5 Things to Know About "Her Majesty," Abbey Road's Hidden Track
It’s a 23-second fragment Paul McCartney’s “Her Majesty” was cut from the album’s medley and accidentally spliced onto the end of the reel by an engineer, who was told to discard it but couldn’t cut off the silent leader tape.
It wasn’t listed on the original vinyl The song appears after 14 seconds of silence, unlisted on the sleeve, making it a secret track that listeners discovered only by letting the record play past “The End.”
It’s the only Beatles song with no other band members McCartney recorded it alone — no John, George, or Ringo play on it.
The last words are a throwaway line The album ends with: “Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl, but she doesn’t have a lot to say.”
On CD and streaming it’s track 17 Despite being listed, it still feels like a hidden wink, preserving the original accidental effect.