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The supposed drug reference in the line " I'd love to turn you on " resulted in the song initially being banned from broadcast by the BBC.

Since its original album release, " A Day in the Life " has been released as a B-side, and also on various compilation albums.

It has been covered by other artists including Sting, Bobby Darin, Jose Feliciano, The Fall, Neil Young, Jeff Beck, The Bee Gees, Robyn Hitchcock, Chris Cornell, Phish and since 2008, by McCartney in his live performances.

It was ranked the 28th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine.