Here’s their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show eight days later.

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Of course you do. This week’s questions cover The Beatles Christmas Show and the release of I Want To Hold Your Hand in America.

By the time the Beatles arrived in America on February 7, 1964, for their Ed Sullivan Show appearances, the country was already under the influence of Beatlemania, with I Want To Hold Your Hand at the tops of the charts.

The Beatles’ impact in America cannot be overstated: When “I Want To Hold Your Hand”–with John Lennon and Paul McCartney both singing lead–hit #1 on February 1, 1964, it became the first of seven #1 singles they achieved in a one-year period, launching both Beatlemania and the British Invasion.

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Kids were out of school for the holidays and were listening to the radio when stations immediately began playing the record. Capitol had originally planned to issue the single on January 13, 1964, but moved up the release date to the day after Christmas due to demand caused by radio stations playing I Want To Hold Your Hand off the Parlophone single or tape dubs of the U.K. disc (see last week’s 50th anniversary post). There was no performance on Sunday, December 29. 4. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Capitol scheduled it for a mid-January 1964 release but clever U.S. radio DJs that were privy to the song’s overseas success arranged to get copies shipped to them and began playing the import early. However, airplay by Carroll James, a DJ on Washington, DC station WWDC, led to the release date being brought forward to cope with public demand. The acclaimed Amazon bestsellerRiding So High – The Beatles and Drugs By the creator of the Beatles Bible.Buy now:Paperback | Ebook ★ ★ ★ ★ ★.

The Beatles set for the show consisted of Roll Over Beethoven, All My Loving, This Boy, I Wanna Be Your Man, She Loves You, Till There Was You, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Money and Twist And Shout. And during the holiday season, their parents could take them to the record stores and other retailers that sold discs.

That all changed with “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” The single was released in the U.K. on November 29, 1963, though it took two weeks to hit #1 there where the group’s “She Loves You” was ensconced. This site is not associated with The Beatles, Apple Corps Ltd, related organisations, or any members of The Beatles or their representatives.

Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas recorded Do You Want To Know A Secret, I’ll Be On My Way, Bad To Me, I Call Your Name and I’ll Keep You Satisfied in 1963. WMCA is credited as being the first New York radio station to play I Want To Hold Your Hand. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Learn how your comment data is processed. 2. Pianist Keith Jarrett Says Recent Strokes Leave Him Unable to Perform, Prince Insiders Talk About His 1987 Masterpiece, ‘Sign O’ the Times’: Exclusive, Kansas’ ‘Leftoverture’: A Prog/Arena Rock Magnum Opus, Eric Clapton Releases ‘Badge’ From New Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 Set, Steve Winwood Pays Tribute to ‘Big Brother’ Spencer Davis, Rock Photographer Bob Gruen Publishes Memoir, ‘Right Place, Right Time’, Tony Lewis, Singer For ’80s Band The Outfield, Dies, Linda Ronstadt Film With Jackson Browne Documents Her Mexican Heritage, Spencer Davis, Leader of Britain’s “Gimme Some Lovin”’ Band, Dies at 81, Neil Young Archives Volume II: 1972-1976 Sold-Out, A-Ha! All Rights reserved.

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It was mixed by George Martin on Oct. 21, and released in the U.K. on November 29, knocking “She Loves You” off the top of the charts. Capitol Records had previously been unconvinced by The Beatles’ prospects in America, and it took all Brian Epstein’s persuasive powers to convince EMI’s Stateside counterpart that the group could be a hit. Hard to imagine – impossible really – but Capitol Records, which is essentially synonymous with the rise of The Beatles in America, had turned down their sister U.K. label Parlophone’s efforts to release the group’s singles stateside.

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