1 is agreatest hits album of the British rock bandthe Beatles, originally released on 13 November 2000. The album features virtually every number-one single the band achieved in the United Kingdom or United States from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary ofthe band's break-up, it was their firstcompilation album available on only one CD.1 was a commercial success and topped charts worldwide. It has sold over 31 million copies.[1] SinceNielsen SoundScan began tracking US album sales in January 1991,[2]1 is the fourth-best-selling album in the US, the best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the US,[3] as well as the best-selling album of the decade worldwide.
1 was remastered and reissued in September 2011.[4] It was remixed and reissued again in several different deluxe editions in November 2015, the most comprehensive of which is a three-disc set entitled1+, which includes video discs of Beatlespromotional films. As of June 2015,1 was the sixth-best-selling album of the 21st century in the UK, having sold over 3.1 million copies.[5]
1 is the last Beatles album released duringGeorge Harrison's lifetime, as he died on 29 November 2001, just over one year after1 was released.
1 was compiled by producerGeorge Martin and former band membersPaul McCartney,George Harrison andRingo Starr.[6] The album contains the 27 Beatles songs that went to number one in the United Kingdom on theRecord Retailer Top 50 chart or in the United States on theBillboard Hot 100 chart. Despite Harrison's "For You Blue" charting at number 1 onBillboard, along with the A-side "The Long and Winding Road",[7] Capitol Records treated "For You Blue" as strictly a B-side and did not promote it as an A-side. "Day Tripper" was included on1 since it charted at number 1 in the UK as adouble A-side with "We Can Work It Out", while in the US, only "We Can Work It Out" was number 1. Two singles written byJohn Lennon and released in both the UK and US were omitted as they did not top either theRecord Retailer chart or theBillboard Hot 100: "Please Please Me" and "Strawberry Fields Forever". The former was the Beatles' first UK number one single in all British charts exceptRecord Retailer, reaching the top spot in the music magazinesNew Musical Express,Melody Maker andDisc. "Strawberry Fields Forever" was part of a double A-side single with "Penny Lane", which reached the top spot inMelody Maker and peaked at number 2 in the other UK charts, behindEngelbert Humperdinck's "Release Me"; while in the US, "Penny Lane" topped the charts, but "Strawberry Fields Forever" did not as it was listed separately. The compilation was created before the release of the single "Now and Then", which reached number 1 on theUK Singles Chart in 2023.[8]
The album is a combination of both the US and UK versions of the 1982 compilation20 Greatest Hits, with the addition of "Something" (which was left off20 Greatest Hits because of time constraints).[citation needed] On1, "Hey Jude" was included in its original full-length version (slightly over seven minutes), whereas the American version of20 Greatest Hits contained a shortened version.
Before1, all 27 songs were mainly available on two remastered CD releases: firstly on the respective Beatles studio albums released in 1987 (as well asPast Masters, Volume One andPast Masters, Volume Two, released in 1988). The second remastering was made available on the CD versions for1962–1966 and1967–1970, released in 1993.
The songs on1 were remastered specifically for the release in 2000. According to the liner notes of the album, the original analogue masters were "digitally remastered at 24 bits resolution, processed using Sonic Solutions NoNoise technology and mastered to 16-bit using Prism SNS Noise Shaping". The remastering was overseen byPeter Mew ofAbbey Road Studios and took place there.[9] In 2011,1 was remastered and reissued on CD. In 2015 it was remastered again and remixed byGiles Martin; when Martin began to assist with fixing up the audio tracks for the1+ video clips, he realised that his goal of making them "more immersive" should also apply to1.[10] For the remixing project, Martin commented: "The remasters went back to these final mix tapes and remastered them. They cleaned them up and then they EQ-ed them and released them. What we're doing is remixing. We're going not to the final mix, we're creating our own mixes."[10] About his remixing approach, Martin said: "My approach was to be respectful of everything, I had sessions and sessions where I flipped between previously remastered stereos, the mono remasters, and the remixes we've done. I flip between everything and make sure I prefer what we've done."[10]
The package of1 was intended to be simplistic and ambitious at the same time. Its cover was designed by Rick Ward,[9] and consists of apop art-style yellow number one on a red background. The emphasis on the1 digit was used on many of the compilations of number-one hits by different artists that followed this album; for example,ELV1S byElvis Presley andNumber Ones by theBee Gees. The album's back cover features the famous photos of the Beatles taken byRichard Avedon and copyrighted on 17 August 1967.[9] The design exclusively uses variations of theHelveticatypeface.
