Before they were known as Badfinger, they were The Iveys, and released "Come and Get It," written by Paul McCartney, which would jumpstart a new era of their career under a new band name.
When signing with the Beatles' Apple label, the band rebranded themselves with a new name. They were inspired by the working song title "Bad Finger Boogie," which would end up becoming the 1967 song "With a Little Help from My Friends" by the Beatles. "Come and Get It" would become their first release under their new name with the record label, and the track started as a solo demo by McCartney.
In reality, McCartney had written the track because he was contracted to produce three songs for the 1969 satirical black comedy film The Magic Christian that also starred Ringo Starr. The Beatles icon saw "Come and Get It" as a perfect opportunity for it to become the Iveys' first single under their band name, but there was a catch.
“I’d written the song ‘Come And Get It’ and I’d made a fairly decent demo. Because I lived locally, I could get in half an hour before a Beatles session at Abbey Road—knowing it would be empty and all the stuff would be set up—and I’d use Ringo’s equipment to put a drum track down, put some piano down, quickly put some bass down, do the vocal, and double-track it," he explained in The Beatles Anthology book.
"I said to Badfinger, ‘OK, it’s got to be exactly like this demo,’ because it had a great feeling on it. They actually wanted to put their own variations on, but I said, ‘No, this really is the right way.’”
In the end, the band relented and agreed to McCartney's conditions, and their version is almost indistinguishable from the original demo. McCartney also auditioned each of the band members to see who would be lead vocals and ended up choosing Tom Evans. He would also produce two other The Iveys originals for the same film.
Badfinger was right to follow the music icon's direction, as "Come and Get It" became their big breakthrough as a band. The song landed at No. 7 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart and No. 4 in the UK. "Come and Get It" being the opening theme song to the 1969 movie also pushed its popularity forward, with critics calling it a "powerful" track that would become their signature hit.
The rock band/power-pop band would have an impactful but short-lived career under the label and released further hits like "No Matter What," "Day After Day," and "Without You." The Beatles would also release McCartney's original demo of the track in 1996 for their Anthology 3 album.
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