Peak
68
Weeks
5
Score
294
Chart Year
1965
John Lennon wrote this and also sang lead. He considered it one of his best early songs Lennon: "Me in my Dylan period... part of me suspects I'm a loser and part of me thinks I'm God almighty." John Lennon wrote this on a plane while The Beatles were touring with Jackie DeShannon. It was a songwriting departure from the lighter fare Lennon and McCartney previously wrote. John Lennon's lowest recorded note as a Beatle is a G, which he hits in this song. He also sings the G in the last "going down" of "Happiness Is A Warm Gun." >>
I'm a loser I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be Of all the love I have won or have lost There is one love I should never have crossed She was a girl in a million, my friend I should have known she would win in the end I'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be Although I laugh and I act like a clown Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown My tears are falling like rain from the sky Is it for her or myself that I cry? I'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be What have I done to deserve such a fate? I realize I have left it too late And so it's true pride comes before a fall I'm telling you so that you won't lose all I'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 27, 1965 | 81 | 45 |
| 2 | Mar 6, 1965 | 77 | 49 |
| 3 | Mar 13, 1965 | 73 | 53 |
| 4 | Mar 20, 1965 | 70 | 56 |
| 5 | Mar 27, 1965 | 68 | 58 |