rhythm guitar Paul McCartney backing vocal, bass George Harrison backing vocal, lead guitar Ringo Starr drums uncredited (played by the Beatles) handclaps Carpenters version A hit cover of "Please Mr. Postman" was recorded by the Carpenters, whose version took the song again to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1975. The Carpenters' version resembles an old 1950s rock & roll song. The single was released in late 1974, reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts in January 1975, and was the duo's 10th and final million-selling single. The corresponding Horizon album was belatedly released in June 1975 and went Platinum. The Carpenters' cover version was also sampled by rapper Juelz Santana for his single "Oh Yes". It is used by the Rob, Arnie and Dawn Show to introduce their Listener Mail segment, and was sung by the presenters of British Saturday morning show SMTV Live to introduce the mailbag section. Reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1975, in a UK television special on ITV in 2016 it was voted number one in The Nation's Favourite Carpenters Song. A music video of the song, filmed in Disneyland, can be found on the DVD Gold: Greatest Hits (released in 2002), originally packaged as Yesterday Once More (released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1985). Personnel Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, drums Richard Carpenter – backing vocals, piano, orchestration Tony Peluso – guitar Joe Osborn – bass guitar Bob Messenger – tenor saxophone Doug Strawn – baritone saxophone Uncredited – castanets, tubular bells Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications See also List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1961 List of number-one R&B singles of 1961 (U.S.) List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s List of RPM number-one singles of 1975 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1975 List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1975 (U.S.) References Citations Sources External links List of cover versions of ”Please Mr. Postman” at SecondHandSongs.com Songs about occupations Songs about letters (message) 1961 debut singles 1974 singles The Marvelettes songs The Beatles songs The Carpenters songs Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles RPM Top Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in South Africa Number-one singles in Australia Songs written by Brian Holland Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs written by Freddie Gorman Tamla Records