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''1'' is a
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of the English rock band
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 al ...
, originally released on 13 November 2000. The album features virtually every number-one single the band achieved in the United Kingdom or United States from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band's break-up, it was their first compilation available on only one CD. ''1'' was a commercial success and topped charts worldwide. It has sold over 31 million copies. Since
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began tracking US album sales in January 1991, ''1'' is the fourth best-selling album in the US, the best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the US, as well as the best-selling album of the decade worldwide. ''1'' was remastered and reissued in September 2011. It was remixed and reissued again in several different deluxe editions in November 2015, the most comprehensive of which is a three-disc set entitled ''1+'', which includes video discs of Beatles
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. As of June 2015, ''1'' was the sixth best-selling album of the 21st century in the UK, having sold over 3.1 million copies.


Background

''1'' was compiled by producer
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and former band members
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
,
George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
and
Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
. The album contains the 27 Beatles songs that went to number one in the United Kingdom on the ''
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'' Top 50 chart or in the United States on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Despite Harrison's " For You Blue" charting at number 1 on ''Billboard'', along with the A-side "
The Long and Winding Road "The Long and Winding Road" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album '' Let It Be''. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. When issued as a single in May 1970, a month after the Beatl ...
", Capitol Records treated "For You Blue" as strictly a B-side and did not promote it as an A-side. "
Day Tripper "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. The song was written primarily by John Lennon with some contributions from Paul McCartney a ...
" was included on ''1'' since it charted at number 1 in the UK as a double A-side with "
We Can Work It Out "We Can Work It Out" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was first issued as a double A-side single with "Day Tripper" in December 1965. It also appeared on the 1966 US release '' Yesterd ...
", while in the US, only "We Can Work It Out" was number 1. Two singles written by
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and released in both the UK and US were omitted as they did not top either the ''Record Retailer'' chart or the ''Billboard'' Hot 100: " Please Please Me" and "
Strawberry Fields Forever "Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released on 13 February 1967 as a double A-side single with " Penny Lane". It represented a departu ...
". The former was the Beatles' first UK number one single in all British charts except ''Record Retailer'', reaching the top spot in the music magazines ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' Disc''. "Strawberry Fields Forever" was part of a double A-side single with " Penny Lane", which reached the top spot in ''Melody Maker'' and peaked at number 2 in the other UK charts, behind Engelbert Humperdinck's " Release Me". The album is a combination of both the US and UK versions of the 1982 compilation '' 20 Greatest Hits'', with the addition of " Something" (which was left off ''20 Greatest Hits'' because of time constraints). On ''1'', "
Hey Jude "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock music, rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single was the Beatles' fir ...
" was included in its original full-length version (slightly over seven minutes), whereas the American version of ''20 Greatest Hits'' contained a shortened version.


Remastering

Before ''1'', all 27 songs were mainly available on two remastered CD releases: firstly on the respective Beatles studio albums released in 1987 (as well as '' Past Masters, Volume One'' and '' Past Masters, Volume Two'', released in 1988). The second remastering was made available on the CD versions for ''
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'' and ''
1967–1970 ''1967–1970'', also known as the Blue Album, is a compilation album of songs by the English rock band the Beatles, spanning the years indicated in the title. A double LP, it was released with ''1962–1966'' (the "Red Album") in April 1973. ...
'', released in 1993. The songs on ''1'' were remastered specifically for the release in 2000. According to the liner notes of the album, the original analogue masters were "digitally remastered at 24 bits resolution, processed using Sonic Solutions NoNoise technology and mastered to 16-bit using Prism SNS Noise Shaping". The remastering was overseen by
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of
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and took place there. In 2011, ''1'' was remastered and reissued on CD. In 2015 it was remastered again and remixed by Giles Martin; when Martin began to assist with fixing up the audio tracks for the ''1+'' video clips, he realised that his goal of making them "more immersive" should also apply to ''1''. For the remixing project, Martin commented: "The remasters went back to these final mix tapes and remastered them. They cleaned them up and then they EQ-ed them and released them. What we're doing is remixing. We're going not to the final mix, we're creating our own mixes." About his remixing approach, Martin said: "My approach was to be respectful of everything, I had sessions and sessions where I flipped between previously remastered stereos, the mono remasters, and the remixes we've done. I flip between everything and make sure I prefer what we've done."


