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It was first issued as a double A-side single with "Day Tripper" in December 1965. It also appeared on the 1966 US release
Yesterday and Today. The release marked the first time in Britain that both tracks on an artist's single were promoted as
joint A-sides. The song was recorded during the sessions for the band's Rubber Soul album. The single was number 1 in
Britain (where it won the Ivor Novello Award for the top-selling A-side of 1965), the United States, Australia, Canada and Ireland.
In the UK, it was the seventh highest selling single of the 1960s.
On 15 November, EMI announced that the A-side would be "We Can Work It Out", only for Lennon to publicly contradict this
two days later. As a result, the single was marketed as the first-ever "double A-side".
The single was released on EMI's Parlophone label in Britain (as Parlophone R 5389) on 3 December 1965, the same day
as Rubber Soul.
The two releases coincided with speculation in the UK press that the Beatles' supremacy in the pop world since 1963 might
be coming to an end, given the customary two or three years that most acts could expect to remain at the peak of their popularity.
"Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" entered the UK Singles Chart (at the time, the Record Retailer chart) on 15 December,
at number 2, before holding the top position for five consecutive weeks. The single also failed to top the national chart
published by Melody Maker in its first week – marking the first occasion since December 1963 that a new Beatles single had
not immediately entered at number 1.
Although the single was an immediate number 1 on the NME's chart, the Daily Mirror and Daily Express newspapers both
published articles highlighting the apparent decline. The record was the Beatles' ninth consecutive chart-topping single in the
UK and the band's fastest-selling single there since "Can't Buy Me Love", their previous McCartney-led A-side. At the following
year's Ivor Novello Awards, "We Can Work It Out" was acknowledged as the best-selling single of 1965, ahead of "Help!"
By November 2012, it had sold 1.39 million copies in the UK, making it the group's fifth million-seller in that country.
As of December 2018, the double A-side was the 54th best-selling single of all time in the UK – one of six Beatles songs
included on the top sales rankings published by the Official Charts Company.
In the United States, where the single was issued by Capitol Records on 6 December (as Capitol 5555), both songs entered
the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending 18 December. On 8 January 1966, "We Can Work It Out" hit number 1 on the chart,
while "Day Tripper" entered the top ten at number 10. "We Can Work It Out" spent three non-consecutive weeks at number 1,
while "Day Tripper" peaked at number 5. The song was the band's eleventh US number 1, accomplished in just under two years
since their debut on the Hot 100. It was their sixth consecutive number 1 single on the American charts, a record at
the time. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, for sales of 1 million or over, on
6 January 1966.
Charts 1965-1966
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_Work_It_Out
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Day Tripper
"Day Tripper" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double A-side
single with "We Can Work It Out" in December 1965.
The single topped charts in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway. In the United States,
"Day Tripper" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and "We Can Work It Out"
held the top position.
In the UK, "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" was the seventh highest selling single of the 1960s.
As of December 2018, it was the 54th best-selling single of all time in the UK – one of six Beatles
singles included in the top sales rankings published by the Official Charts Company.
Release
The single was released on EMI's Parlophone label in Britain (as Parlophone R 5389) on
3 December 1965, the same day as Rubber Soul. On the front page of its issue published
the previous day, Melody Maker confirmed the release dates as well as the dates for the
promos' airing on British TV and for the band's UK tour; the editors called the week ahead
"National Beatles Week". In the United States, Capitol Records issued the single on
6 December (as Capitol 5555).
"Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" entered the UK Singles Chart (at the time, the Record
Retailer chart) on 15 December, at number 2, before holding the top position for five consecutive
weeks. The single also failed to top the national chart published by Melody Maker in its first week –
marking the first occasion since December 1963 that a new Beatles single had not immediately
entered at number 1. Although it was an immediate number 1 on the NME's chart, the Daily
Mirror and Daily Express newspapers both published articles highlighting the apparent
decline.
Cash Box's reviewer predicted that the Beatles would "quickly trip the [US] charts fantastic for the
umpteenth time" with "We Can Work It Out" and described "Day Tripper" as a "hard-pounding,
raunchy ode all about a gal who is somewhat of a tease".
The record was the Beatles' ninth consecutive chart-topping single in Record Retailer and their
tenth on the country's other charts, and for the third year in succession they had the Christmas
number 1 hit as well as the top-selling album. "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" was
also the band's fastest-selling single in the UK since "Can't Buy Me Love" in 1964.]
