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"Please Please Me" is a song by The Beatles. It is mostly a Lennon composition, though credited McCartney/Lennon, and included on the album Please Please Me. It was released as a single with "Ask Me Why" as it's B-side.

Practically a sole Lennon composition, John wrote it in the style of Roy Orbison. Originally, it was in a slower tempo. A trial run at "Please Please Me" was recorded on September 11, 1962, the same day as "P.S. I Love You" and the album version of "Love Me Do." The revamped version which became the single was made on November 26 within 18 takes and edit pieces. "Please Please Me" was the second single by the Beatles in the United Kingdom. There is some dispute as to the song's chart position. 3 out of 4 chart publications ranked it as a #1 while the fourth had it peak at #2. If indeed a #1 smash, it was the first time a Liverpool act achieved such a feat. Whatever the case, this single made the Beatles huge in popularity beyond their Merseyside fan base. This single, like the original compositions on the Please Please Me album, has the songwriters credited as McCartney-Lennon, in a dispute over ego and songwriting domination. Subsequently, Lennon's name always appeared first. As Paul later said, "John got his way, as usual!" The song was released as the first single in America on VeeJay records in February 1963 where upon the label the group's name was misspelled as "Beattles." It was released twice more in January 1964 and August 1964. It charted after the second time, reaching #3.

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