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The Beatles were a highly successful and popular British rock band from Liverpool, England. They are widely regarded as the most influential rock band in history and are known world-wide. The Beatles continue to be a major influence on music well into the 21st century, having sold over a billion records overall. The Beatles paved the way for new musical styles and influenced cultural revolutions in the 1960s and 1970s. The members of The Beatles were George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

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"Real Love" is a song originally written and performed as a demo by John Lennon, later re-worked by the three remaining members (Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) in late 1995. The song was released as a Beatles' single in 1996 in the United Kingdom, United States and many other countries; and it was also the opening track on The Beatles' Anthology 2 album. It is the last "new" credited Beatles song to date to originate and be included on an album.

The single jumped into the British charts on March 16, 1996 (three days before the release of Anthology 2, which carried the song and would eventually reach #1 in both the British and American charts) at #4, selling 50,000 copies in its first week. However, the single's progress in the charts was stunted by BBC Radio 1's exclusion of "Real Love" from its playlist.

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Cover of The Beatles album, Meet the Beatles.

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Did you know…

...that The Beatles were students of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi?
...that in October 2005, Variety Magazine named The Beatles the #1 icons of the 20th Century?
...that Beatlemania! With the Beatles was The Beatles' first album released in Canada?
...that Parlophone's "₤" trademark, made famous on The Beatles UK records, is actually not the British pound sign, but a German "L" for the Lindstrom in Carl Lindstrom Company?
...that Souvenir of Their Visit to America was the first Beatle EP to be released in the United States but did not chart?

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8 May 2006, London: The Beatles' Apple Corps lose their trademark suit against Apple Computer. Wikinews Reuters
11 April, 2006, US release date of The Capitol Albums, Volume 2.

31 August 2006 The Beatles are suing Capitol Records and EMI over royalties and the rights to the band's master recordings. (Billboard)
20 November 2006, release of Love a experimental music mix from their master tapes. A colaboration between George Martin and Cirque du Solei.Official page

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