The Beatles - Twist & Shout [HD]

"Twist and Shout" is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. It was originally recorded by the Top Notes and then covered by The Isley Brothers.

It was covered by The Beatles with John Lennon on the lead vocals and originally released on their first album Please Please Me.

The recording session for that album was their first album session, and is notable for eleven songs having been recorded in a mere 10 hours (the remaining four songs had previously been released as singles and one song was not released).

"Twist and Shout" was the last song recorded; producer George Martin knew John Lennon's voice would suffer from the performance, so he left it until last, with only 15 minutes of scheduled recording time remaining for the album.

Lennon was suffering from a cold, and was drinking milk and sucking on cough drops to soothe his throat. His coughing is audible on the album, and the cold's effect on his voice is audible in this recording. Even so, he produced a memorable vocal performance, a raucous, dynamic rocker. He later said his voice was not the same for a long time afterward, and that "every time [he] swallowed, it felt like sandpaper."

They tried for a second take, but Lennon had nothing left and it was abandoned. George Martin said, "I did try a second take ... but John's voice had gone."

The Beatles' cover was released on 2 March 1964 in the U.S. as a single, with "There's a Place" as its B-side, by Vee-Jay Records on the Tollie label.

It reached #2 on 4 April 1964, during the week that the top five places on the chart were all Beatles singles. (In the Cashbox singles chart for the same week, "Twist and Shout" was #1.)

In the United States, "Twist and Shout" was the only million-selling Beatles single that was a cover record, and the only Beatles cover single to reach the Top 10 on a national record chart.

In the UK, "Twist and Shout" was released on an EP with three other tracks, "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "A Taste of Honey", and "There's a Place", from the Please Please Me album. Both the EP and Album reached #1.

In Canada, it became the title track to the second album of Beatles material to be issued by Capitol Records of Canada on February 3, 1964.

It is regarded as one of the finest examples of British rock and roll for its vocal performance. The song was used as a rousing closing number on Sunday Night at the London Palladium in October 1963 and at The Royal Variety Show in November 1963, the former signalling the start of "Beatlemania". They performed it on their Ed Sullivan Show appearance in February 1964.

The Beatles continued to play the song live until the end of their August 1965 tour of North America. Additionally, they recorded "Twist and Shout" on nine occasions for BBC television and radio broadcasts, the earliest of which was for the Talent Spot radio show on 27 November 1962.

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[zukolover666]

LOVE THIS SONG!! My mom and i always dance like idiots to it!

[TheFabFour14]

John is really ripping those vocal chords wow!

[BNXBMBERS2012]

ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTARY "THE COMPLETE BEATLES" PRODUCER GEORGE MARTIN EXPLAINS JOHNS VOICE AS BEING "IN SHREADS" BECAUSE OF THE MANY TIMES THEY RECORDED DIFFERENT SONGS ON THAT DAY, DON'T FORGET, BACK THEN (LIKE THEY DID WITH ALOT OF THINGS) THEY DID RECORDINGS ALOT DIFFERENT, MORE PRIMATIVE, UP TO 12 HOURS PER DAY, & NO SPECIAL EQUIPTMENT, JUST DIRECT STEREO.

[shelbydee60656]

@MadSpectro7 yep....

[MadSpectro7]

@Loky1940 Is that why his voice was so gritty?

[Loky1940]

John Lennon is the biggest, most talented LEGEND !!, he had a cold when this song was recorded and listen to him !! :)

[BellamyJelly]

this song always makes me laugh like crazy! lmao hahahaha

[keyblok]

@violet5160 he had a cold and sore throat... In the album version, you can hear him making an "Uh" sound after everything is quiet...

[violet5160]

i heard john was sick when he sang this song..

[watever4201]

this song is fun to play