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A more comprehensive collection, with tracks from both record labels, was the 2000s The Very Best of Badfinger. [131] In 2013, a new compilation titled Timeless was issued by EMI/Universal both to capitalise on the use of "Baby Blue" in the finale of Breaking Bad and to include the 2010 remastered versions of Badfinger's songs on a greatest ...
Classic Rock critic Rob Hughes rated "Day After Day" as Badfinger's greatest song, due to the "unassailable melody, plaintive vocals and lovestruck sentiment" as well as Harrison's "wonderful slide solo." [11] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated it as Badfinger's 2nd best song, highlighting Harrison's "distinctive guitar playing."
The Iveys changed their name to Badfinger with the single release of "Come and Get It", a composition written by Paul McCartney that became a worldwide top-ten hit. Ham had initially protested against using a non-original to promote the band, as he had gained confidence in the group's compositions, but he was quickly convinced of the ...
The Welsh-bred Badfinger was initially signed to the Beatles’ Apple Records label and first hit the top 10 in 1969 with the Paul McCartney-penned “Come and Get It,” which reached No. 7 in ...
Come and Get It" was a hit single for the band, peaking at number 7 in the United States, [6] and number 4 in the United Kingdom. [7] It was the opening theme for the film The Magic Christian , starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr (it was also repeated during the movie's closing credits, with an additional string arrangement added).
2. "Come and Get It" by Badfinger. 1969 Written and produced by Paul McCartney, this song became a top 10 hit for Badfinger, a band signed to the Beatles’ Apple label.
and "Dennis", among Badfinger's top 10 songs. [6] Hughes said of "Dennis" "This stately pop-rock beauty, from Badfinger’s most underrated album, remains one of Pete Ham’s very finest pieces, from its elegant intro to its extended fadeout" and said that it is "essentially a warning about the potholes of life" and "an affirmative love song ...
Day After Day" became Badfinger's highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 4, [51] and was certified gold by the RIAA on 4 March. [52] [53] Although the album failed to place on the UK's top 40 albums chart, "Day After Day" was the band's third top-ten hit there, peaking at number 10. [54]