Credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, it was mainly composed by John Lennon, with an instrumental middle eight by Paul McCartney.

In his 1980 interview with Playboy, Lennon described the song as "An effort at writing 'It Won't Be Long'.

[4] Lennon's handwritten lyrics for "Any Time at All" were sold for £6,000 to an unidentified individual at an auction held at Sotheby's in London, on 8 April 1988.

[5] Incomplete when first brought into EMI Studios on Tuesday 2 June 1964,[6] Paul McCartney suggested an idea for the middle eight section based solely on chords, which was recorded with the intention of adding lyrics later.

[8] In addition to A Hard Day's Night, "Any Time at All" was included on: According to Ian MacDonald,[9] except where noted: Citations Sources