Eight Days a Week
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| Single by The Beatles | ||
| B-side(s) | "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" | |
| Released | 15 February 1965 (US only) | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road 6 October 1964 |
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| Genre | Rock and roll | |
| Length | 2:43 | |
| Label | Capitol 5371 (US) | |
| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
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| The Beatles singles chronology | ||
| "I Feel Fine" (1964) |
"Eight Days a Week" (1965) |
"Ticket to Ride" (1965) |
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"Eight Days a Week" (file info) |
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| Beatles for Sale track listing | ||
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"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.
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 US on 15 February 1965 becoming a number-one hit. 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 didn't think highly of the song, and never performed it live. They did, however, lip-synch to it during an April appearance on Thank Your Lucky Stars.
The title comes as a result of a chauffeured drive to Lennon's house. McCartney asked the driver how his week was going, and the driver replied, "I've been working Eight Days a Week". McCartney shared the bit with Lennon and both quickly laid down words to the song.
The Beatles' version is noted for its fade in at the beginning of the song as opposed to most pop songs which end with fade outs.
[edit] Cover versions
The song has been covered by:
- Alma Cogan in 1965 as a double-A sided single with "Help!"
- Procol Harum in 1975 on their album Procol's Ninth
- Billy Preston in 1976 on his album Billy's Bag
- The Runaways in 1978 on their album, Little Lost Girls
- Joan Jett in 1982
- Lorrie Morgan in 1987
- The Worthless Peons (Ted's Band) in the Scrubs season 3 episode, My Best Friend's Wedding
- B.E. Taylor in 2006 on his album, Love Never Fails (he has also played the song during nearly all of his concerts)
[edit] External links
- Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Eight Days a Week". Retrieved on October 29, 2006.
| Preceded by "My Girl" by The Temptations |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single March 13, 1965 |
Succeeded by "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes |
