I Want To Hold Your Hand
Lennon/McCartney

Lyrics:
I'll tell you something
I think you'll understand
When I say that something
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

Oh please say to me
you'll let me be your man
and please say to me
you'll let me hold your hand
Now, let me hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that something
I think you'll understand
When I say that something
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that something
I think you'll understand
When I say that something
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand 		Availability:
Anthology 1 (CD)
Past Masters Volume One (CD)
1962-1966 (Red Album) (CD)
The Beatles 1 (CD)
A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (UK)
The Beatles' Million Sellers (UK EP)
Meet The Beatles (US)
The Beatles Story (US)
I Want To Hold Your Hand (UK 45)
I Want To Hold Your Hand (US 45)

Lead Singer: John/Paul

Recording: 10/17/63, 12/17/63 (BBC), 12/18/63 (BBC), 1/7/64 (BBC)
Mixing: 10/21/63, 6/8/65, 11/7/66
Length: 2:26
Take: 4

What Goes On? Anomalies

0:33 and 0:44 * NEW *
John/Paul lyric differences :-
Oh please, say to me
You'll/And let me be your man
And please say to me
You'll let me hold your hand

Now/You'll let me hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
1:22
After word "something", a voice whispers "something" (right channel) John, as ever, forgets the vocals, and adlibs "balum-a-lumba Haaand"
Toward the end of the version on the Red Album, Paul's voice cracks viz. "I Wanna Hold Your Haaa-ah!"
1:48
Edit at the beginning of the second "I Can't Hide", with a fwip
1:52
During the word "Hide" an additional voice faintly appears in the centre with a slightly off key "Oooo."
2:22
During final fade out, the instruments to the left fade very suddenly before the fade out has completed.
Note: I did not write or compile these anomalies. Please don't email me with new anomalies and please read the WGO Info page.

Notes:

© 1963 Northern Songs. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
Three BBC broadcasts: 12/21/63 on Saturday Club, 12/26/63 on From Us To You and 2/15/64 on Saturday Club.