The song was initially titled "Get You in the End". Typical of the Beatles songwriting style of that period, John Lennon and Paul McCartney sing in unison for the majority of the track, allowing the few occasions when they do harmonise to stand out.
But unlike most Beatles songs of the time however, there is no lead break; the lead guitar is virtually reduced to a second rhythm guitar. The most prominent instruments in the track are McCartney's "plumply rounded bass",and Lennon's harmonica, which was overdubbed in a rush as session time ran out.
The song's opening line "Imagine I'm in love with you" was innovative, as it drew the listener immediately into the story. McCartney would cite this as an early example of Lewis Carroll influencing their lyrics.
The song was a B-side on two separate occasions. It was initially released as the B-side of "She Loves You" (on 28 August 1963 in the United Kingdom and 16 September in the United States) and was also later released in the United States only on 21 May 1964 as the B-side of "Sie Liebt Dich", a German language recording of the previous A-side. Both were released on the Swan Records label in the United States - the only Beatles releases on that label (the British release was on Parlophone).
The song was also released in the U.S. on 10 April 1964 on the Capitol Records album The Beatles' Second Album. It was not released on album in the United Kingdom until the Rarities release as part of the set The Beatles Collection. A live version of the song, recorded at the London Palladium on 13 October 1963 is included on Anthology 1.
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