of EMI's twentieth anniversary of each of the Beatles' singles and peaked at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart. The 2015 edition of 1 and the expanded 1+ box set includes a video clip for the song, compiled from footage from the 1968 animated film. In July 2018, the two songs were released on a 7-inch vinyl picture disc to mark the 50th anniversary of the Yellow Submarine film's release. Spanish football club Villarreal CF got the nickname "Yellow Submarine" from the same song of the Beatles, and since then have become synonymously connected to the La Liga club. At the time, the song was highly popular in Spain during 1960s (albeit it was sung in Spanish), when Villarreal was still a small club. Personnel According to Ian MacDonald and Walter Everett, except where noted: The Beatles Ringo Starr lead and backing vocals, drums, shouting John Lennon acoustic guitar, backing vocals, sound effects (bubbles), shouting Paul McCartney bass guitar, backing vocals, shouting George Harrison tambourine, backing vocals, sound effects (waves) Additional contributors Neil Aspinall backing vocals Alf Bicknell sound effects (rattling chains), backing vocals Pattie Boyd laughter, backing vocals Mal Evans bass drum, backing vocals Marianne Faithfull backing vocals Brian Jones sound effects (clinking glasses), ocarina, backing vocals George Martin backing vocals Geoff Emerick tape loop (marching band), backing vocals John Skinner, Terry Condon sound effects (chains in bathtub) Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales Notes References Sources External links Full lyrics for the song at the Beatles' official website The Beatles' Yellow Submarine 1966 songs 1966 singles The Beatles songs Parlophone singles Capitol Records singles Songs written by Lennon–McCartney Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs published by Northern Songs Cashbox number-one singles RPM Top Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in Germany Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in New Zealand Number-one singles in Norway UK Singles Chart number-one singles Ringo Starr songs English children's songs Novelty songs Songs about boats Songs about oceans and seas Fictional submarines