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George Martin, however, had no such explicit recollections, believing that Capitol were left with no alternative but to release 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' due to increasing demand for the group's product. Background and composition Ĭapitol Records' rejection of the group's recordings in the US was now Brian Epstein's main concern, and he encouraged Lennon and McCartney to write a song to appeal specifically to the American market. In the UK, it was the second-highest-selling single of the 1960s, behind 'She Loves You'. In 2018, Billboard magazine named it the 48th biggest hit of all time on the Billboard Hot 100. 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' became the Beatles' best-selling single worldwide, selling more than 12 million copies. It remained on the Billboard chart for 15 weeks. By 1 February it topped the Hot 100, and stayed there for seven weeks before being replaced by 'She Loves You'. It was also the group's first American number-one hit, entering the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 18 January 1964 at number 45 and starting the British Invasion of the American music industry. 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 50 for 21 weeks in total. With advance orders exceeding one million copies in the United Kingdom, 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' would have gone straight to the top of the British record charts on its day of release (29 November 1963) had it not been blocked by the group's first million-seller ' She Loves You', their previous UK single, which was having a resurgence of popularity following intense media coverage of the group. 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. ' I Want to Hold Your Hand' is a song by the English rock band the Beatles.

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