The Beatles - Eight Days A Week

The Beatles - Eight Days A Week 1964

"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

"Eight Days a Week" is the first song which The Beatles took into the studio unfinished to work on the arrangement during the session, which would later become common.[3] The song was mainly recorded in two recording sessions on 6 October devoted exclusively to this song, which lasted nearly seven hours with a fifteen-minute break in between.[3] Lennon and McCartney tried several ideas for the intro and outro of the song. The first take featured a simple acoustic guitar introduction. The second take introduced an "oo"-ing vocal that was experimented with until the sixth take, when it was abandoned in favour of the final guitar intro.[3] The final outro (along with unused intro takes) was recorded separately on 18 October.[3] The final version of the song incorporated another Beatles' first and pop music rarity: the song begins with a fade-in, as opposed to the common fade-out ending. The instrumentation includes acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, bass and overdubbed handclaps. The fade-in and coda both include more guitar overdubs.
The song, along with two others from the album ("Baby's in Black" and "No Reply") was planned as a single release. In the end, it was released as a single only in the United States on 15 February 1965 becoming a number-one hit (their seventh).[4] Its B-side was "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party". 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.

Although it was a huge American hit, the group did not think highly of the song (Lennon called it "lousy"[5]) and they never performed it live.

In other news, I have added the lyrics to this song so you can sing along, or perhaps learn the song! This is how I learned my first Beatles song! Enjoy :)

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[ruthiesky]

I would love to hear this song on a hot July day by the beach. Right by the ocean. Regardless of when it was recorded, this tune will always remind me of a classic Summer song. :)

[supercat1997]

when i was kid, i always play this song on the highway lol

[TotalComedy33]

Teacher:How many days are there in a week?

Me:Eight!

Teacher:NO!!!!!!It's seven!!!!!

The Beatles:BULL-SHIT!!

[mrnoodlecat]

I listen to this song eight days a week.

[JayMann620]

@jasminemarieblogs

I didn't say this song was written high. I merely said that a goo (meant good) portion of their hits were written under the influence. That's just fact.

[jasminemarieblogs]

@JayMann620 no. this song was made because like john or paul idk was in a taxi and he asked how he was doing and the taxi driver said "ehh kinda workin' 8 days a week" so they obvs werent stoned.

[LoveLyrics99]

This song gives me..a really..odd feeling. It reminds that I am listening to old music, but it's ageless. The Beatles will always be young to me, and I'll always be that little girl waiting to get their next album. <33

[AlexParcelI]

@JayMann620

Stoned or not, The Beatles are still the best band this world will ever see.

[command3rcats]

Hmmm, beaTles..Still today 50 years after they started getting noticed outsude of Liverpool, are the most legit band in the world

[gloubiboulgag]

3 people don't know count.

[JayMann620]

@jasminemarieblogs

You do know that a goo portion of their 'Greatest Hits' were written stoned, right?

[jasminemarieblogs]

3 people don't love 8 days a week.(: