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John Lennon: Vocals, electric guitar
Paul McCartney: Vocals, bass guitar
George Harrison: Electric guitar, vocals
Ringo Starr: Drums

Recorded July 1 1963.

Available on:
The Beatles 1962-1966 (Red Album)
Anthology 1 (live version)
Past Masters Volume One
The Beatles 1

She Loves You marked a definitive breakthrough for the Beatles. The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney in a hotel room in Newcastle, England on June 26 1963. Five days later, they were in the studio to record it. In Paris on January 29 1964, the Beatles recorded a version of the song for the German market, called Sie Liebt Dich. George Harrison’s guitar playing is slightly different on the German version, since the master tape from the first recording was lost and the Beatles had to record the entire song all over again.

She Loves You topped the UK charts for a total of six weeks, from August 1963. In February 1964, the song hit the top spot also in the US, where it stayed for two weeks.

She Loves You

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You think you lost your love
When I saw her yesterday
It’s you she’s thinking of
And she told me what to say
She says she loves you
And you know that can’t be bad
Yes, she loves you
And you know you should be glad. ooh!

She said you were to know
That she almost lost her mind
And now she says she knows
You’re not the hurting kind
She says she loves you
And you know that can’t be bad
Yes, she loves you
And you know you should be glad. ooh!

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
And with a love like that
You know you should be glad

And now it’s up to you
I think it’s only fair
If I should hurt you, too
Apologize to her
Because she loves you
And you know that can’t be bad
Yes, she loves you
And you know you should be glad ooh!

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
And with a love like that
You know you should be glad