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11. I Want To Hold Your Hand (1963) / non-album single
6/15 votes in tie-break round

Round 17 of this series of polls resulted in a 3-way tiebreak. This was an important one as the loser would be missing out on a place in the top 10. The songs in question were 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' vs. 'Day Tripper' vs. 'All You Need Is Love'. Ultimately it was 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' that was deprived of a place in the top 10, after receiving 6 of the 15 votes in the tiebreaker. It was the earliest song left in the poll - everything left is now from 1965 onwards. 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' was written by Lennon and McCartney at Jane Asher's house; she was Paul's girlfriend at the time. There is no lead singer on this song, as John and Paul sing in unison throughout. The pair wrote this love song after manager Brian Epstein challenged them to create something that would appeal to the American market. They smashed this task out of the park as 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' became the group's first ever U.S. #1 and paved the way for the British invasion! Back in the U.K. the hype for this single, following 'She Loves You', was phenomenal. The demand was so high that over one million advanced orders had been placed for it. It dislodged 'She Loves You' from the top spot and stayed there for five weeks. It was the first time that an act had ever taken over from themselves at #1 in British history. The Beatles soon also set a record for occupying both the top 2 in the U.K. singles and album charts simultaneously. Beatlemania was off the scale. 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' was such a success that it holds the title of being the best-selling Beatles single worldwide. But it unfortunately fails to replicate such overwhelming success in this survivor, as it crashes out before we reach the top 10.

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 10 above!