1 was released worldwide in CD and cassette.[11] The vinyl format was released only in the United Kingdom. The CD includes a 32-page booklet with a coloured page with international picture covers (a total of 163 covers are displayed on the whole booklet) and details (recording date, location, release date, chart stats) for each of the singles. It also includes on its first two pages a collage with 27 1s in different colours (all of them following the same art as the cover) with the sentence "27 No. 1 singles =1" (which was used as a catch phrase for the promo ads for the album), and a foreword by George Martin.
The LP and cassette keep the main art of the CD version, but in a different form.[11] The double vinyl record version was not released in the US, but the imported British edition was available. The vinyl version features a large full-colour fold-out poster showing 126 picture sleeves (37 fewer than on the CD), and reproductions of the four Richard Avedon photos. The Avedon portraits also appear on the inside of the gate-fold cover. The records have custom labels featuring the same graphics as the front cover and are packaged in custom inner sleeves. The deluxe packaging of the vinyl album, with its four portraits and poster, is reminiscent to that oftheir titular 1968 album. The cassette included a 20-page insert, including the collage, the George Martin commentary and paged Avedon's portraits on its inlay and the whole description for the tracks as a total of 36 covers on its inlay reverse.
1 received universal acclaim.Stephen Thomas Erlewine ofAllMusic gave the album five stars out of five. He stated that there is "no question that this is all great music", although to him "there's really no reason for anyone who owns all the records to get this too".[12]
The reception of1 surpassed all critical and commercial expectations.[citation needed] It became the highest-selling CD of 2000 and, some time later, of the entire decade.[25] This achievement made the Beatles the first and only artist to have the best-selling albums of two different decades: they also released the best-selling album of the 1960s,Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.[citation needed] No tracks fromSgt. Pepper appear on this album. With this album, the Beatles also achieved having an album hit the number 1 position in the US in four non-consecutive decades (1960s, 1970s, 1990s and 2000s).
In the United Kingdom,1 became the Beatles' 15th number 1 album with sales of 319,126 copies (achieving record sales for only one week in 2000). On 18 December 2000,Ananova.com reported that the album has "become 2000's biggest-selling album—in only five weeks."1 was the first album to stay at the top spot for nine weeks in almost ten years (the last being theEurythmics'sGreatest Hits), the best-selling album of 2000, and the fourth-best-selling album of the 2000s so far in the UK. In its eleventh week,1 sold a total of two million copies in the UK. It spent a total of 46 weeks inside the Top 75. In July 2013 it was certified 10× platinum by theBPI, for over 3 million copies sold in the UK. It is the 21st-best-selling album in the UK, according to an assessment by theOfficial Charts Company and theBritish Phonographic Industry that counted album sales in the UK from 28 July 1956 to the present day, and the second-best-selling Beatles album in that country (only beaten bySgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which is the UK's third-best-selling album).[26] As of July 2016, the album has sold over 3,230,000 copies in the UK.[27][28]
In the United States, the response was similar.1 debuted at number one on theBillboard 200 during the week of 2 December 2000 with sales totaling over 595,500 copies.[29][30]In its second week, sales increased to 662,000 but it was knocked off the top spot byBackstreet Boys'Black & Blue which sold 1.59 million units, therefore,1 fell off to number two on its second week on chart.[31] By doing so, the album became the sixth to debut at the top of theBillboard 200 and post a SoundScan increase in its second week and the first to do so after opening with a sum of more than half a million copies.[32] The following week it stayed at number two selling 607,000 units. During the week of 23 December 2000, its fourth week on chart,1 moved 671,000 copies and returned to the top of theBillboard 200.