Badfinger’s ‘Come and Get It’ Helped Open a New Chapter for British Rock Pop in 1969

Written and produced by Paul McCartney for The Magic Christian, Badfinger’s breakthrough single introduced a new Apple Records success story and signaled the arrival of one of Britain’s most melodic late-1960s rock-pop bands.

A Breakthrough Arrives at the End of the 1960s

When “Come and Get It” arrived in 1969, it gave Badfinger the kind of entrance most new bands could only hope for: a concise, irresistibly catchy single with a direct link to Paul McCartney and the wider Beatles orbit. The song quickly became the group’s breakthrough and helped establish Badfinger as one of the first major Apple Records acts to score beyond the core Beatles catalog.

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