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10. Help! (1965) / Help!
5/18 votes

Dropping out next in this Beatles survivor is 'Help!'. This single is taken from the album of the same name, which will continue to be represented in future rounds of these polls, as both 'Ticket To Ride' and 'Yesterday' feature on the same record too. Much like 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Yellow Submarine', there's not only an album named after it but a film as well. This movie (with its rather random plot) was the follow-up film to the very successful 'A Hard Day's Night'. Back to the song, 'Help!' was of course a success and reached #1 in both the U.K. and U.S. It spent three weeks at the top here in the United Kingdom. The song was largely written by John Lennon but with assistance from Paul McCartney. Lennon has explained that the song was written about how stressful he found The Beatles' sudden meteoric rise to fame. He said that he felt 'depressed' and 'fat' and used the song as a way of opening up about it for the first time. So this single was his cry for help. He said both this and 'Strawberry Fields Forever', also personal, are the songs he felt most proud of writing. Despite the deep meaning, the song is actually quite upbeat, although this was supposedly because the fast tempo increased its commercial appeal - Lennon later regretted the tempo choice despite being proud of the lyrics. The promotional video is equally upbeat and also silly, as the members appear to be bouncing up and down on a workbench and Ringo is there with an umbrella indoors... because why not. Lennon understandably takes the lead on vocals for 'Help!' but both Paul and George can be heard as backing vocalists. Now it's time to bid farewell to 'Help!' but both 'Ticket To Ride' and 'Yesterday' could be ones to watch from the 'Help!' album in future rounds, as the former polled 0 votes to leave while the latter only received one. Stick with the results to watch the top 10 unfold!

10. Help! | 5/18 votes

11. I Want To Hold Your Hand | 3/20 votes (original vote) / 6/15 votes (tie-break round)
12. Paperback Writer | 9/22 votes
13. We Can Work It Out | 5/17 votes
14. I Feel Fine | 8/18 votes
15. A Hard Day's Night | 5/20 votes
16. Can't Buy Me Love | 5/22 votes
17. Come Together | 4/19 votes
18. Something | 4/19 votes
19. Love Me Do | 4/18 votes
20. Yellow Submarine | 5/20 votes

21. Eight Days A Week | 5/17 votes
22. From Me To You | 4/21 votes (original vote) / 10/16 votes (tie-break round)
23. Get Back | 5/17 votes
24. The Long And Winding Road | 4/20 votes
25. She Loves You | 6/21 votes
26. Lady Madonna | 6/21 votes
27. The Ballad Of John And Yoko | 7/25 votes

Please vote for your least favourite single from the 9 above!