The Beatles Announce Last Song “Now and Then,” Tease “Blue” and “Red” Albums

The track will arrive as a double A-side single with “Love Me Do” on November 2.

The Beatles Share Last Song “Now and Then,” Announce Blue and Red Albums

The track will arrive as a double A-side single with “Love Me Do” on November 2.

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Bruce McBroom / © Apple Corps Ltd.

October 26, 2023

“Now and Then,” the last song by The Beatles, is set to be released on November 2. The track was written and sung by John Lennon, developed by bandmates Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, and finalized by Paul and Ringo over four decades later.

The double A-side single pairs the last-ever Beatles song with the first: the band’s 1962 debut UK single, “Love Me Do.” Additionally, a 12-minute Now and Then – The Last Beatles Song documentary filmwritten and directed by Oliver Murray, will debut on November 1. Then, on November 10, The Beatles’ 1962-1966 (The Red Album) and 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) collections will be packaged by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe. Expanded for their new 2023 edition releases, the collections together span The Beatles’ entire recorded canon with 75 tracks, 21 of which are newly added.

Pre-order “Now and Then”/“Love Me Do” here, and check out a trailer for the single below.