Alan Smith, the reporter assigned to cover the Beatles' UK tour for the NME, commented:
"Anyone who says they're finished – particularly with 'Day Tripper' / 'We Can Work It Out' at
No. 1 in the NME Chart in its first week – must be out of his head!"
In the US, both songs entered the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending 18 December. In early
1966, "We Can Work It Out" spent three non-consecutive weeks at number 1, while "Day Tripper"
peaked at number 5. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America,
for sales of 1 million or over, on 6 January. The record topped charts in many other countries
around the world, although "We Can Work It Out" was usually the favoured side.
"Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" was one of the "Treasure Island" singles listed in Greil Marcus's
1979 book Stranded. It was also included in Marsh's 1989 book The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made,
ranked at number 382, and in Paul Williams' 1993 book Rock and Roll: The 100 Best Singles of All Time.
The NME ranked it at number 25 in the magazine's list of "The Top 100 Singles of All Time" in 1976,
and Mojo ranked it 62nd in a similar list compiled in 1997.
By November 2012, the single had sold 1.39 million copies in the UK, making it the group's fifth
million-seller in that country. As of December 2018, the double A-side was the 54th best-selling
single of all time in the UK – one of six Beatles entries in the top sales rankings published by the
Official Charts Company.
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Charts 1965-1966
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In West Germany, the song's airplay was restricted due to concerns that "tripper" sounded
like the German word for gonorrhea.
In the Netherlands it was a Double A Side No. 1 with We Can Work It Out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography
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In his appreciation of the Beatles for Melody Maker before the single's release, Mike Hennessey wrote:
"Their success is so completely without parallel that it always amuses me to see such and
such a group rated as 'second only to the Beatles'. It's like saying brass is second only to gold.
Even more fanciful are the popular press references to the Beatles being 'knocked off the
No. 1 spot'. Nobody has ever knocked the Beatles off the No. 1 spot – they're way out
of reach."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_Tripper
It was first issued as a double A-side single with "Day Tripper" in December 1965. It also appeared on the 1966 US release
Yesterday and Today. The release marked the first time in Britain that both tracks on an artist's single were promoted as
joint A-sides. The song was recorded during the sessions for the band's Rubber Soul album. The single was number 1 in
Britain (where it won the Ivor Novello Award for the top-selling A-side of 1965), the United States, Australia, Canada and Ireland.
In the UK, it was the seventh highest selling single of the 1960s.
On 15 November, EMI announced that the A-side would be "We Can Work It Out", only for Lennon to publicly contradict this
two days later. As a result, the single was marketed as the first-ever "double A-side".
The single was released on EMI's Parlophone label in Britain (as Parlophone R 5389) on 3 December 1965, the same day
as Rubber Soul.
The two releases coincided with speculation in the UK press that the Beatles' supremacy in the pop world since 1963 might
be coming to an end, given the customary two or three years that most acts could expect to remain at the peak of their popularity.
"Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" entered the UK Singles Chart (at the time, the Record Retailer chart) on 15 December,
at number 2, before holding the top position for five consecutive weeks. The single also failed to top the national chart
published by Melody Maker in its first week – marking the first occasion since December 1963 that a new Beatles single had
not immediately entered at number 1.
Although the single was an immediate number 1 on the NME's chart, the Daily Mirror and Daily Express newspapers both
published articles highlighting the apparent decline. The record was the Beatles' ninth consecutive chart-topping single in the
UK and the band's fastest-selling single there since "Can't Buy Me Love", their previous McCartney-led A-side. At the following
year's Ivor Novello Awards, "We Can Work It Out" was acknowledged as the best-selling single of 1965, ahead of "Help!"
By November 2012, it had sold 1.39 million copies in the UK, making it the group's fifth million-seller in that country.
As of December 2018, the double A-side was the 54th best-selling single of all time in the UK – one of six Beatles songs
included on the top sales rankings published by the Official Charts Company.
In the United States, where the single was issued by Capitol Records on 6 December (as Capitol 5555), both songs entered
the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending 18 December. On 8 January 1966, "We Can Work It Out" hit number 1 on the chart,
while "Day Tripper" entered the top ten at number 10. "We Can Work It Out" spent three non-consecutive weeks at number 1,
while "Day Tripper" peaked at number 5. The song was the band's eleventh US number 1, accomplished in just under two years
since their debut on the Hot 100. It was their sixth consecutive number 1 single on the American charts, a record at
the time. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, for sales of 1 million or over, on
6 January 1966.
Charts 1965-1966
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| Australian Kent Music Report | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 3 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 1 |
| Finnish Suomen Virallinen Lista | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italian Musica e Dischi Chart | 5 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 1 |
| New Zealand Lever Hit Parade | 1 |
| Rhodesian Lyons Maid Chart | 1 |
| South African Springbok Radio | 2 |
| Swedish Kvällstoppen Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Tio i Topp Chart | 1 |
| UK Record Retailer Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 1 |
| West German Musikmarkt Hit-Parade | 2 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_Work_It_Out
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Day Tripper
"Day Tripper" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double A-side
single with "We Can Work It Out" in December 1965.
