I Saw Her Standing There
"I Saw Her Standing There" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It is the opening track on the band's 1963 debut UK album ''Please Please Me'' and their debut US album '' Introducing... The Beatles''. In December 1963, Capitol Records released the song in the United States as the B-side on the label's first single by the Beatles, "I Want to Hold Your Hand". While the A-side topped the US '' Billboard'' chart for seven weeks starting 1 February 1964, "I Saw Her Standing There" entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 8 February 1964, remaining there for 11 weeks, peaking at No. 14. The song placed on the '' Cashbox'' chart for only one week at No. 100 on the same week of its ''Billboard'' debut. In 2004, "I Saw Her Standing There" was ranked No. 139 on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Composition Originally titled "Seventeen", the song was conceived by McCartney when driving home from a Beatles' conc ...
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The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of counterculture of the 1960s, 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat music, beat and 1950s rock and roll, rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band also explored music styles ranging from folk music, folk and Music of India, Indian music to Psychedelic music, psychedelia and hard rock. As Recording practices of the Beatles, pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's Baby boomers, youth and sociocultural movements. Led by primary songwriter ...
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