Package

The package of ''1'' was intended to be simplistic and ambitious at the same time. Its cover was designed by Rick Ward, and consists of a pop art-style yellow number one on a red background. The emphasis on the ''1'' digit was used on many of the compilations of number-one hits by different artists that followed this album; for example, '' ELV1S'' by
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and '' Number Ones'' by the
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. The album's back cover features the famous photos of the Beatles taken by
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and copyrighted on 17 August 1967. The design exclusively uses variations of the
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. ''1'' was released worldwide in CD and cassette. The vinyl format was released only in the United Kingdom. The CD includes a 32-page booklet with a coloured page with international picture covers (a total of 163 covers are displayed on the whole booklet) and details (recording date, location, release date, chart stats) for each of the singles. It also includes on its first two pages a collage with 27 1s in different colours (all of them following the same art as the cover) with the sentence "27 No. 1 singles = ''1''" (which was used as a catch phrase for the promo ads for the album), and a foreword by George Martin. The LP and cassette keep the main art of the CD version, but in a different form. The double vinyl record version was not released in the US, but the imported British edition was available. The vinyl version features a large full-colour fold-out poster showing 126 picture sleeves (37 fewer than on the CD), and reproductions of the four Richard Avedon photos. The Avedon portraits also appear on the inside of the gate-fold cover. The records have custom labels featuring the same graphics as the front cover and are packaged in custom inner sleeves. The deluxe packaging of the vinyl album, with its four portraits and poster, is reminiscent to that of their titular 1968 album. The cassette included a 20-page insert, including the collage, the George Martin commentary and paged Avedon's portraits on its inlay and the whole description for the tracks as a total of 36 covers on its inlay reverse.


Release variations

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discs)


''1+''

On 6 November 2015, Apple Records released a deluxe version of the original album, titled ''1+''. Most of the tracks on ''1'' have been remixed from the original multi-track masters by Giles Martin, except the first three tracks, which are the original mono mixes. In addition to the new mixes, there are surround sound 5.1 mixes presented as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio in the Blu-ray version and Dolby Digital and DTS in the DVD version. ''1+'' also includes 50 promotional films/performances, plus commentary and introductions from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. All the videos have been digitally restored and enhanced. They are available on DVD and
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. Variations of ''1''/''1+'' include standard CD, CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray, CD/2DVD, CD/2Blu-ray. The double-disc video editions also feature a 124-page hard-bound book with illustrations. The DVD/Blu-ray video editions are also available as a stand-alone package.


Reception

''1'' received universal acclaim.
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gave the album five stars out of five. He stated that there is "no question that this is all great music", although to him "there's really no reason for anyone who owns all the records to get this too".


Legacy

''1'' went on to inspire the release of a wave of compilation albums, in particular three other "number ones" albums:
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's '' ELV1S'' (2002),
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's '' Number Ones'' (2003) and the
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' '' Number Ones'' (2004). Other compilations inspired by ''1'' issued included
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's ''
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'' (2002),
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' '' Forty Licks'' (2002),
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's '' Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd'' (2001),
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's '' The Ultimate Collection'' (2002) and
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's '' Dino: The Essential Dean Martin'' (2004).