The single topped charts in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway. In the United States,
"Day Tripper" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and "We Can Work It Out"
held the top position.
In the UK, "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" was the seventh highest selling single of the 1960s.
As of December 2018, it was the 54th best-selling single of all time in the UK – one of six Beatles
singles included in the top sales rankings published by the Official Charts Company.
Release
The single was released on EMI's Parlophone label in Britain (as Parlophone R 5389) on
3 December 1965, the same day as Rubber Soul. On the front page of its issue published
the previous day, Melody Maker confirmed the release dates as well as the dates for the
promos' airing on British TV and for the band's UK tour; the editors called the week ahead
"National Beatles Week". In the United States, Capitol Records issued the single on
6 December (as Capitol 5555).
"Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" entered the UK Singles Chart (at the time, the Record
Retailer chart) on 15 December, at number 2, before holding the top position for five consecutive
weeks. The single also failed to top the national chart published by Melody Maker in its first week –
marking the first occasion since December 1963 that a new Beatles single had not immediately
entered at number 1. Although it was an immediate number 1 on the NME's chart, the Daily
Mirror and Daily Express newspapers both published articles highlighting the apparent
decline.
Cash Box's reviewer predicted that the Beatles would "quickly trip the [US] charts fantastic for the
umpteenth time" with "We Can Work It Out" and described "Day Tripper" as a "hard-pounding,
raunchy ode all about a gal who is somewhat of a tease".
The record was the Beatles' ninth consecutive chart-topping single in Record Retailer and their
tenth on the country's other charts, and for the third year in succession they had the Christmas
number 1 hit as well as the top-selling album. "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" was
also the band's fastest-selling single in the UK since "Can't Buy Me Love" in 1964.]
Alan Smith, the reporter assigned to cover the Beatles' UK tour for the NME, commented:
"Anyone who says they're finished – particularly with 'Day Tripper' / 'We Can Work It Out' at
No. 1 in the NME Chart in its first week – must be out of his head!"
In the US, both songs entered the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending 18 December. In early
1966, "We Can Work It Out" spent three non-consecutive weeks at number 1, while "Day Tripper"
peaked at number 5. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America,
for sales of 1 million or over, on 6 January. The record topped charts in many other countries
around the world, although "We Can Work It Out" was usually the favoured side.
"Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" was one of the "Treasure Island" singles listed in Greil Marcus's
1979 book Stranded. It was also included in Marsh's 1989 book The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made,
ranked at number 382, and in Paul Williams' 1993 book Rock and Roll: The 100 Best Singles of All Time.
The NME ranked it at number 25 in the magazine's list of "The Top 100 Singles of All Time" in 1976,
and Mojo ranked it 62nd in a similar list compiled in 1997.
By November 2012, the single had sold 1.39 million copies in the UK, making it the group's fifth
million-seller in that country. As of December 2018, the double A-side was the 54th best-selling
single of all time in the UK – one of six Beatles entries in the top sales rankings published by the
Official Charts Company.
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Charts 1965-1966
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| Belgian Walloon Singles | 12 |
| Dutch MegaChart Singles | 1 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italian M&D Singles Chart | 7 |
| New Zealand Listener Chart | 8 |
| Norwegian VG-lista Singles | 1 |
| Swedish Kvällstoppen Chart | 1 |
| UK Record Retailer Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 10 |
In West Germany, the song's airplay was restricted due to concerns that "tripper" sounded
like the German word for gonorrhea.
In the Netherlands it was a Double A Side No. 1 with We Can Work It Out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography
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In his appreciation of the Beatles for Melody Maker before the single's release, Mike Hennessey wrote:
"Their success is so completely without parallel that it always amuses me to see such and
such a group rated as 'second only to the Beatles'. It's like saying brass is second only to gold.
Even more fanciful are the popular press references to the Beatles being 'knocked off the
No. 1 spot'. Nobody has ever knocked the Beatles off the No. 1 spot – they're way out
of reach."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_Tripper
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