PLEASE PLEASE ME - On this day, January 11, in 1963 the Beatles single, Please Please Me/ Ask Me Why was released in the UK. Per Wikipedia: The single was released in the UK on 11 January 1963 and reached No. 1 on the New Musical Express (the most recognized chart at the time) on 22 February, as well as the Melody Maker where it was Number 1 for two weeks. However, it only reached No. 2 on the Record Retailer chart, which subsequently evolved into the UK Singles Chart and because of this it was not included on the multi-million selling Beatles compilation. The single, as initially released with Ask Me Why on the B-side, failed to make much impact in the US, but when re-released there on 3 January 1964 (this time with From Me to You on the B-side), it reached number three on the Hot 100. Here are The Beatles performing the song live on February 11, 1964 in Washington DC. youtu.be/he0B0VMxCsw
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:42:29 +0000
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