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"I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles was released 50 years ago today.
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded in October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment.
With advance orders exceeding one million copies in the United Kingdom, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" would ordinarily have gone straight to the top of the British record charts on its day of release on Nov. 29, 1963 had it not been blocked by the group's first million seller "She Loves You," the Beatles' previous UK single, which was having a resurgent spell in the top position following intense media coverage of the group.
Taking two weeks to dislodge its predecessor, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" stayed at number one for five weeks and remained in the UK top fifty for twenty-one weeks in total.
It was also the group's first American number one, entering the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 18, 1964 at number forty-five and starting the British invasion of the American music industry.
By February 1, it held the number one spot — for seven weeks — before being replaced by "She Loves You," a reverse scenario of what had occurred in Britain, and remained in the U.S. charts for a total of fifteen weeks.
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" became the Beatles' best-selling single worldwide.
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Benny Blades~"If you break down this team man for man, we have talent to compare with any team."
Just wanted to have a wee Beatles competition there and decided to listen to all of those ^^^, and decide which one was the bestest!
And...., nope, sorry. They're all shit.
"...when Hibernian won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”
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