Why does every Beatles song have the songwriter credited as “Lennon-McCartney”?

Literally every song has the song has the songwriter credited as “Lennon-McCartney”…why?

Did they actually write every song together?

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That was the agreement made between John and Paul, regardless of who actually wrote the song(s).

GhostNuclear · M

I’m still kinda young, so I’m new to the Beatles. But I am wondering if Brian Epstein has something to do with that agreement?

@onrealityofdreams

@GhostNuclear Brian had very little to do with that arrangement. That was between John, Paul, and the publisher Dick James Music.

GhostNuclear · M

Brian Epstein’s original contracts with be Beatles actually gave him 30% of thier earnings! @onrealityofdreams

@GhostNuclear That was typical of Brian's managerial style.