Open Your Box" (Ono) (UK) "Power to the People" / "Touch Me" (Ono) (US) "Imagine" / "It's So Hard" (US) "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" / "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" (Ono)
1972	"Woman Is the Nigger of the World" / "Sisters O Sisters" (Ono)
1973	"Mind Games" / "Meat City"
1974	"Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" / "Beef Jerky" "#9 Dream" / "What You Got" "Ya Ya" / "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Germany only)
1975	"Stand by Me" / "Move Over Ms. L" "Imagine" / "Working Class Hero" (UK)
1977	"Stand by Me" / "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (reissue) (US)
1980	"(Just Like) Starting Over" / "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Ono)

Posthumous

1981	"Woman" / "Beautiful Boys" (Ono) "Watching the Wheels" / "Yes, I'm Your Angel" (Ono) (UK) "Watching the Wheels" / "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" (US)
1982	"Love" / "Give Me Some Truth"
1984	"Nobody Told Me" / "O' Sanity" (Ono) "Borrowed Time" / "Your Hands" (Ono) "I'm Stepping Out" / "Sleepless Night" (Ono) "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" / "It's Alright" (Ono)
1985	"Jealous Guy" / "Going Down on Love"
1986	"Rock and Roll People" (promo)
1998	"I'm Losing You" (promo)

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Discography
1960s	"I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	"Border Song" (1970) "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" (1970) "Come Down in Time" (1970) "Son of Your Father" (1970) "My Father's Gun" (1970) "Where to Now St. Peter?" (1970) "Amoreena" (1970) "Talking Old Soldiers" (1970) "Burn Down the Mission" (1970) "Friends" (1971) "Levon" (1971) "Indian Sunset" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1974) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "One Horse Town" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "I Don't Care" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Kiss the Bride" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Passengers" (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Heartache All Over the World" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Live Like Horses" (1996) "The Madness of King Scar" (1997) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	"I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	"Good Morning to the Night" (2012) "Sad" (2012) "Looking Up" (2015) "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	"Ordinary Man" (2020) "Sine from Above" (2020) "Learn to Fly" (2020) "The Pink Phantom" (2020) "It's a Sin" (2021) "Cold Heart" (2021) "Merry Christmas" (2021) "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) "Hold Me Closer" (2022)
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