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Twist And Shout

(Medley/Russell)

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Release dates

• March 22, 1963 (UK) (on Please Please Me)
• July 12, 1963 (UK) (on "Twist And Shout" EP)

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Quotes

• "I don't know how they do it. We've been recording all day but the longer we go on the better they get." - George Martin, after recording the song on the first take - the last song recorded for Please Please Me

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Other notes

• As Please Please Me was recorded as a studio version of their stage act, "Twist And Shout" had to be saved for last because producer George Martin was afraid the vocals would harm the throat of John Lennon, who was nursing a bad cold.

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