[33] The next week, on 30 December 2000 it stayed at the top of the chart selling 823,500 copies.[34] On 10 February 2001, after being the number one album for eight non-consecutive weeks,1 fell off to number four on theBillboard 200 with 173,500 units sold, a 19.5% dip in sales; by the time this happened, the album had sold almost six million units.[35] The album spent a total of eight weeks at number 1 and sold 1,258,667 copies during the week before Christmas of 2000.[36][37] With this number, the Beatles achieved a new record: it was the seventh highest one-week sales in Soundscan history, the highest for an album not in its first week of sales, and the highest for an album comprising previously released music. The album spent 309 weeks inside theBillboard 200 and was the sixth-best-selling album in the United States in 2000 with 5,100,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan.[36][38] On 30 August 2011 the band announced through their Facebook account that the album was available to pre-order from iTunes and that it was digitally remastered.[39] On 24 September 2011, after the album made its digital debut in theiTunes Store it re-entered on theBillboard 200 at number four selling 60,000 units, it also topped the iTunes album charts in the US, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Mexico, Switzerland, Spain, New Zealand and Greece according to a Capitol/EMI press release.[40][41][42] Its digital launch on the iTunes Store was accompanied with a price of $9.99 and a Twitter campaign with thehashtag #MyBeatles1 asking their fans: What is your favorite "1" track? Resulting in many celebrities and stars posting their favorites, too.[43][41] In 2015, after it was remastered again and remixed by Giles Martin,1 re-entered on theBillboard 200 at number six selling 40,000 units.[44] It was certified eleven times platinum by theRIAA on 8 March 2010 denoting shipments of eleven million units, and1 is included on the list of the Top 100 Albums by the Recording Industry Association of America.[45][46] The album is the best-selling album of the 21st century in the US and the fourth-best-selling album in the Soundscan era (1991–present).[47][48] As of October 2019, the album has sold 13 million copies in the US.[49] In the US, the album secured the Beatles a fourth decade in which they placed an album at number 1 on theBillboard chart.
In Canada,1 debuted at number 1 on theCanadian Albums Chart, selling 54,668 copies in its first week.[50] The album was certified Diamond (1,000,000 units) by theCRIA in February 2001, just four months after its release.[51] As of 2009,1 has sold 1,103,000 units in Canada, making it the fifth-best-selling album ever in Canada of theNielsen SoundScan era.[52]
In Germany,1 debuted at number 1 and stayed there for nine non-consecutive weeks. It stayed seventeen weeks in the top ten of theGerman Albums Chart and fifty weeks in the total chart. By selling 1,650,000 copies and reaching 11× Gold, it is the third-best-selling album of the decade 2000–2009 and the best-selling non-German language album.[53]
In 2009,Apple Corps, the Beatles' company, stated that worldwide sales of1 had exceeded 31 million copies.[1] Worldwide in 2000 the album sold 13.8 million copies, with 2 million or more copies sold during 2 consecutive weeks, and was the fourth-best-selling album behind Eminem'sThe Marshall Mathers LP, Britney Spears'Oops!... I Did It Again, and Santana'sSupernatural.
All songs written byLennon–McCartney, except "Something" byGeorge Harrison, and others as noted on the second DVD. All tracks produced byGeorge Martin except "The Long and Winding Road" re-produced for disc byPhil Spector. CD tracks 1–3 are in mono; all others on CD are in stereo.
Released in the UK on 5 October 1962, and in the US on 27 April 1964, the latter where it reached No. 1 for one week on 30 May 1964. This is the version released in the US withRingo Starr on tambourine and session musicianAndy White on drums, which was included onPlease Please Me (1963),Introducing... The Beatles (1964) and subsequent album releases where "Love Me Do" was included (excluding some albums), depending on the territory, while another two versions were recorded with Ringo Starr andPete Best on drums respectively.
