Generally regarded as being The Fabs first number one, it was released in the UK, 52 years ago this month!!!!! In the US it was released the following month, where it didn't make an impact but was re-released the following year, which was what Paul refers to in the intro. Written by John, the band sang this song, when they made their first national appearance on British TV, on the "pop music" programme "Thank Your Lucky Stars." Producer George Martin didn't like the original, slower version of the song, calling it "dreary". Paul is quoted as saying, "We sang it and George Martin said, 'Can we change the tempo?' We said, 'What's that?' He said, 'Make it a bit faster. Let me try it.' And he did. We thought, 'Oh, that's all right, yes.' Actually, we were a bit embarrassed that he had found a better tempo than we had." We think this video is the Beatles in Washington from their first tour of the US in '64.   12

Beatlemaniacs 25 Jan 2015

To mark the soon-to-be-celebrated 50th anniversary of its release.

DaithiLacha 10 Feb 2013

The Fab Four’s first No. 1 hit, “Please Please Me,” recorded on Nov. 26, 1962.

bobbyhawthorne 28 Nov 2012

Parlophone Australia, 1963

tedwilkinson 13 Dec 2014