Sales and chart performance

The reception of ''1'' surpassed all critical and commercial expectations. It reached number 1 in over 35 countries, achieving the record for the album debuting at the top of the most national charts ever. It became the highest-selling of 2000 and, some time later, of the entire decade. This achievement made the Beatles the first and only artist to have the best-selling albums of two different decades: they also released the best-selling album of the 1960s, ''
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''. No tracks from ''Sgt. Pepper'' appear on this album. With this album, the Beatles also achieved having an album hit the number 1 position in the US in four non-consecutive decades (1960s, 1970s, 1990s and 2000s). In the United Kingdom, ''1'' became the Beatles' 15th number 1 album with sales of 319,126 copies (achieving record sales for only one week in 2000). On 18 December 2000, Ananova.com reported that the album has "become 2000's biggest-selling album—in only five weeks." ''1'' was the first album to stay at the top spot for nine weeks in almost ten years (the last being the
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's ''
Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
''), the best-selling album of 2000, and the fourth best-selling album of the 2000s so far in the UK. In its eleventh week, ''1'' sold a total of two million copies in the UK. It spent a total of 46 weeks inside the Top 75. In July 2013 it was certified 10× platinum by the BPI, for over 3 million copies sold in the UK. It is the 21st best-selling album in the UK, according to an assessment by the
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and the
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that counted album sales in the UK from 28 July 1956 to the present day, and the second best-selling Beatles album in that country (only beaten by ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', which is the UK's third best-selling album). As of July 2016, the album has sold over 3,230,000 copies in the UK. In the United States, the response was similar. ''1'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 during the week of 2 December 2000 with sales totaling over 595,500 copies. In its second week, sales increased to 662,000 but it was knocked off the top spot by
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' ''Black & Blue'' which sold 1.59 million units, therefore, ''1'' fell off to number two on its week on chart. The following week it stayed at number two selling 607,000 units, by doing so, the album became the sixth to debut at the top of the ''Billboard'' 200 and post a SoundScan increase in its second week and the first to do so after opening with a sum of more than half a million copies. During the week of 23 December 2000, its fourth week on chart, ''1'' moved 671,000 copies and returned to the top of the ''Billboard'' 200. The next week, on 30 December 2000 it stayed at the top of the chart selling 823,500 copies. On 10 February 2001, after being the number one album for eight non-consecutive weeks, ''1'' fell off to number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 173,500 units sold, a 19.5% dip in sales, by the time this happened the album had sold almost six million units. The album spent a total of eight weeks at number 1 and sold 1,258,667 copies during the week before Christmas of 2000. With this number, the Beatles achieved a new record: it was the seventh highest one-week sales in Soundscan history, the highest for an album not in its first week of sales, and the highest for an album comprising previously released music. The album spent 309 weeks inside the ''Billboard'' 200 and was the sixth best-selling album in the United States in 2000 with 5,100,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. On 30 August 2011 the band announced through their Facebook account that the album was available to pre-order from iTunes and that it was digitally remastered. On 24 September 2011, after the album made its digital debut in the
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it re-entered on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number four selling 60,000 units, it also topped the iTunes album charts in the US, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Mexico, Switzerland, Spain, New Zealand and Greece according to a Capitol/EMI press release. Its digital launch on the iTunes Store was accompanied with a price of $9.99 and a Twitter campaign with the
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#MyBeatles1 asking their fans: What is your favorite "1" track? Resulting in many celebrities and stars posting their favorites, too. In 2015, after it was remastered again and remixed by Giles Martin, ''1'' re-entered on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number six selling 40,000 units. It was certified eleven times platinum by the
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on 8 March 2010 denoting shipments of eleven million units, and ''1'' is included on the list of the Top 100 Albums by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album is the best-selling album of the 21st century in the US and the fourth best-selling album in the Soundscan era (1991–present). As of October 2019, the album has had sold 13 million copies in the US. In the US, the album secured the Beatles a fourth decade in which they placed an album at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' chart. In Canada, ''1'' debuted at number 1 on the
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, selling 54,668 copies in its first week. The album was certified Diamond (1,000,000 units) by the CRIA in February 2001, just four months after its release. As of 2009, ''1'' has sold 1,103,000 units in Canada, making it the fifth best-selling album ever in Canada of the
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era. In Germany, ''1'' debuted at number 1 and stayed there for nine non-consecutive weeks. It stayed seventeen weeks in the top ten of the
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and fifty weeks in the total chart. By selling 1,650,000 copies and reaching 11× Gold, it is the third best-selling album of the decade 2000–2009 and the best-selling non-German language album. In 2009, Apple Corps, the Beatles' company, stated that worldwide sales of ''1'' had exceeded 31 million copies. Worldwide in 2000 the album sold 13.8 million copies, with 2 million or more copies sold during 2 consecutive weeks, and was the fourth best-selling album behind Eminem's ''
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'', Britney Spears' '' Oops!... I Did It Again'', and Santana's ''
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Track listing

All songs written by
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, except "Something" by
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, and those others as noted on the second DVD. All tracks produced by
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except "The Long and Winding Road" re-produced for disc by
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. CD tracks 1–3 are in mono; all others on CD are in stereo. ;CD/First DVD/Blu-ray # " Love Me Do" – 2:21 #* Released in the UK on 5 October 1962, and in the U.S. on 27 April 1964. Reached No. 1 in the U.S. for one week on 30 May 1964. This is the version released in the U.S. with
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on tambourine and session musician Andy White on drums. First included on '' Introducing... The Beatles'' (1964) and '' Please Please Me'' (1963), depending on the territory. #* The DVD/BD track is from The Little Theatre,
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, Merseyside, England, 27 August 1963 recorded for the BBC documentary ''The Mersey Sound''; it aired on 9 October. # "
From Me to You "From Me to You" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in April 1963 as their third single. It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. The song was the Beatles' first number 1 hit on what became the official U ...
" – 1:55 #* Released in the UK on 11 April 1963, and in the U.S. on 27 May. Reached No. 1 in the UK for seven weeks on 2 May 1963. First included on '' The Beatles/1962-1966'' (1973) and ''
A Collection of Beatles Oldies ''A Collection of Beatles Oldies'' (subtitled ''But Goldies!'') is a compilation album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released in the United Kingdom in December 1966, it features hit singles and other songs issued by the group between 19 ...
'' (1966), depending on the territory. #*The DVD/BD track is from the
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,
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, London, England, 4 November 1963, aired on 10 November. # "
She Loves You "She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock band the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several sales records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record i ...
" – 2:21 #* Released in the UK on 23 August 1963, and in the U.S. on 16 September. Reached No. 1 in the UK for four weeks on 14 September 1963, then again for two weeks on 28 November. Reached No. 1 in the U.S. for two weeks on 21 March 1964. First included on '' The Beatles' Second Album'' (1964) and ''A Collection of Beatles Oldies'', depending on the territory. #*The DVD/BD track is from the Swedish television pop music show ''Drop In'', recorded 30 October 1963, aired 3 November. # "
I Want to Hold Your Hand "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded on 17 October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment. With advance orders ...
" – 2:24 #* Released in the UK on 29 November 1963, and in the U.S. on 26 December. Reached No. 1 in the UK for five weeks on 12 December 1963. Reached No. 1 in the U.S. for seven weeks on 1 February 1964. First included on ''
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'' (1964) and ''A Collection of Beatles Oldies'' (1966), depending on the territory. #* The DVD/BD track is from Studio Four, Granada TV Centre,
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, England, 25 November 1963 filmed for ''Late Scene Extra'', aired two days later. # "
Can't Buy Me Love "Can't Buy Me Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in March 1964 as the A-side of their sixth single. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was included ...
" – 2:11 #* Released in the U.S. on 16 March 1964, and in the UK on 20 March. Reached No. 1 in the UK for three weeks on 2 April 1964, and in the U.S. for five weeks on 4 April. First included on respective territorial versions of '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964). #*The DVD/BD track is from the Beatles' television special ''
Around the Beatles ''Around the Beatles'' was a 1964 television special featuring the Beatles, produced by Jack Good for ITV/Rediffusion London. It was taped in Wembley Park Studios (now Fountain Studios) in London on 28 April 1964, and broadcast international ...
'', music recorded on 19 April 1964, performed lip-synched on 28 April (at Studio 5 A/B,
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, London, England), and aired on
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6 May. # " A Hard Day's Night" – 2:33 #* Released in the UK on 10 July 1964, and in the U.S. on 13 July. Reached No. 1 in the UK for three weeks on 23 July 1964, and in the U.S. for two weeks on 1 August. First included on respective territorial versions of ''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964). #*The DVD/BD track is from the Palais des Sports, Paris, France, 20 June 1965, recorded/filmed for a 31 October broadcast of ''Les Beatles''. # "
I Feel Fine "I Feel Fine" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in November 1964 as the A-side of their eighth single. It was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The recording includes one o ...
" – 2:18 #* Released in the U.S. on 23 November 1964, and in the UK on 27 November. Reached No. 1 in the UK for five weeks on 10 December 1964, and in the U.S. for three weeks on 26 December. First included on '' Beatles '65'' (1964) and ''A Collection of Beatles Oldies'', depending on the territory. #* The DVD/BD track is a promo video filmed at the
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Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county in southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbour ...
, England, 23 November 1965. # "
Eight Days a Week "Eight Days a Week" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon based on McCartney's original idea. The song was released in the United Kingdom in December 1964 on the album '' Beatles for Sal ...
" – 2:43 #* Released in the U.S. on 15 February 1965, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 13 March. First included on ''
Beatles VI ''Beatles VI'' is the seventh Capitol Records studio album by the English rock band the Beatles in the United States and Canada (including '' The Beatles' Story''). It was the ninth album released into that market in less than one and a half ye ...
'' (1965) and '' Beatles for Sale'' (1964), depending on the territory. #* The DVD/BD track is a montage of footage of their famous concert at
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, New York City, 15 August 1965. # " Ticket to Ride" – 3:08 #* Released in the UK on 9 April 1965, and in the U.S. on 19 April. Reached No. 1 in the UK for three weeks on 22 April 1965, and in the U.S. for one week on 22 May. First included on respective territorial versions of ''
Help! ''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles " Help!" and " Ticket to Ride", ...
'' (1965). #* The DVD/BD track is a promo video filmed at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex, England, 23 November 1965. # "
Help! ''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles " Help!" and " Ticket to Ride", ...
" – 2:18 #* Released in the U.S. on 19 July 1965, and in the UK on 23 July. Reached No. 1 in the UK for three weeks on 5 August 1965, and in the U.S. for three weeks on 4 September. First included on respective territorial versions of ''Help!''. #* The DVD/BD track is a promo video filmed at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex, England, 23 November 1965. # " Yesterday" – 2:05 #* Released in the U.S. on 13 September 1965, where it reached No. 1 for four weeks on 9 October. First included on ''Help!'' and '' Yesterday and Today'' (1966), depending on the territory. #*The DVD/BD track is from ''
The Ed Sullivan Show ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' is an American television program, television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York City, New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in Septembe ...
'', recorded 14 August 1965, aired 12 September. # "
Day Tripper "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. The song was written primarily by John Lennon with some contributions from Paul McCartney a ...
" – 2:48 #* Released in the UK on 3 December 1965, and in the U.S. on 6 December. Reached No. 1 in the UK for five weeks on 16 December 1965. A tape drop-out that appears in previous stereo releases of this song has been corrected here. First included on the albums ''Yesterday and Today'' and ''A Collection of Beatles Oldies'', depending on the territory. #* The DVD/BD track is a promo video filmed at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex, England, 23 November 1965. # "
We Can Work It Out "We Can Work It Out" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was first issued as a double A-side single with "Day Tripper" in December 1965. It also appeared on the 1966 US release '' Yesterd ...
" – 2:15 #* Released in the UK on 3 December 1965, and in the U.S. on 6 December. Reached No. 1 in the UK for five weeks on 16 December 1965, and in the U.S. for two weeks on 8 January 1966, and for another week on 29 January. First included on the 1966 albums ''Yesterday and Today'' and ''A Collection of Beatles Oldies'', depending on the territory. #* The DVD/BD track is a promo video filmed at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex, England, 23 November 1965. # " Paperback Writer" – 2:16 #* Released in the U.S. on 30 May 1966, and in the UK on 10 June. Reached No. 1 in the UK for two weeks on 23 June 1966, and in the U.S. for one week on 25 June, and for another week on 9 July. First included on ''A Collection of Beatles Oldies'' and ''
Hey Jude "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock music, rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single was the Beatles' fir ...
'' (1970), depending on the territory. #* The DVD/BD is a promo video filmed in colour at
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, London, England, 20 May 1966; later aired in black and white on ''
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''. # " Yellow Submarine" – 2:37 #* Released in the UK on 5 August 1966, and in the U.S. on 8 August. Reached No. 1 in the UK for four weeks on 18 August 1966. First included on respective territorial versions of ''
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'' (1966). #* The DVD/BD track is montage of footage from the animated film '' Yellow Submarine'' (1968). # " Eleanor Rigby" – 2:06 #* Released in the UK on 5 August 1966, and in the U.S. on 8 August. Reached No. 1 in the UK for four weeks on 18 August 1966, as part of a double-A-sided single with "Yellow Submarine". First included on respective territorial versions of ''Revolver''. #* The DVD/BD track is a sequence originally found as a part of ''Yellow Submarine.'' # " Penny Lane" – 3:00 #* Released in the U.S. on 13 February 1967, and in the UK on 17 February. Reached No. 1 in the U.S. for one week on 18 March 1967. First included on the U.S. release of '' Magical Mystery Tour'' (1967). #* The DVD/BD track is a promo video filmed on 5 & 7 February 1967 in England ( Stratford, London; Knole Park,
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, Kent;
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(non-Beatles footage)); later aired on ''
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'', ''Top of the Pops'' (both from the BBC), and '' The Hollywood Palace'' (in the U.S.). # "
All You Need Is Love "All You Need Is Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in July 1967. It was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was Britain's contribution t ...
" – 3:46 #* Released in the UK on 7 July 1967, and in the U.S. on 17 July. Reached No. 1 in the UK for three weeks on 19 July 1967, and in the U.S. for one week on 19 August. First included on the U.S. release of ''Magical Mystery Tour''. #* The DVD/BD track is a live broadcast from Studio One,
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, London, England, 25 June 1967 for the '' Our World'' special. The pre-recorded backing track was done on 14 June as the orchestra, vocals, drums, bass, and
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were recorded and filmed live in the studio. Famous guests who appeared included
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),
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, Mike McGear (McCartney's brother), and Gary Walker of
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. The orchestra can be heard playing
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" (which Martin was paid £15 for) during the extended fade-out in the 6-minute broadcast. # "
Hello, Goodbye "Hello, Goodbye" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Backed by John Lennon's "I Am the Walrus", it was issued as a non-album single in November 1967, the group's first r ...
