I Want To Hold Your Hand / I Saw Her Standing There
Capitol 5112, January 13, 1964
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I Want To Hold Your
Hand I Saw Her Standing There |
History
This song was written in the basement of Jane Asher's home. The recording session took place on October 17, 1963, and marked the first time that the Beatles used Abbey Road's new four track recording machines. Although the song was mostly perfected by the session date, the Beatles performed 17 takes. Only take 2, when the line "And when I touched you" was hushed, and take 4, when Paul added an 'h' sound after the 's' (shay that shomething), were noticeably different from the others. Both mono and stereo mixing of I Want To Hold Your Hand were performed on October 21, using take 17. The English release occurred on November 29, 1963, with This Boy as the B-Side. The US release became the first number one song for the Beatles.
At the insistence of EMI's German branch, Odeon, the Beatles recorded the German version of I Want To Hold Your Hand, on January 29, 1964. Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand, used the original rhythm tracks from Abbey Road, but the vocal recording took place at EMI Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris, during the Beatles visit there. In all, it took 11 takes to translate the song from English to German. The song was edited together from takes 5 and 7, with additional mixing on March 10 and 12. In the US, this song shows up on the Something New album (Capitol T2108, July 1964), as well as Past Masters Volume 1.
US Releases
| January 13, 1964 1964 1969 April 2, 1973 October 1982 1983 August 9, 1988 November 25, 1995 |
Capitol 5112, b/w I Saw Her Standing There Chart Busters, Volume 4, Capitol T 2094 Capitol Hits Through The Years, Capitol PRO 4724 The Beatles 1962-1966, Apple SKBO 3403 20 Greatest Hits, Capitol SV 12245 Official Grammy Awards Archive Collection, Record 2, Franklin Mint Past Masters Volume 1, Capitol CD 90043 Anthology I, Apple 34445 |
Highest US Chart Position
January 18, 1964 at #1
BBC Performances
| Saturday Club From Us To You Saturday Club |
December 21, 1963 December 26, 1963 February 15, 1964 |
Live Performances
| 1963 |
| The Beatles Autumn Tour The Beatles Christmas Show |
| 1964 |
| The Beatles Christmas
Show Visit To France Visit To The USA Return To UK The Beatles World Tour The Beatles First US Tour |
History
Paul recalled writing this song at his home at 20 Forthlin Road in 1961 or 62. John's major contribution was changing the line 'just 17 never been a beauty queen' to ' you know what I mean.' The song was performed in Hamburg, and later surfaced on the Star Club tapes and albums. The song was properly recorded on February 11, 1963 during the morning session for the Please Please Me album. At this time, known only as 'Seventeen', the Beatles recorded takes 1 to 9. That afternoon, takes 10 through 12 were done. These takes are actually overdubs of the hand clapping. Editing of Seventeen, takes 9 and 12, was performed on February 25. I Saw Her Standing There became the first song on Please Please Me, the Beatles' first album, and was released on March 22, 1963.
US Releases
| January 13, 1964 January 27, 1964 1964 October 1, 1964 October 12, 1964 June 7, 1976 June 13, 1977 1982 November 1994 November 25, 1995 November 25, 1995 |
Capitol 5112, b-side to I Want To Hold Your Hand Introducing The Beatles, Vee Jay 1062 Chart Busters, Volume 4, Capitol T 2094 The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons, Vee Jay DX30 Songs, Pictures, and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles, Vee Jay 1092 Rock N Roll Music, Capitol SKBO 11537 Live at the Star Club, Hamburg Germany 1962, Lingasong LS27001 Collectables 1515, b/w Can't Help It "Blue Angel" Live At The BBC, Apple 31796 Anthology I, Apple 34445 Apple 58497 CD Single, Free As A Bird |
Highest US Chart Position
February 1, 1964 at #14
BBC Performances
| Saturday Club Side By Side Saturday Club Steppin' Out Pop Go The Beatles Easy Beat Pop Go The Beatles Saturday Club Easy Beat From Us To You From Us To You |
March 16, 1963 April 22, 1963 May 25, 1963 June 3, 1963 June 25, 1963 July 21, 1963 September 24, 1963 October 5, 1963 October 20, 1963 December 26, 1963 May 18, 1964 |
Live Performances
