She Loves You

She Loves You is a hit song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, originally recorded by the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record in the United States by being one of the five Beatles' songs which held the top five positions in the American charts, a record which is still unchallenged. It is the Beatles' best-selling single in the United Kingdom. The song was also the first time Lennon's name had taken precedence over McCartney in the credits — until then, they had traditionally been credited as "McCartney/Lennon." "She Loves You" was the first release of many more to come in which "Lennon/McCartney" would appear on the credits.

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John Lennon - Paul McCartney - The Beatles - 1963 - United Kingdom - United States

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The song was one of the first Beatles songs to be heard by more than a smattering of Americans — the only United States release by the Beatles before that had even charted was "From Me To You," which lasted three weeks in August 1963, never going higher than 116th. The song was controversial at the time due to the unconventional "yeah, yeah, yeah" refrain after each verse, leading to the song being panned by many critics. "She Loves You" is also unusual in that it is one of the very few songs to have been rerecorded by the Beatles in German, under the title "Sie Liebt Dich."

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From Me To You - 1963 - German

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