" – 3:26 #* Released in the UK on 24 November 1967, and in the U.S. on 27 November. Reached No. 1 in the UK for seven weeks on 6 December 1967, and in the U.S. for three weeks on 30 December. First included on ''Magical Mystery Tour''. #* The DVD/BD track is a promo video filmed at the Saville Theatre, London, England, 10 November 1967 featuring The Beatles in their ''
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'' outfits (unlike the other two videos found on the disc). It later aired on the Sunday 26 November episode of ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' and ''The Hollywood Palace'' two days later. Due to the Musicians' Union's ban on miming during performances in the UK, the video was replaced by a montage of shots from the film ''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) for 23 November broadcast of ''Top of the Pops'' and the film '' Magical Mystery Tour'' (1967) two weeks later. # " Lady Madonna" – 2:15 #* Released in the UK on 15 March 1968, and in the U.S. on 18 March. Reached No. 1 in the UK for two weeks on 27 March 1968. First included on ''Hey Jude''. #* The DVD/BD track is a promo video filmed in Studio Three, Abbey Road Studios, London, England, 11 February 1968 and at Chappell Studios, London, England three days later. It included shots of the band recording "
Hey Bulldog "Hey Bulldog" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles released on their 1969 soundtrack album '' Yellow Submarine''. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, but written primarily by John Lennon, it was finished in the recording studio by both L ...
" (with its accompanying video found on the second disc). # "
Hey Jude "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock music, rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single was the Beatles' fir ...
" – 7:03 #* Released in the U.S. on 26 August 1968, and in the UK on 30 August. Reached No. 1 in the UK for two weeks on 11 September 1968, and in the U.S. for a record nine weeks on 28 September. First included on ''Hey Jude''. #*The DVD/BD track is a promotional recording made on 4 September 1968 at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex, England, with a live vocal from McCartney. It later aired on ''Frost on Sunday'' (by
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) on 6 October 1968, and a month later on ''
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''. # " Get Back" – 3:12 #* Released in the UK on 11 April 1969, and in the U.S. on 5 May. Reached No. 1 in the UK for six weeks on 23 April 1969, and in the U.S. for five weeks on 24 May. While a different version was included on '' Let It Be'' (1970), this version was first included on '' The Beatles/1967–1970'' (1973). #* The DVD/BD track is a promo video featuring filmed footage at the famous Apple rooftop concert in
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, London, England, 30 January 1969. Edits and mash-ups of the three times they played the song were done by
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for later broadcasts such as ''Top of the Pops''. # " The Ballad of John and Yoko" – 2:57 #* Released in the UK on 30 May 1969, and in the U.S. on 4 June. Reached No. 1 in the UK for three weeks on 11 June 1969. First included on ''Hey Jude''. #* The DVD/BD track is a promo video created by Apple Films with
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. # " Something" – 3:01 #* Released in the U.S. on 6 October 1969, and in the UK on 31 October. Reached No. 1 in the U.S. for one week on 29 November 1969. First included on ''
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'' (1969). #* The DVD/BD track is an Apple-produced promo video filmed in October 1969 featuring the four Beatles and their wives at Tittenhurst Park,
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, England (the Lennons); " Kinfauns",
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Come Together "Come Together" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on their 1969 album ''Abbey Road'' and was also released as a single coupled with " Somethi ...
" – 4:16 #* Released in the U.S. on 6 October 1969, and in the UK on 31 October. As the B-side of a double-A-sided single with "Something", it reached No. 1 in the U.S. for one week on 29 November 1969. First included on ''Abbey Road''. #* The DVD/BD track is a multimedia clip created by Melon Dezign for the launch of The Beatles' official website, which was done to celebrate the original release of ''1''. # " Let It Be" – 3:48 #* Released in the UK on 6 March 1970, and in the U.S. on 11 March. Reached No. 1 in the U.S. for two weeks on 11 April 1970. While a different version was included on '' Let It Be'' (1970), this version was first included on ''The Beatles/1967–1970''. #* The DVD/BD track is from the film ''Let It Be'' being synced with the single version for promotional release. It was of the recording sessions for said song at Apple Studio, Saville Row, London, England, 31 January 1969, a day after the Apple rooftop concert. # "
The Long and Winding Road "The Long and Winding Road" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album '' Let It Be''. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. When issued as a single in May 1970, a month after the Beatl ...
" – 3:36 #* Released in the U.S. on 11 May 1970, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 13 June. First included on ''Let It Be''. #*The DVD/BD track is from the film ''Let It Be'', with footage being used from the same recording sessions as "Let It Be". The only exception with both videos is that the audio from the sessions was used in this video instead of the one for "Let It Be". ;Second DVD/Blu-ray in ''1+'' # "
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) #* Recorded at Studio Four, Granada TV Centre, Manchester, England, 14 August 1963 as a part of ''Scene at 6.30''. # " Baby It's You" (
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/ Barney Williams) #* From episode 2 of the BBC radio series ''Pop Go the Beatles'', recorded 1 June 1963, aired 11 June; combined with black and white footage of The Beatles' dancing and released to promote '' Live at the BBC''. (1994) # " Words of Love" (
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) #* From episode 10 of ''Pop Go the Beatles'', recorded 16 July 1963, aired 20 August, with sound effects added in video production; released to promote '' On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2''. (2013) # " Please Please Me" #* From ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', recorded 9 February 1964 (at Studio 50, New York City), aired 23 February. # "
