Twist and Shout (EP)

Twist and Shout
EP by the Beatles
Released 12 July 1963
Recorded 11 February 1963, EMI Studios, London
Genre Merseybeat
Length 8:32
Label Parlophone
Producer George Martin
The Beatles EP chronology
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The Twist and Shout EP by the Beatles is the band's first British EP, released by Parlophone (catalogue number GEP 8882) on 12 July 1963. It was also released in Germany, Spain, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina.[2] All four tracks on the EP were originally released on their debut album Please Please Me.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead singerLength
1."Twist and Shout"Bert RussellPhil MedleyJohn Lennon2:33
2."A Taste of Honey"Ric MarlowBobby ScottPaul McCartney2:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead singerLength
1."Do You Want to Know a Secret"John Lennon–Paul McCartneyGeorge Harrison2:00
2."There's a Place"John Lennon–Paul McCartneyJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney1:53

UK EP sales chart performance

  • Entry Date : 20 July 1963
  • Highest Position : 1 (for 21 weeks)
  • Weeks in Chart : 64 Weeks

See also

References

  1. Twist and Shout at AllMusic
  2. "Beatles, The – Twist And Shout at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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