Eight Days a Week

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"Eight Days a Week" is a popular Beatles song, known for its distinctive fade-in intro and catchy pop-rock melody, that became a hit single in the mid-1960s.

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Eight Days a Week canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist The Beatles NERFINISHED
backingVocalsBy George Harrison NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
bassist Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
chartPeakCountry United States NERFINISHED
chartPosition number one on Billboard Hot 100
composer John Lennon NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
drummer Ringo Starr NERFINISHED
genre pop rock
rock
guitarist George Harrison NERFINISHED
John Lennon NERFINISHED
hasLivePerformanceStatus not performed live by The Beatles in concert
hasMusicalFeature 12-string guitar
fade-in intro
handclaps
vocal harmonies
hasMusicVideo archival-footage promotional video released decades later
hasNotableCharacteristic catchy pop-rock melody
first Beatles track with a fade-in intro
mid-1960s hit single
hasTitleOrigin expression reportedly inspired by a chauffeur’s remark
includedIn The Beatles 1 compilation album NERFINISHED
language English
leadVocalsBy John Lennon NERFINISHED
length approximately 2 minutes 43 seconds
lyricist John Lennon NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney
partOfAlbum Beatles VI NERFINISHED
Beatles for Sale NERFINISHED
performer The Beatles NERFINISHED
producer George Martin NERFINISHED
publisher Northern Songs NERFINISHED
recordedAt EMI Studios, London NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1964
recordLabel Capitol Records
Parlophone
releasedAsSingleInCountry United States NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1964
singleReleaseDate 1965
songwritingCredit Lennon–McCartney NERFINISHED

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Beatles for Sale hasPart Eight Days a Week
Beatles for Sale sideTwoOpeningTrack Eight Days a Week
Lennon–McCartney notableWork Eight Days a Week
The Beatles 1962–1966 includesSingle Eight Days a Week
The Beatles 1 compilation album hasPart Eight Days a Week
subject surface form: The Beatles 1