I Feel Fine "I Feel Fine" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in November 1964 as the A-side of their eighth single. It was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The recording includes one o ...
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Day Tripper "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. The song was written primarily by John Lennon with some contributions from Paul McCartney a ...
" #* Lip-synching filmed for the television special ''The Music of Lennon and McCartney'' (done at Granada TV Centre, Manchester, England, 1–2 November 1965), aired 16 December 1965 in London, 17 December in the rest of Britain. # "
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We Can Work It Out "We Can Work It Out" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was first issued as a double A-side single with "Day Tripper" in December 1965. It also appeared on the 1966 US release '' Yesterd ...
" #* Alternate promotional film. Filmed at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex, England, 23 November 1965. # " Paperback Writer" #* Alternate promotional film. Filmed at Studio One, Abbey Road Studios, London, England, 19 May 1966. # "
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Ready Steady Go! ''Ready Steady Go!'' (or ''RSG!'') was a British rock/pop music television programme broadcast every Friday evening from 9 August 1963 until 23 December 1966. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allan wanted a light ente ...
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Strawberry Fields Forever "Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released on 13 February 1967 as a double A-side single with " Penny Lane". It represented a departu ...
" #* Promo video filmed at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, 30–31 January 1967; later aired as an audio-only clip on ''Juke Box Jury'' and in its entirety on ''Top of the Pops''. # "
Within You Without You "Within You Without You" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. Written by lead guitarist George Harrison, it was his second composition in the Indian classical style, aft ...
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Tomorrow Never Knows "Tomorrow Never Knows" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released in August 1966 as the final track on their album ''Revolver'', although it was the firs ...
" #* Mash-up from the album ''
Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...
'' (2006) # " A Day in the Life" #* Promo video filmed at Studio One, Abbey Road Studios, London, England, 10 February 1967 during the recording sessions of said song who included the orchestra with their wacky costumes Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, which provided the inspiration for the live broadcast for "All You Need Is Love". # "
Hello, Goodbye "Hello, Goodbye" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Backed by John Lennon's "I Am the Walrus", it was issued as a non-album single in November 1967, the group's first r ...
" #* Alternate promotional film. Promo video filmed at Saville Theatre, London, England, 10 November 1967; featured The Beatles in "street clothes". # "
Hello, Goodbye "Hello, Goodbye" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Backed by John Lennon's "I Am the Walrus", it was issued as a non-album single in November 1967, the group's first r ...
" #* Third version promotional film. Promo video filmed at Saville Theatre, London, England, 10 November 1967; combination of the previous two videos along with additional footage. # "
Hey Bulldog "Hey Bulldog" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles released on their 1969 soundtrack album '' Yellow Submarine''. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, but written primarily by John Lennon, it was finished in the recording studio by both L ...
" #* Promo video filmed at Studio Three, Abbey Road Studios, London, England, 11 February 1968 during the recording sessions of said song and re-edited in 1999; footage used in the "Lady Madonna" promo video # "
Hey Jude "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock music, rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single was the Beatles' fir ...
" #* Alternate promotional recording made on 4 September 1968, with live vocal from McCartney; the audio differences from the version on the first disc are the introduction of the song and McCartney's live vocal. # "
Revolution In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...
" #* Promotional recording made on 4 September 1968 at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex, England, with live vocals (and the backing track in mono); later aired on ''Top of the Pops'' on 19 September and ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' on 13 October, both in black and white. # " Get Back" #* Filmed at Twickenham Studios and Apple Studio, Saville Row, London, England, 28 January 1969 and edited together to promote '' Let It Be... Naked''. (2003) # " Don't Let Me Down" #* Audio track from the album ''Let It Be... Naked'', an edit of two of the Apple headquarters rooftop performances on 30 January 1969 at Saville Row, London, England. # " Free as a Bird (2015 Mix)" (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/
Richard Starkey Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
) #* Filmed for the premiere (and aired as a part) of the documentary ''The Beatles Anthology'' on 19 November 1995. The video uses a new mix of the song, prepared for this release, which cleans up Lennon's vocal further, and uses a different take of Harrison's vocal phrase, replacing the lyric "whatever happened to the ''life'' that we once knew" with "whatever happened to the ''love'' that we once knew" # " Real Love (2015 Mix)" (Lennon) #* Filmed originally for ''The Beatles Anthology'' but later used as a part of the 2003 DVD reissue of the documentary; a different video was used for the second instalment of the documentary on 22 November 1995. The video uses a new mix of the song, prepared for this release, which cleans up Lennon's vocal further, and reinstates several deleted elements originally recorded in 1995, such as lead guitar phrases and drum fills, as well as making the harpsichord and harmonium more prominent in the mix.


