I Want to Hold Your Hand
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[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
[Bridge: 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
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
[Bridge: 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
[Bridge: 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
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
[Bridge: 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 wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
About
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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.
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What did The Beatles say about "I Want to Hold Your Hand"?
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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…
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Credits
Producer
Writers
Lead Guitar
Handclaps
Bass
Rhythm Guitar
Vocals
Drums
Recorded At
Abbey Road Studios, London, England
Released on
November 29, 1963
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