[4] Typical of the Beatles' vocal 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.

The most prominent instruments in the track are McCartney's "plumply rounded bass"[5] and Lennon's harmonica, which was overdubbed in a rush as session time ran out.

[2] Reiterating its A-side's catchphrase ("Yeah"), and assuming the heavy scouse accents conspicuous on their early records, Lennon and McCartney "drawl their way through a mock-naïve love lyric".

[5] McCartney later singled out the chord change underneath "It's not like me to pretend" as unusual (moving from a D major to A minor), and crediting the Joan Baez rendition of the folk song "All My Trials" as inspiration.

A version was also recorded at the BBC Paris studios in London on 16 July 1963 for airing on programme nine of the "Pop Go The Beatles" radio series and has currently not been made officially available.