Released in the UK on 23 August 1963, where it reached No. 1 in the UK for four weeks on 14 September, and for another two weeks on 28 November, and in the US on 16 September 1963, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 21 March 1964. While a live performance of the single (4 November 1963 at theRoyal Variety Performance inLondon) was released onAnthology 1 (1995), this version was included onThe Beatles' Second Album (1964),A Collection of Beatles Oldies, the Canadian release ofTwist and Shout, as well as on the compilation albumsThe Beatles/1962–1966,20 Greatest Hits andPast Masters, Volume One, depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 29 November 1963, where it reached No. 1 in the UK for five weeks on 12 December, and in the US on 26 December 1963, where it reached No. 1 for seven weeks on 1 February 1964. A live performance of the single on theTwo of a Kind TV series inLondon was released onAnthology 1 in 1995. The single version was included onMeet the Beatles! (1964),A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966),The Beatles' Long Tall Sally (1964),The Beatles/1962–1966 (1973),20 Greatest Hits (1982) andPast Masters, Volume One (1988), depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 16 March 1964, where it reached No. 1 for five weeks on 4 April, and in the UK on 20 March, where it reached No. 1 for three weeks on 2 April. Included onA Hard Day's Night (1964),A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966),Hey Jude (1970),The Beatles/1962–1966 (1973) andReel Music and20 Greatest Hits (both 1982), depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 10 July 1964, where it reached No. 1 for three weeks on 23 July, and in the US on 13 July, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 1 August. Included onA Hard Day's Night (1964),A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966),Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1967),The Beatles/1962–1966 (1973) andReel Music and20 Greatest Hits (both 1982), depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 23 November 1964, where it reached No. 1 for three weeks on 26 December, and in the UK on 27 November, where it reached No. 1 for five weeks on 10 December. While a live performance of the single onBlackpool Night Out from 1 August 1965 was included onAnthology 2 (1996), this version was included onBeatles '65 (1964),A Collection of Beatles Oldies,Greatest Hits Volume 2,The Beatles/1962–1966,20 Greatest Hits andPast Masters, Volume One, depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 15 February 1965, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 13 March. Sequence and complete versions were released onAnthology 1, while the final version was first included onBeatles for Sale (1964) andBeatles VI (1965), depending on the territory, and later included onGreatest Hits Volume 2,The Beatles/1962–1966 and the US edition of20 Greatest Hits.
Released in the UK on 9 April 1965, where it reached No. 1 for three weeks on 22 April, and in the US on 19 April, where it reached No. 1 for one week on 22 May. While a live performance of the single onBlackpool Night Out from 1 August 1965 was included onAnthology 2 (1996), this version was included onHelp! (1965),The Beatles in Italy (1965),A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966),Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1967),The Beatles/1962–1966 (1973) andReel Music and20 Greatest Hits (both 1982), depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 19 July 1965, where it reached No. 1 for three weeks on 5 August, and in the UK on 23 July, where it reached No. 1 for three weeks on 4 September. While a live performance of the single onBlackpool Night Out from 1 August 1965 was included onAnthology 2, this version was included on respective territorial versions ofHelp!,A Collection of Beatles Oldies,Greatest Hits Volume 2,The Beatles/1962–1966, the US version ofRarities,Reel Music and20 Greatest Hits, depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 13 September 1965, where it reached No. 1 for four weeks on 9 October. While a live performance of the single onBlackpool Night Out from 1 August 1965 was included onAnthology 2, this version was included onHelp!,Yesterday and Today andA Collection of Beatles Oldies (both 1966),Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1967),The Essential Beatles (1972),The Beatles/1962–1966 (1973),Love Songs (1977) andThe Beatles Ballads (1980), depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 3 December 1965, where it reached No. 1 for five weeks on 16 December, and in the US on 6 December. A tape drop-out that appears in previous stereo releases of this song has been corrected here. Included onYesterday and Today,A Collection of Beatles Oldies,Greatest Hits Volume 2,Por Siempre Beatles,The Beatles/1962–1966, the UK edition of20 Greatest Hits andPast Masters, Volume Two, depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 3 December 1965, where it reached