The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
This is the song that topped the U.S. charts and made The Beatles, in their own words, “toppermost of the poppermost” (sourced here. This is where Beatlemania took off on a global scale.
[Verse 1: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
Oh, yeah, I'll tell you something
I think you'll understand
When I'll say that something
I wanna hold your hand
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
[Verse 2: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
Oh, please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
Now, let me hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
[Post-Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feeling that, my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide
[Verse 3: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
Yeah, you
Got that something
I think you'll understand
When I'll
Say that something
I want to hold your hand
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
[Post-Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feeling that, my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide
[Verse 4: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
Yeah, you
Got that something
I think you'll understand
When I'll
Feel that something
I wanna hold your hand
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I Want to Hold Your Hand was written by Paul McCartney & John Lennon & Lennon-McCartney.
I Want to Hold Your Hand was produced by George Martin.
The Beatles released I Want to Hold Your Hand on Fri Nov 29 1963.
Per Paul, prior to the first US trip –
We said to [manager] Brian Epstein, ‘We’re not going to America till we’ve got a Number One record,’
John added about writing the song –
..(we wrote it)…one on one, eyeball to eyeball…