The Beatles

Released: July 10, 1964

Songwriter: Lennon-McCartney John Lennon

Producer: George Martin

[Chorus]
Any time at all, any time at all
Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be there

[Verse 1]
If you need somebody to love
Just look into my eyes
I'll be there to make you feel right

If you're feeling sorry and sad
I'd really sympathize
Don't you be sad, just call me tonight

[Chorus]
Any time at all, any time at all
Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be there

[Verse 2]
If the sun has faded away
I'll try to make it shine
There's nothing I won't do
When you need a shoulder to cry on
I hope it will be mine
Call me tonight, and I'll come to you

[Chorus]
Any time at all, any time at all
Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be there

Any time at all, any time at all
Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be there

Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be there

The Beatles are arguably the most famous, critically-acclaimed, and successful rock band of all time—certainly the preeminent group of the 20th century. They started out as four teenagers playing grimy basement clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg, but they progressed to become world-beating rock stars who are still influential to this day.

John Lennon first formed a skiffle group called The Quarrymen in March 1957. A fifteen-year-old Paul McCartney joined shortly thereafter, eventually inviting his friend George Harrison to audition for the band. After finally impressing John with his guitar skills, George was asked to join—but this juncture would be short-lived as John’s departure to college signaled the other quarrymen to go their separate ways.

By 1960, Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison had re-branded from ‘Johnny & the Moondogs’ to ‘The Silver Beetles’ at the behest of their new bass player, Stuart Sutcliffe. The name would eventually evolve into ‘The Silver Beatles’ by July of that year, before settling on ‘The Beatles’ come August—just in time for their trip to Hamburg with new drummer, Pete Best. Though club residencies in Germany would prove fundamental to the group’s progress as a whole, the tour turned out to be a blessing and a curse, following the deportation of a then-seventeen-year-old George Harrison, and the eventual tragic death of Stuart Sutcliffe.

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Extracts from the Album A Hard Day’s Night (EP)

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Extracts from the Album A Hard Day’s Night (EP) (1964)
A Hard Day’s Night (UK) (1964)
Something New (1964)
Rock ‘n’ Roll Music (1976)
The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004)
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) Boxset (2009)
The U.S. Albums (2014)

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Extracts from the Album A Hard Day’s Night (EP)