Eight Days a Week
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| "Eight Days a Week" | ||
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| Single by The Beatles | ||
| from the
album
Beatles for Sale (UK), Beatles VI (US) |
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| Released | 1965 (US only) | |
| Format | vinyl record 7" | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road, October 6, 1964 | |
| Genre | Rock and roll | |
| Length | 2:43 | |
| Label | Capitol 5371 (US) | |
| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| The Beatles singles chronology | ||
| "I
Feel Fine" (1964) |
"Eight Days a
Week" (1965) |
"Ticket
to Ride" (1965) |
| Beatles for Sale track listing | ||
| Medley: "Kansas
City"/"Hey,
Hey, Hey, Hey" (7) |
"Eight Days a
Week" (8) |
"Words
of Love" (9) |
- This article is about The Beatles single. For the movie, see Eight Days a Week (film).
"Eight Days a Week" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, which was recorded by The Beatles and released on their December 1964 album Beatles for Sale.
It was also released as a single in the US on February 15, 1965 becoming a number-one hit. The single release in the US was the result of DJs playing the song from imported copies of the Beatles For Sale album as an exclusive since it was not included on the album's US counterpart Beatles '65. Later, it made a US album appearance on Beatles VI.
Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr is credited with having come up with the title. Like "A Hard Day's Night" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" it was a common saying of his that Lennon and McCartney took a liking to and turned into a song. McCartney recalls, "he said it as though he were an overworked chauffeur - in a heavy accent 'Eight days a week'."[1]
Cover versions
The song has been covered by:
- Alma Cogan in 1965 as a double-A sided single with "Help!"
- Procol Harum in 1975 on their album Procol's Ninth
- The Runaways in 1978 on their album, Little Lost Girls
- Joan Jett in 1982
- Lorrie Morgan in 1987
- The Blanks (Ted's Band) in the Scrubs season 3 episode, My Best Friend's Wedding
External links
- Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Eight Days a Week". Retrieved on October 29, 2006.
| Preceded by: "My Girl" by The Temptations |
Billboard Hot 100
number one single March 13, 1965 |
Succeeded by: "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes |
| The Beatles |
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| Singles |
| 1962:
Love Me Do | 1963:
Please Please Me |
From Me to You |
She Loves You |
I Want to Hold Your Hand | 1964:
Can't Buy Me Love |
I Feel Fine |
Twist and Shout |
A Hard Day's Night | 1965:
Ticket to Ride |
Help! |
Day Tripper |
We Can Work It Out |
Yesterday | 1966:
Paperback Writer |
Eleanor Rigby |
Yellow Submarine | 1967:
Strawberry Fields Forever |
Penny Lane |
All You Need Is Love |
Hello, Goodbye | 1968:
Lady Madonna |
Hey Jude | 1969:
Get Back |
Ballad of John and Yoko |
Something |
Come Together | 1970:
Let It Be |
The Long and Winding Road | After 1970: The Beatles Movie Medley (1982) | Free as a Bird (1995) | Real Love (1996) |
| B-sides |
| 1962: P.S. I Love You | 1963: Ask Me Why | I'll Get You | Thank You Girl | 1964: Baby's in Black | I Don't Want to Spoil the Party | She's a Woman | This Boy | You Can't Do That | 1965: I'm Down | Yes It Is | Rain | 1966: What Goes On | 1967: Baby You're a Rich Man | I Am the Walrus | 1968: The Inner Light | Revolution | 1969: Don't Let Me Down | Old Brown Shoe | 1970: For You Blue | You Know My Name (Look up the Number) |
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