Help is a Beatles cover, recorded from Tina with Richard Perry in 1981 at Studio 55 in Los Angeles. The TV-Special What Makes Her Hot from 1985 shows a short scene of the recording session, maybe with a different instrumental background. This very different version in contrast to the original version from The Beatles stayed unreleased until 1984, when it was released as the second European single to promote Tina’s ongoing UK-Tour.
Writer: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Producer: Joe Sample, Wilton Felder & Ndugu Chancler
Photographer: Norman Seeff
Release: February 1984
Format: 7“ Vinyl (Picture) / 12“ Vinyl
Charts: UK: #40 / Europe: #30
Album: Private Dancer
- Help (Edit) 3:45
- Help (Full Length Version) 4:30
- Rock’n Roll Widow 4:45
The music video shows a nightclub with guests sitting at tables in front of a stage, where Tina performes the song together with her band and dancers (Ann Behringer and Lejune Richardso). At the end, the curtain closes and Tina disappears in a ray of light.
Director: Simon Milne
Time: 3:41
Home Video: Private Dancer (Anniversary Edition)