"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. In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... The Beatles were a British rock music group from Liverpool, England held in very high regard for both their artistic achievements and their considerable commercial success, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... Beatles VI was The Beatles sixth (technically seventh, including The Beatles Story) American release on Capitol Records, but ninth album for that market in less than one and a half years (the first American release was Vee-Jays Introducing. ... Beatles for Sale was The Beatles fourth album, released in late 1964 and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England, is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock bands Cliff Richard and The Shadows and The Beatles. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Capitol Records Logo Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, founded in 1942. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Sir George Martin Sir George Martin CBE (born January 3, 1926) is sometimes referred to as the fifth Beatle, a title that he owes to his work as producer of almost all of the Beatles records. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with RIAA certification. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... The Beatles were a British rock music group from Liverpool, England held in very high regard for both their artistic achievements and their considerable commercial success, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... I Feel Fine is the name of a song written by John Lennon (although credited to Lennon-McCartney) and released in 1964 by The Beatles as the A side of their seventh UK single. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Ticket To Ride is the title of a 1965 song by the 1960s pop/rock band The Beatles. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... John Winston Lennon (later John Ono Lennon) (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ... Paul McCartney (1964) Sir Dr. h. ... The Beatles were a British rock music group from Liverpool, England held in very high regard for both their artistic achievements and their considerable commercial success, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Beatles for Sale was The Beatles fourth album, released in late 1964 and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. ...

It was also released as a single in the US on February 15, 1965 becoming a #1 hit. The single release in the USA was the result of DJs playing the song from imported copies of the Beatles For Sale album as an exclusive as it was deleted from the album's American counterpart Beatles '65. Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Beatles 65 was the Beatles fourth Capitol release, but sixth American album. ...

The song has been covered by:

• Alma Cogan in 1965 as a double-A sided single with "Help!",
• Procol Harum in 1975 on their album Procol's Ninth, and
• Joan Jett in 1982.

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External links

• Instrumentation and Lyrics for "Eight Days A Week"
• Song-by-Song Listing for "Eight Days A Week"
• Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Eight Days A Week"