I Wanna Hold Your Hand

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a 1963 song by The Beatles and is a stand-alone single. It topped the single charts in Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom.

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
Single by the Beatles
B-side
Released
  • 29 November 1963 (1963-11-29) (UK)
  • 26 December 1963 (1963-12-26) (US)
Recorded17 October 1963
StudioEMI, London
Genre
Length2:24
Label
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin
The Beatles UK singles chronology
"She Loves You"
(1963)
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
(1963)
"Can't Buy Me Love"
(1964)
The Beatles US singles chronology
"She Loves You"
(1963)
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
(1963)
"My Bonnie"
(1964)
Licensed audio
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" at YouTube

References change

  1. MacDonald 1998, p. 89.