Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"/"With a Little Help from My Friends"
Single by The Beatles
B-side	"A Day in the Life"
Released	14 August 1978 (US) 30 September 1978 (UK)
Format	7"
Recorded	February–March 1967 EMI Studios, London
Length	4:46
Label	Capitol 4612 (US) Parlophone R6022 (UK)
Writer(s)	Lennon–McCartney
Producer	George Martin
The Beatles singles chronology
"Back in the U.S.S.R." (UK-1976) — "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (US-1976) "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" / "A Day in the Life" (1978) "The Beatles Movie Medley" (1982)

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and first recorded and released in 1967, on the the Beatles' album of the same name. The song appears twice on the album: as the opening track (segueing into "With a Little Help from My Friends"), and as "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", the penultimate track (segueing into "A Day in the Life"). As the title track, the lyrics introduce the fictional band that performs in the album.

Since its original album release, the song has also been released on singles, on compilation albums, and has been performed by several other artists including Jimi Hendrix, U2, and a comic interpretation by Bill Cosby, using the opening to John Phillip Sousa's Washington Post March as the instrumental bridge.