
The song title is a play on words referring to both a tourist on a day-trip and a "trip" in the sense of a psychedelic experience.

Lennon described "Day Tripper" as a "drug song" in 1970, and in a 2004 interview McCartney said it was "about acid" ( LSD). Including the lick, the guitar break and the whole bit." In the 1997 book Many Years from Now, McCartney claims that it was a collaboration but Lennon deserved "the main credit". In a 1980 interview, Lennon said of "Day Tripper": "That's mine. Lennon based the song's guitar riff on that from Bobby Parker's " Watch Your Step", which had also been his model for " I Feel Fine" in 1964. John Lennon wrote the music and most of the lyrics, while Paul McCartney contributed some of the lyrics. "Day Tripper" was written early in the Rubber Soul sessions when the Beatles were under pressure to produce a new single for the Christmas market.

Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the band's Rubber Soul album. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, it was credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. " Day Tripper" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double A-side single with " We Can Work It Out" in December 1965.
