It was 35 years ago that Got My Mind Set On You became Harrison’s third solo No. 1 hit, the last chart-topping single for The Beatles. The track was the only one of the former Beatle’s three US No. 1 singles that he did not write or compose and did not feature religious overtones.
After scoring his third-most on the charts, he surpassed his three-way tie with John Lennon and Ringo Starr for two No. 1 singles as solo artists. As for why The Beatles originally turned down the song when Harrison originally suggested it, there was really only one specific reason.
The story goes that he released Got My Mind Set On You, but Lennon and McCartney didn’t like it, simply because it was a cover, despite putting his own stamp on songs like Twist and Shout in the early days. It seems like a missed opportunity, though not surprising given that the duo are the most successful original songwriting partnership in music history.
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