No. 1 for five weeks on 16 December 1965, and in the US on 6 December, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 8 January 1966, and for another week on 29 January. Included onYesterday and Today,A Collection of Beatles Oldies,Greatest Hits Volume 2,Por Siempre Beatles,The Beatles/1962–1966,20 Greatest Hits andPast Masters, Volume Two, depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 30 May 1966, where it reached No. 1 for one week on 25 June, and for another week on 9 July, and in the UK on 10 June, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 23 June. Included onA Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966),Hey Jude (1970),The Beatles/1962–1966 (1973),20 Greatest Hits andPast Masters, Volume Two, depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 5 August 1966, where it reached No. 1 for four weeks on 18 August, and in the US on 8 August. Included onRevolver andA Collection of Beatles Oldies (both 1966), theYellow Submarine soundtrack album (1969),The Beatles/1962–1966 (1973),Reel Music and20 Greatest Hits (both 1982) andYellow Submarine Songtrack (1999), depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 5 August 1966, where it reached No. 1 for four weeks on 18 August 1966, as adouble A-side single with "Yellow Submarine", and in the US on 8 August. While a strings-only version was included onAnthology 2 (1996), this version was included onRevolver,A Collection of Beatles Oldies,The Beatles/1962–1966,20 Greatest Hits andYellow Submarine Songtrack, depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 13 February 1967, where it reached No. 1 for one week on 18 March, and in the UK on 17 February. While a different version was included onAnthology 2 (1996), this version was included onMagical Mystery Tour (1967),Por Siempre Beatles (1971),The Essential Beatles (1972),The Beatles/1967–1970 (1973),Rarities (1980) and20 Greatest Hits (1982), depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 7 July 1967, where it reached No. 1 for three weeks on 19 July, and in the US on 17 July, where it reached No. 1 for one week on 19 August. Included onMagical Mystery Tour, theYellow Submarine soundtrack album and the compilation albums:The Essential Beatles,The Beatles/1967–1970,Reel Music,20 Greatest Hits andYellow Submarine Songtrack, depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 24 November 1967, where it reached No. 1 for seven weeks on 6 December, and in the US on 27 November, where it reached No. 1 for three weeks on 30 December. While a different version was included onAnthology 2 (1996), this version was included onMagical Mystery Tour,The Beatles/1967–1970 and20 Greatest Hits, depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 15 March 1968, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 27 March, and in the US on 18 March. While a different version was included onAnthology 2 (1996), this version was included onHey Jude,The Beatles/1967–1970, the UK version of20 Greatest Hits andPast Masters, Volume Two, depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 26 August 1968, where it reached No. 1 for a record nine weeks on 28 September, and in the UK on 30 August, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 11 September. While a different version was included onAnthology 3 (1996), this version was included onHey Jude (1970),The Beatles/1967–1970 (1973),The Beatles Ballads (1980),20 Greatest Hits (1982) andPast Masters, Volume Two, depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 11 April 1969, where it reached No. 1 for six weeks on 23 April, and in the US on 5 May, where it reached No. 1 for five weeks on 24 May. The album version was included on respective territorial versions ofLet It Be (1970) as well as onRock 'n' Roll Music (1976) andReel Music (1982), and the live performance atthe Beatles' rooftop concert atApple Corps, headquartered at3 Savile Row in London, was released onAnthology 3 in 1996. The single version was included onThe Beatles/1967–1970 (1973),20 Greatest Hits andPast Masters, Volume Two, depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 30 May 1969, where it reached No. 1 for three weeks on 11 June, and in the US on 4 June. Included onHey Jude,The Beatles/1967–1970,20 Greatest Hits andPast Masters, Volume Two, depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 6 October 1969, where it reached No. 1 for one week on 29 November, and in the UK on 31 October. While a demo version was included onAnthology 3 (1996), this version was included onAbbey Road (1969),The Essential Beatles (1972),The Beatles/1967–1970 (1973),Love Songs (1977) andThe Beatles Ballads (1980), depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 6 October 1969, where as adouble A-side single with "Something", it reached No. 1 for one week on 29 November, and in the UK on 31 October. While a different version was included onAnthology 3 (1996), this version was included onAbbey Road,The Beatles/1967–1970 and20 Greatest Hits, depending on the territory.
