Can't Buy Me Love

This article is about the song. For other uses, see Can't Buy Me Love (disambiguation).

"Can't Buy Me Love"
US picture sleeve
Single by the Beatles
from the album A Hard Day's Night
B-side"You Can't Do That"
Released
  • 16 March 1964 (1964-03-16) (US)
  • 20 March 1964 (UK)
Recorded29 January, 25 February 1964
Studio
  • Pathé Marconi, Paris
  • EMI, London
GenreRock and roll,[1] pop rock,[2] R&B[3]
Length2:11
LabelParlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin
The Beatles UK singles chronology
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
(1963) 		"Can't Buy Me Love"
(1964) 		"Ain't She Sweet"
(1964)
The Beatles US singles chronology
"Twist and Shout"
(1964) 		"Can't Buy Me Love"
(1964) 		"Do You Want to Know a Secret"
(1964)

"Can't Buy Me Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in March 1964 as the A-side of their sixth single. It was written by Paul McCartney[4] and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was included on the group's album A Hard Day's Night and was featured in a scene in Richard Lester's film of the same title. The single topped charts in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the Netherlands, France and Sweden. In the UK, it was the fourth highest selling single of the 1960s.[5]

  1. ^ "Paul McCartney's bluegrass The Beatles' 'