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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.

“Eight Days a Week” is the first song which the Beatles took into the studio unfinished to work on arrangement during the session, which would later become common. The song was mainly recorded in two recording sessions on 6 October devoted exclusively to this song, which lasted nearly seven hours with a fifteen-minute break in between. Lennon and McCartney tried several ideas for the intro and outro of the song. The first take featured a simple acoustic guitar introduction. The second take introduced an “oo”-ing vocal that was experimented with until the sixth take, when it was abandoned in favour of the final guitar intro. The final outro (along with unused intro takes) was recorded separately on 18 October. The final version of the song incorporated another Beatles first and pop music rarity: the song begins with a fade-in, as opposed to the common fade-out ending. The instrumentation includes acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, bass and overdubbed handclaps. The fade-in and coda both include more guitar overdubs.
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  • marcelocic

    Hope you need my love babe, just like i need you ♥

    7 hours ago

  • Lajon_

    good song, but weak comparing to many other songs of Beatles

    10 days ago

  • alexia_N

    this song is fantastic

    last month

  • Misfortunetress

    one thing I can say girl: Love you all the time!

    last month

  • oldiesfanjohn

    this song is one of my faves from the Boys...also the 45rpm B flipside "I Don`t Want To Spoil The Party"

    last month

  • kurtnirvanakris

    i love this song

    March 2012

  • haleypopstar

    this song is cool i love it!

    March 2012

  • Natterqvist

    I ain't got nothing but love babe

    March 2012

  • Jenny_Psy

    hold me, love me

    March 2012

  • JupiterAss

    One of the worst songs actually of the band.

    February 2012

  • carlarafaelapf

    I ❤ this song, I ❤ this voice, I ❤ the Beatles [2]

    February 2012

  • WWOMENN

    I ❤ this song, I ❤ this voice, I ❤ the Beatles

    February 2012

  • kemp678

    Oof. I need eight days a week! Hee! Happy song! :o) :o) :o) :o) :o)

    February 2012

  • BlueOclock

    <3 <3 <:-)-]--<

    January 2012

  • AlCapwnUK

    why did John think this was "lousy"?

    November 2011

  • makemesmiile

    <3

    September 2011

  • davidbowiegirl

    Great song <3

    July 2011

  • loadedsituation

    Great song

    May 2011

  • stremno

    This is NOT the Beatles. Sounds like a local busker. - М-дэ.... и чего ж она тогда делает на этом альбоме? :D

    October 2010

  • Big_Dip

    This fades up from silence. It was the first pop song to do so.

    August 2010
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