"Come Together" Is A Song By The Beatles Written Primarily By John Lennon And Credited To Lennon/McCartney. The Song Is The Lead-Off Track On The Beatles' September 1969 Album Abbey Road. One Month Later It Also Appeared As One Of The Sides Of The Group's Twenty-First Single It Was A Double A-Side The Other Side Being George Harrison's "Something " In The United Kingdom Their Twenty-Sixth In The United States. The Song Reached The Top Of The Charts In The US While Becoming A Top 10 Hit In The UK. According To The Come Together Songfacts The Whispered Lyric That Sounds Like "shoot" Is Actually Lennon Saying "shoot Me" Followed By A Handclap. The Bass Line Drowns Out The "me." One Of The Most Covered Songs Of All Time Cover Versions Of "Come Together" Have Been Recorded/performed By Many Artists -- Such As Aerosmith Tina Turner Michael Jackson Gotthard Soundgarden Axl Rose & Bruce Springsteen Elton John Diana Ross Tom Jones Joe Cocker And Sugababes.