Released in the UK on 6 March 1970, and in the US on 11 March, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 11 April 1970. The album version was included on respective territorial versions ofLet It Be (1970) as well asThe Essential Beatles (1972) andReel Music (1982), and a previously unreleased January 1969 outtake of the song without heavy production appeared onAnthology 3. The single version was included onThe Beatles/1967–1970,20 Greatest Hits andPast Masters, Volume Two, depending on the territory.
Released in the US on 11 May 1970, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks on 13 June. While a different version was included onAnthology 3 (1996), this version was included onLet It Be (1970),The Beatles/1967–1970 (1973),The Beatles Ballads (1980),Reel Music (1982) and20 Greatest Hits, depending on the territory.
On 6 November 2015, Apple Records released a deluxe version of the original album, titled1+. Most of the tracks on1 have been remixed from the original multi-track masters byGiles Martin, except the first three tracks, which are the original mono mixes. In addition to the new mixes, there are surround sound 5.1 mixes presented as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio in the Blu-ray version and Dolby Digital and DTS in the DVD version.
1+ also includes 50 promotional films/performances, plus commentary and introductions from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. All the videos have been digitally restored and enhanced. They are available on DVD andBlu-ray.[54]
Variations of1/1+ include standard CD, CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray, CD/2DVD, CD/2Blu-ray. The double-disc video editions also feature a 124-page hard-bound book with illustrations. The DVD/Blu-ray video editions are also available as a stand-alone package.[55]
The DVD/BD track is from The Little Theatre,Southport, Merseyside, England, 27 August 1963 recorded for theBBC documentaryThe Mersey Sound; it aired on 9 October.
The DVD/BD track is from the Beatles' television specialAround the Beatles, music recorded on 19 April 1964, performed lip-synched on 28 April (at Studio 5 A/B,Wembley Studios, London, England), and aired onRediffusion 6 May.
The DVD/BD is a promo video filmed in colour atChiswick House,Chiswick, London, England, 20 May 1966; later aired in black and white onTop of the Pops.
The DVD/BD track is a promo video filmed at theSaville Theatre, London, England, 10 November 1967 featuring the Beatles in theirSgt. Pepper outfits (unlike the first of the other two video versions of the song which are included on the second disc). It later aired on the Sunday 26 November episode ofThe Ed Sullivan Show andThe Hollywood Palace two days later. Due to theMusicians' Union's ban on miming during performances in the UK, the video was replaced by a montage of shots from the filmA Hard Day's Night (1964) for 23 November broadcast ofTop of the Pops and the filmMagical Mystery Tour (1967) two weeks later.
The DVD/BD track is a promo video filmed in Studio Three, Abbey Road Studios, London, England, 11 February 1968 and at Chappell Studios, London, England three days later. It included shots of the band recording "Hey Bulldog" (with its accompanying video found on the second disc).
The DVD/BD track is a promotional recording made on 4 September 1968 at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex, England, with a live vocal from McCartney. It later aired onFrost on Sunday (byDavid Frost) on 6 October 1968, and a month later onThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
The DVD/BD track is a promo video featuring filmed footage at the famousApple rooftop concert inSavile Row,Mayfair, London, England, 30 January 1969. Edits and mash-ups of the three times they played the song were done byApple Films for later broadcasts such asTop of the Pops.
