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08. All You Need Is Love (1967) / Magical Mystery Tour + Yellow Submarine
6/19 votes

Departing next in 8th place is 'All You Need Is Love'! It was released in 1967 with 'Baby You're A Rich Man' as its B-side. It would appear on not one but two Beatles soundtrack projects! It featured on the U.S. edition of 'Magical Mystery Tour' (we got the EP version in the U.K.) and also made the cut for 'Yellow Submarine'. This song came about because The Beatles were chosen as Britain's representatives for 'Our World' - the first live global television link ever. It attracted a huge audience of 400 million people from 25 countries. The group were told to write a song using "basic English" and with a message that could be understood by everyone. So the simple, hopeful and repetitive lyrics, written by John Lennon, were born. 'All You Need Is Love' captures the utopian feel of the famous 'Summer of Love' gathering in San Francisco that had occurred in 1967.

The song is interesting for both its opening and closing moments, as it begins with a portion of the French national anthem and closes with the group referencing their own song 'She Loves You'. George Martin produced 'All You Need Is Love' in an orchestral way, which he'd explore a lot more elsewhere on the 'Yellow Submarine' soundtrack. It was yet another smash hit in their repertoire - topping the U.K. singles chart for three weeks and also hitting #1 in the U.S. for a week. It may be time for 'All You Need Is Love' to depart, but both 'Penny Lane' and 'Hello, Goodbye' continue to represent the U.S. edition of 'Magical Mystery Tour'.

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08. All You Need Is Love | 6/19 votes
09. Day Tripper | 5/16 votes
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 7 above!