Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
- Key
- E major
- Camelot
- 12B
- BPM
- 117.1
Key confidence high · relative C# minor (12A) · BPM confidence medium · half-time 58.5 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · essentia.js@2.1-beta6-dev
The tempo changes across the track. The BPM above is the strongest single reading.
The recording is tuned near 456 Hz, not A440.
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As of 2026-09-15, "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" by The Beatles has charted in 1 market across 1 platform, peaking at #63 (TH) on the Rotation chart. Measured from the full recording, it reads E major (12B).
- Markets
- 1
- First seen
- 2026-09-15
- Latest chart date
- 2026-09-15
- Peak
- #63 th
Momentum
This song has not appeared on a Rotation chart, so it has no score and no receipts. The rank history below is the ledger; a score is only published once the momentum run puts it on a chart.
Why it's here
The track features a sitar part played by George Harrison that marked the first appearance of the Indian string instrument on a Western rock recording. [1] The song was influential in the development of raga rock and psychedelic rock and helped elevate Ravi Shankar and Indian classical music to mainstream popularity in the West. [2] An early, musically distinct take titled "This Bird Has Flown," recorded on 12 October 1965, was ultimately scrapped by the band and later released on the 1996 compilation Anthology 2. [3]
In culture
Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.
- Written by John Lennonsource
- Written by Paul McCartneysource
- Covered The Hour Glasssource
- Covered Moe Koffmansource
- Covered Frank Marino & Mahogany Rushsource
- Covered Allan Holdsworthsource
- Covered Herbie Hancocksource
- Covered Kazuhito Yamashitasource
- Covered Sqwervsource
- Covered 高橋アキsource
- Covered Richard Christensensource
- Covered Elena Durán, Stéphane Grappelli, Laurie Hollowaysource
- Covered Jan & Deansource
- Covered The Brothers Foursource
- Remix of The Beatles, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)source
Across markets · earliest pickup first
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- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Thailandth · deezer#63#63—
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Identity
- ISRC
- GBAYE0601480
- Slug
- the-beatles__norwegian-wood-this-bird-has-flown
- Sources
- deezer
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