What year was the song "Hey Jude" released?

“What year was the song ‘Hey Jude’ released?” — 1968. The Beatles issued “Hey Jude” as a non-album single in August 1968, with “Revolution” on the B-side. It was written primarily by Paul McCartney but credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, and George Martin produced the recording.

The song began as “Hey Jules,” a comforting song McCartney wrote for John Lennon’s son, Julian, during the breakup of Lennon’s marriage to Cynthia. McCartney changed “Jules” to “Jude” because he felt the new name sounded better when sung. The recording became notable for its extended “na-na-na” coda, which lasts for several minutes and helped make the single unusually long for its era.

“Hey Jude” was also important to Apple Records: it was the first Beatles single released under the Apple label as the company launched publicly. The record became a major international success, reaching number one in numerous countries, including the United States and United Kingdom. A common mix-up is confusing its 1968 release with the Beatles’ 1969 singles “Get Back” and “The Ballad of John and Yoko.”