Vinyl

Side one (1962–64) 18:46 # " Love Me Do" # "
From Me to You "From Me to You" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in April 1963 as their third single. It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. The song was the Beatles' first number 1 hit on what became the official U ...
" # "
She Loves You "She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock band the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several sales records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record i ...
" # "
I Want to Hold Your Hand "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded on 17 October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment. With advance orders ...
" # "
Can't Buy Me Love "Can't Buy Me Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in March 1964 as the A-side of their sixth single. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was included ...
" # " A Hard Day's Night" # "
I Feel Fine "I Feel Fine" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in November 1964 as the A-side of their eighth single. It was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The recording includes one o ...
" # "
Eight Days a Week "Eight Days a Week" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon based on McCartney's original idea. The song was released in the United Kingdom in December 1964 on the album '' Beatles for Sal ...
" Side two (1965–66) 19:33 # " Ticket to Ride" # "
Help! ''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles " Help!" and " Ticket to Ride", ...
" # " Yesterday" # "
Day Tripper "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. The song was written primarily by John Lennon with some contributions from Paul McCartney a ...
" # "
We Can Work It Out "We Can Work It Out" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was first issued as a double A-side single with "Day Tripper" in December 1965. It also appeared on the 1966 US release '' Yesterd ...
" # " Paperback Writer" # " Yellow Submarine" # " Eleanor Rigby" Side three (1967–68) 19:30 # " Penny Lane" # "
All You Need Is Love "All You Need Is Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in July 1967. It was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was Britain's contribution t ...
" # "
Hello, Goodbye "Hello, Goodbye" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Backed by John Lennon's "I Am the Walrus", it was issued as a non-album single in November 1967, the group's first r ...
" # " Lady Madonna" # "
Hey Jude "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock music, rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single was the Beatles' fir ...
" Side four (1969–70) 20:50 # " Get Back" # " The Ballad of John and Yoko" # " Something" # "
Come Together "Come Together" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on their 1969 album ''Abbey Road'' and was also released as a single coupled with " Somethi ...
" # " Let It Be" # "
The Long and Winding Road "The Long and Winding Road" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album '' Let It Be''. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. When issued as a single in May 1970, a month after the Beatl ...
"


Personnel

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John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
: vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass, percussion *
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
: vocals, bass, keyboards, guitars, percussion, drums on "The Ballad of John and Yoko" *
George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
: guitars, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Something" *
Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
: drums, percussion, lead vocals on "Yellow Submarine", backing vocals on "Hey Jude" Additional musicians *
George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the " Fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the ...
: piano on "A Hard Day's Night", "Penny Lane" and "All You Need Is Love" * Mal Evans:
bass drum The bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. The instrument is typically cylindrical, with the drum's diameter much greater than the drum's depth, with a struck head at both ends of the cylinder. Th ...
on "Yellow Submarine" * David Mason:
piccolo trumpet The piccolo trumpet is the smallest member of the trumpet family, pitched one octave higher than the standard B trumpet. Most piccolo trumpets are built to play in either B or A, using a separate leadpipe for each key. The tubing in the B picco ...
solo on "Penny Lane", trumpet on "All You Need Is Love" *
Billy Preston William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...
:
Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated ...
on "Let It Be" and "Something",
electric piano An electric piano is a musical instrument which produces sounds when a performer presses the keys of a piano-style musical keyboard. Pressing keys causes mechanical hammers to strike metal strings, metal reeds or wire tines, leading to vibrations ...
on "Get Back" and "The Long and Winding Road" *
Ronnie Scott Ronnie may refer to: * Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name * "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe *"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album '' Load'' *Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadiu ...
:
tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...
solo on "Lady Madonna" * Andy White: drums on "Love Me Do"


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Decade-end charts


Certifications and sales


See also

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List of best-selling albums This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies. This list can contain any types of al ...
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List of best-selling albums of the 21st century This is a list of the best-selling albums of the 21st century to date based on IFPI certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. The criteria are that the album must have been published (including self-publishing by the artist), and the a ...
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List of best-selling albums in Australia This is a list of best-selling albums in Australia that have been certified by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Since the 1970s, ARIA certified an album platinum for a shipment of 50,000 copies across Australia. In 1983, th ...
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List of best-selling albums in Canada This is a list of the best-selling albums in Canada that have been certified by Music Canada, formerly known as Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). Album certifications Music Canada provides "certifications" for album sales, similar t ...
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List of best-selling albums in Germany Germany is the third largest music market in the world, and the largest in Europe. This is a list of the best-selling albums in Germany that have been certified by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Since January 1, 2003, BVMI certifies an ...
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List of best-selling albums in Italy The following is an independently list of the best-selling albums in Italy. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) or related publishers does not provide an official list but news and mainstream media usually have provided albums sales cla ...
* List of best-selling albums in Japan *
List of best-selling albums in New Zealand An album is defined by Recorded Music New Zealand (RMNZ) as being a type of music release comprising at least five songs or a total playing time of over 25 minutes. Currently, Platinum certifications denote the shipment of 15,000 copies. When R ...
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List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom The best-selling album in the United Kingdom is ''Greatest Hits'', a compilation album by the British rock band Queen that was first released in 1981. , it has sold more than 7 million copies, of which approximately 124,000 have been from ...
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List of best-selling albums in the United States This is a list of the best-selling albums in the United States based on RIAA certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. The criteria are that the album must have been published (including self-publishing by the artist), and the album must ...
* ''20 Greatest Hits'' * '' The Number Ones'' *
Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...


Notes and references


External links


''1'' at TheBeatles.com
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