the sale of the track went directly toward the British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal. The single charted at #88 in the UK. Scorpions released a version of the song on the 2011 Comeblack compilation album. On Christmas Day of 2019, New West Records released a cover version of "Across the Universe" performed by Lily & Madeleine with the Accidentals. Rock band Evanescence released a cover as part of the deluxe version of their fourth studio album, The Bitter Truth, in 2021. Classical pianist Aki Takahashi worked with the composer Akemi Naito to produce a radically deconstructed version for her 'Hyper-Beatles' project. Notes References Further reading External links 1969 songs The Beatles songs Songs written by Lennon–McCartney Song recordings produced by George Martin Song recordings produced by Phil Spector Songs published by Northern Songs The Beatles and India Cilla Black songs David Bowie songs Music videos directed by Paul Thomas Anderson 1960s ballads Folk ballads Psychedelic folk songs