“I Want to Hold Your Hand” was the first Beatles’ record
to top both the UK and the US charts. It was also their first to be recorded on
a 4-track, as opposed to the usual 2-track, tape machine. The Beatles had the
song well rehearsed when they made the first of 17 takes on October 17th 1963.
Following The Beatles’ historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan show on February 9th, the single – already at No.1 in the charts – gained further momentum. They taped a performance of the song earlier in the day of their live appearance and it was shown on the Sullivan show of February 23rd, which helped maintain the song’s popularity. This avalanche of publicity, engineered by Brian Epstein, helped the single to stay at the top for seven weeks, which made it the longest-running No.1 of their career to date (until ‘Hey Jude’).
Following The Beatles’ historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan show on February 9th, the single – already at No.1 in the charts – gained further momentum. They taped a performance of the song earlier in the day of their live appearance and it was shown on the Sullivan show of February 23rd, which helped maintain the song’s popularity. This avalanche of publicity, engineered by Brian Epstein, helped the single to stay at the top for seven weeks, which made it the longest-running No.1 of their career to date (until ‘Hey Jude’).
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” a fost prima inregistrare
Beatles care va ajunge pe primul loc in clasamentele din Marea Britanie si
Statele Unite. A fost de asemenea prima lor inregistrare pe 4 piste, fata de
cea uzuala pe 2 piste. Beatles au repetat bine cantecul cand au facut prima din
cele 17 preluari pe 17 octombrie 1963.
Aparitia lor istorica la spectacolul lui Ed Sullivan din 9 februarie,
single-ul-deja pe primul loc in clasamente- a fost un impuls pentru viitor. Au
inregistrat si mai devereme in acea zi cantecul, inregistrare difuzata in
spectacolul din 23 februarie, care a ajutat la mentinerea popularitatii
cantecului. Aceasta avalansa de publicitate, pusa la cale de Brian Epstein, a
ajutat single-ul sa stea pe primul loc 7 saptamani, ceea ce l-a facut cel mai
de durata numar 1 al carierei lor la acel timp (pana la “Hey Jude”).
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