An edited version of the song was released later in the year as a single on Dynamic Sound Records credited to Ray with Hutch Davie Orchestra & Chorus.

The first time Harrison heard the song was during a visit to his sister in the United States in 1963—five months before the Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.

In January 1987, Harrison began recording the song at his Friar Park home studio, with Jeff Lynne producing and playing bass and keyboards, Jim Keltner on drums, Jim Horn on sax, and Ray Cooper on percussion.

[5] The single's B-side is "Lay His Head", a remixed version of an unreleased song originally intended for Harrison's Somewhere in England album.

In 2010, AOL radio listeners chose "Got My Mind Set on You" as one of the 10 Best George Harrison Songs, appearing at number 4 on the list.

The first features a young man (played by Alexis Denisof) trying to win the heart of a girl in an amusement arcade.

[8] The second video, inspired by the then-recently released comedy horror film Evil Dead II, depicts Harrison playing a blonde-colored Fender Telecaster guitar while seated in a study.

[9] Credits sourced from Andrew Jackson and Mix[14][15] 7-inch 12-inch "Weird Al" Yankovic recorded a parody of "Got My Mind Set On You", using George Harrison's arrangement, titled "(This Song's Just) Six Words Long".

It was released on Yankovic's 1988 album Even Worse[16] and poked fun at the repetitive lyrics of the original.