Flute Trio,Woodwind Ensemble Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.554010 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Ray Thompson. Rock. 8 pages. RayThompsonMusic #6480173. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.554010). Because is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and recorded by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on their 1969 album Abbey Road, immediately preceding the extended medley on side two of the record. It features a prominent three-part vocal harmony by Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, recorded three times to make nine voices in all.