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I Want To Hold Your Hand / I Saw Her Standing There
Capitol 5112, January 13, 1964

I Want To Hold Your Hand
Written by John and Paul
Sung by John and Paul
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Second Engineer: Geoff Emerick

I Saw Her Standing There
Written by Paul
Sung by Paul
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Second Engineers: Richard Langham, A.B. Lincoln

1) I Want To Hold Your Hand History
This song was written in the basement of Jane Asher's home. The recording session took place on October 17, 1963, and marked the first time that the Beatles used Abbey Road's new four track recording machines. Although the song was mostly perfected by the session date, the Beatles performed 17 takes. Only take 2, when the line "And when I touched you" was hushed, and take 4, when Paul added an 'h' sound after the 's' (shay that shomething), were noticeably different from the others. Both mono and stereo mixing of I Want To Hold Your Hand were performed on October 21, using take 17. The English release occurred on November 29, 1963, with This Boy as the B-Side. The US release became the first number one song for the Beatles.
At the insistence of EMI's German branch, Odeon, the Beatles recorded the German version of I Want To Hold Your Hand, on January 29, 1964. Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand, used the original rhythm tracks from Abbey Road, but the vocal recording took place at EMI Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris, during the Beatles visit there. In all, it took 11 takes to translate the song from English to German. The song was edited together from takes 5 and 7, with additional mixing on March 10 and 12. In the US, this song shows up on the Something New album (Capitol T2108, July 1964), as well as Past Masters Volume 1.

US Releases
January 13, 1964 Capitol 5112, b/w I Saw Her Standing There
1964 Chart Busters, Volume 4, Capitol T 2094
1969 Capitol Hits Through The Years, Capitol PRO 4724
April 2, 1973 The Beatles 1962-1966, Apple SKBO 3403
October 1982 20 Greatest Hits, Capitol SV 12245
1983 Official Grammy Awards Archive Collection, Record 2, Franklin Mint
August 9, 1988 Past Masters Volume 1, Capitol CD 90043
November 25, 1995 Anthology I, Apple 34445

Highest US Chart Position
January 18, 1964 at #1

BBC Performances
Saturday Club December 21, 1963
From Us To You December 26, 1963
Saturday Club February 15, 1964

Live Performances
1963
The Beatles Autumn Tour
The Beatles Christmas Show
1964
The Beatles Christmas Show
Visit To France
Visit To The USA
Return To UK
The Beatles World Tour
The Beatles First US Tour

2) I Saw Her Standing There History
Paul recalled writing this song at his home at 20 Forthlin Road in 1961 or 62. John's major contribution was changing the line 'just 17 never been a beauty queen' to ' you know what I mean.' The song was performed in Hamburg, and later surfaced on the Star Club tapes and albums. The song was properly recorded on February 11, 1963 during the morning session for the Please Please Me album. At this time, known only as 'Seventeen', the Beatles recorded takes 1 to 9. That afternoon, takes 10 through 12 were done. These takes are actually overdubs of the hand clapping. Editing of Seventeen, takes 9 and 12, was performed on February 25. I Saw Her Standing There became the first song on Please Please Me, the Beatles' first album, and was released on March 22, 1963.

US Releases
January 13, 1964 Capitol 5112, b-side to I Want To Hold Your Hand
January 27, 1964 Introducing The Beatles, Vee Jay 1062
1964 Chart Busters, Volume 4, Capitol T 2094
October 1, 1964 The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons, Vee Jay DX30
October 12, 1964 Songs, Pictures, and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles, Vee Jay 1092
June 7, 1976 Rock N Roll Music, Capitol SKBO 11537
June 13, 1977 Live at the Star Club, Hamburg Germany 1962, Lingasong LS27001
1982 Collectables 1515, b/w Can't Help It "Blue Angel"
November 1994 Live At The BBC, Apple 31796
November 25, 1995 Anthology I, Apple 34445
November 25, 1995 Apple 58497 CD Single, Free As A Bird

