Back in the U.S.S.R.
Back in the U.S.S.R. is a song by The Beatles written by Paul McCartney (John Lennon shares songwriting credits), and which opens the double-disc album The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album).
The song describes, a bad flight from the United States to the Soviet Union on board a British BOAC airplane; the "superior" beauty of Soviet women over those of the Western world; the sound of balalaikas ringing; and the incredible luck of being back in a communist state.
The song was a parody of Chuck Berry's Back in the U.S.A. and the Beach Boys' California Girls. The title was inspired in part by Harold Wilson's "I'm Backing Britain" campaign.
"Back in the USSR" was released by Parlophone as a single in the UK in 1976. It featured the song "Twist and Shout" on Side B.
