"We Love You Beatles" | ||||
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Single by The Carefrees | ||||
from the album We Love You All | ||||
B-side | "Hot Blooded Lover" | |||
Released | 21 February 1964 (UK) March 1964 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
Label |
Oriole (UK) London International (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lee Adams, Charles Strouse | |||
The Carefrees singles chronology | ||||
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"We Love You Beatles" is a song by the Carefrees. It was a 1964 novelty record about The Beatles and the song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100; [1] [2] [3] it was the only Beatles novelty record to reach the Top 40. [4] It was released in the UK on the Oriole label #CB1916 and in the USA on the London International label #10614.
The song was based on "We Love You Conrad" from the musical Bye Bye Birdie and has simple lyrics ("We love you Beatles, oh yes we do!"). [4] Individual verses also have "We love you _____ (replace with " Ringo", " John", " Paul", and " George", in that order) along with reasons why the group loves that particular Beatle. It also includes at least three different vocal and instrumental quotations from the Beatles' 1963 hit song " She Loves You", suggesting the fact that "We Love You Beatles" was a reply to it.
"We Love You Beatles" | ||||
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Single by The Carefrees | ||||
from the album We Love You All | ||||
B-side | "Hot Blooded Lover" | |||
Released | 21 February 1964 (UK) March 1964 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
Label |
Oriole (UK) London International (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lee Adams, Charles Strouse | |||
The Carefrees singles chronology | ||||
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"We Love You Beatles" is a song by the Carefrees. It was a 1964 novelty record about The Beatles and the song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100; [1] [2] [3] it was the only Beatles novelty record to reach the Top 40. [4] It was released in the UK on the Oriole label #CB1916 and in the USA on the London International label #10614.
The song was based on "We Love You Conrad" from the musical Bye Bye Birdie and has simple lyrics ("We love you Beatles, oh yes we do!"). [4] Individual verses also have "We love you _____ (replace with " Ringo", " John", " Paul", and " George", in that order) along with reasons why the group loves that particular Beatle. It also includes at least three different vocal and instrumental quotations from the Beatles' 1963 hit song " She Loves You", suggesting the fact that "We Love You Beatles" was a reply to it.