Highest US Chart Position
February 1, 1964 at #14

BBC Performances
Saturday Club March 16, 1963
Side By Side April 22, 1963
Saturday Club May 25, 1963
Steppin' Out June 3, 1963
Pop Go The Beatles June 25, 1963
Easy Beat July 21, 1963
Pop Go The Beatles September 24, 1963
Saturday Club October 5, 1963
Easy Beat October 20, 1963
From Us To You December 26, 1963
From Us To You May 18, 1964

Live Performances
1963
Tommy Roe/Chris Montez Tour
UK Dates, Spring 1963
Tour With Roy Orbison
UK Dates, Summer 1963
Mini-Tour of Scotland
Tour of Sweden
The Beatles Autumn Tour
1964
Visit to the USA
The Beatles World Tour
The Beatles First US Tour (some dates)

A Concise Beatles Timeline

1957 - At the age of sixteen, John Lennon forms the Quarry Men with friends from his school, Quarry Bank Grammar.

July 6, 1957 - After meeting Paul McCartney during a Quarry Men performance at Woolton Parish Church fete, John invites him to join the band.

February 1958 - George Harrison joins the Quarry Men.

January 1960 - A friend of John's from Liverpool College of Art, Stu Sutcliffe is asked to join the group as the bass guitarist. The band decides to change its name to Silver Beatles.

August 1960 - Pete Best becomes the group's drummer. The group makes a final change to their name and are now known as simply the Beatles. They go on to play various venues in Hamburg including such clubs as Indra, Kaiserkeller, Top Ten and Star.

December 27, 1960 - The Beatles return to Liverpool and play at Litherland Town Hall. With their popularity becoming secure, they go on to play gigs North West of Britain for the next two years.

April 1961 - Stuart Sutcliffe decides to quit the Beatles.

November 1961 - Brian Epstein becomes the Beatles' manager.
January 1, 1962 - The Beatles audition unsuccessfully for Decca Records in London.

April 10, 1962 - Stuart Sutcliffe dies of a cerebral hemorrhage.

June 6, 1962 - After auditioning for George Martin, a producer at EMI, he signs them. He goes to be their producer for their entire career.

August 16, 1962 - Pete Best is dismissed from the Beatles.

August 18, 1962 - Ringo Starr joins the band.

October 5, 1962 - "Love Me Do", the Beatles' first single, is released in the United Kingdom. It rises to #17 on the British charts.

January 11, 1963 - The Beatles' second single, "Please Please Me," is released in the U.K.. On February 22 it reaches number one on the British charts and stays there for two weeks.

February 11, 1963 - The Beatles record their first full album, "Please Please Me." The complete recording only took them one day.

March 22, 1963 - The album "Please Please Me" is released in the U.K. and becomes a huge success. It remains number one on the UK charts for 29 weeks.

July 12, 1963 - The album "Please Please Me" is released in the United States under the title of, "Introducing the Beatles".

October 1963 - Beatlemania spreads throughout Europe.

October 13, 1963 - Beatles appear on ITV's "Sunday Night at the London Palladium" which is televised to over 15 million viewers.

November 4, 1963 - Performing for the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon, the Beatles play at the Royal Command Performance. Before starting the song "Twist and Shout", John entertains the crowd with a comment, "Will the people in the cheaper seats clap their hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry."

November 22, 1963 - The Beatles release "With the Beatles" in the U.K., It reaches the number one spot on the British charts and stays there for 21 weeks.

November 29, 1963 - The single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" is released in the U.K. and immediately hits number one on the charts.

December 26 , 1963 - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" is released in the United States and spends seven weeks in the number one spot on the charts.

1964 - 66

January 20, 1964 - "Meet the Beatles" is released in the United States. It remains in the number one position on Billboard's chart for 11 weeks.

February 7, 1964 - The Beatles arrive in the United States.

February 9, 1964 - The Beatles perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show". According to the Nielsen ratings, they are watched by over 73 million people. During the show they perform five songs, "She Loves You," "I Saw Her Standing There," "All My Loving," "Till There Was You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand."

February 11, 1964 - The Beatles perform at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C.

