The Beatles record fourth single ‘She Loves You’/’I’ll Get You’ in London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 1 1963)


Video: 'She Loves You (Remastered 2009)'

(Monday, July 1, 1963, 5:00 p.m.-10:45 p.m. BST) — Fresh off the success of their second #1 single “From Me To You,” the rock music band from Liverpool, England, The Beatles, recorded their fourth single, “She Loves You” and “I’ll Get You” today at EMI Studio 2 in London for release in Britain on Aug. 23, 1963 (it was released in the U.S. on Sep. 16, 1963).


Video: 'The Beatles - She Loves You (Stereo mix)'

Standard procedure at EMI Studios at the time was to erase the original two-track session tape for singles once they had been mixed down to the (usually monaural) master tape used to press records.


Video: 'Deconstructing The Beatles - She Loves You (Isolated Tracks)'

This was the fate of four Beatles songs that were released as two singles: “Love Me Do”, “P.S. I Love You”, “She Loves You” and “I’ll Get You”. These tracks only exist as a mono master, although several mock-stereo remixes have been made by EMI affiliates worldwide, including a few made in 1966 by Abbey Road engineer Geoff Emerick.


Video: 'I'll Get You (Remastered 2009)'

In November 2004, Rolling Stone ranked “She Loves You” number 64 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.


Video: 'Deconstructing The Beatles - I'll Get You (Isolated Tracks)'

In August 2009, at the end of its “Beatles Weekend,” BBC Radio 2 announced that “She Loves You” was the Beatles’ all-time best-selling single in the UK based on information compiled by The Official Charts Company.