The DVD/BD track is a promo video created by Apple Films withouttakes from the filmLet It Be (1970) and footage shot at places like London, Paris,Amsterdam, andVienna.
The DVD/BD track is a multimedia clip created by Melon Dezign for the launch of the Beatles' official website, which was done to celebrate the original release of1.
The DVD/BD track is from the filmLet It Be being synced with thesingle version for promotional release. It was of the recording sessions for said song at Apple Studio, Savile Row, London, England, 31 January 1969, a day after the Apple rooftop concert.
The DVD/BD track is from the filmLet It Be, with footage being used from the same recording sessions as "Let It Be". The only exception with both videos is that the audio from the sessions was used in this video instead of the one for "Let It Be".
From episode 2 of the BBC radio seriesPop Go the Beatles, recorded 1 June 1963, aired 11 June; combined with black and white footage of the Beatles' dancing and released to promoteLive at the BBC. (1994)
From episode 10 ofPop Go the Beatles, recorded 16 July 1963, aired 20 August, with sound effects added in video production; released to promoteOn Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2. (2013)
Lip-synching filmed for the television specialThe Music of Lennon and McCartney (done at Granada TV Centre, Manchester, England, 1–2 November 1965), aired 16 December 1965 in London, 17 December in the rest of Britain.
"Day Tripper"
Alternative promotional film. Filmed at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex, England, 23 November 1965.
Promo video filmed in colour at Chiswick House, Chiswick, London, England, 20 May 1966; later aired in black and white onTop of the Pops.
"Rain"
Alternative promotional film. Filmed at Studio One, Abbey Road Studios, London, England, 19 May 1966; later aired in black and white onReady Steady Go! on 3 June.
Promo video filmed at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, 30–31 January 1967; later aired as an audio-only clip onJuke Box Jury and in its entirety onTop of the Pops.
Promo video filmed at Studio One, Abbey Road Studios, London, England, 10 February 1967 during the recording sessions of said song who included the orchestra with their wacky costumes Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, which provided the inspiration for the live broadcast for "All You Need Is Love".
Alternative version. Promo video filmed at Saville Theatre, London, England, 10 November 1967; featured the Beatles in "street clothes".
"Hello, Goodbye"
Third version promotional film. Promo video filmed at Saville Theatre, London, England, 10 November 1967. It's a combination of the previous two videos along with additional footage.
Promo video filmed at Studio Three, Abbey Road Studios, London, England, 11 February 1968 during the recording sessions of said song and re-edited in 1999; some of the footage was used in the "Lady Madonna" promo video (included on the first disc).
Alternative promotional recording made on 4 September 1968, with live vocal from McCartney; the audio differences from the version on the first disc are the introduction of the song and McCartney's live vocal.
Promotional recording made on 4 September 1968 at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex, England, with live vocals (and the backing track in mono); later aired onTop of the Pops on 19 September andThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on 13 October, both in black and white.
Audio track from the albumLet It Be... Naked, an edit of two of theApple headquarters rooftop performances on 30 January 1969 at Savile Row, London, England.
Filmed for the premiere (and aired as a part) of the documentaryThe Beatles Anthology on 19 November 1995. The video uses a new mix of the song, prepared for this release, which cleans up Lennon's vocal further, and uses a different take of Harrison's vocal phrase, replacing the lyric "whatever happened to thelife that we once knew" with "whatever happened to thelove that we once knew"
Filmed originally forThe Beatles Anthology but later used as a part of the 2003 DVD reissue of the documentary; a different video was used for the second instalment of the documentary on 22 November 1995. The video uses a new mix of the song, prepared for this release, which cleans up Lennon's vocal further, and reinstates several deleted elements originally recorded in 1995, such as lead guitar phrases and drum fills, as well as making the harpsichord and harmonium more prominent in the mix.
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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