February 12, 1964 - The Beatles perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

February 16, 1964 - The Beatles make their second appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." They perform "From Me to You," "This Boy," "All My Loving," "I Saw Her Standing There" and closed with "I Want to Hold Your Hand."

February 23, 1964 - The Beatles appear for the third time on "The Ed Sullivan Show," this time with a taped performance "Twist and Shout" and "Please Please Me" and closed the show once again with "I Want To Hold Your Hand".

March 2, 1964 - The Beatles begin filming their first film, "A Hard Day's Night." They take eight weeks to complete it.

March 31, 1964 - The Beatles hold the top five slots on Billboard's chart: (1) Can't Buy Me Love, (2) Twist and Shout, (3) She Loves You, (4) I Want To Hold Your Hand (5) Please Please Me.

April 4, 1964 - The Beatles hold 14 slots on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

July 6, 1964 - "A Hard Day's Night" premieres in London.

July 10, 1964 - The album "A Hard Day's Night" is released in the United Kingdom. It shortly reaches number one on the charts. In August the album is released in the United States where it also reaches number one.

August 11, 1964 - "A Hard Day's Night" opens in America.

August 19, 1964 - The Beatles begin a USA/Canada tour with a concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.

December 4, 1964 - The album "Beatles For Sale" is released in the U.K. and as with previous releases it hits number one.

February 23, 1965 - Shooting begins on the Beatles' second film, "Help!"

June 12, 1965 - The Beatles are named Members of the British Empire by the Queen, and in October they are presented with medals at Buckingham Palace.

July 29, 1965 - The Beatles second movie, "Help" opens in London.

August 6, 1965 - The album, "Help" is released in the U.K. and reaches number one both in the U.K. and the United States.

August 15, 1965 - The Beatles perform at New York's Shea Stadium. The concert grosses $304,000 U.S. dollars. The Beatles' share was $160,000.

December 3, 1965 - The album, "Rubber Soul" is released in the U.K. and reaches number one both in the U.K. and the United States.

August 5, 1966 - The album, "Revolver" is released in the U.K. and reaches number one both in the U.K. and the United States.

August 29, 1966 - The Beatles perform their last live concert, in San Francisco, California.

1967 - 70

June 1, 1967 - The album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is released in the U.K. and reaches number one both in the U.K. and the United States. It also receives four Grammy Awards including Best Album.

June 25, 1967 - The Beatles perform "All You Need is Love" in "Our World," a two-hour satellite television program transmitted live by satellite to five continents and 24 countries.

August 27, 1967 - Brian Epstein dies. The Beatles are told of his death while they are visiting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Bangor, Wales.

November 27, 1967 - The album, "Magical Mystery Tour" is released in the U.S. and hits number one. It is released in the U.K. eleven days later missing three of the songs found on the U.S. release.

December 26, 1967 - "Magical Mystery Tour," an hour-long television special airs in the U.K.

February 1968 - The Beatles spent a few weeks in Rishikesh, India, to attend a seminar hosted by Maharishi.

May 14, 1968 - John and Paul appear on "The Tonight Show" to announce that their new company, Apple.

July 17, 1968 - "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London. It opens in America several months later.

November 22, 1968 - The album, "The Beatles" (better known as the White Album) is released and reaches number one both in the U.K. and the United States.

January 13, 1969 - The soundtrack album, "Yellow Submarine" is released in the U.S. and reaches number two both in the U.K. and the United States. Number one is still held by the White Album.

January 30, 1969 - The Beatles perform together for the last time live on the roof of Apple's London office. The performance can be seen in the movie documentary "Let It Be."

September, 1969 - John decides to leave the Beatles, but he does not announce it publicly because of current contract negotiations with EMI.

September 26, 1969 - The Beatles last album, "Abbey Road" is released in the U.K. and reaches number one both in the U.K. and the United States.

April 10, 1970 - Paul announces that he has left the Beatles.

May 8, 1970 - The Beatles last album, "Let It Be" which unknown to many was recorded before "Abbey Road"

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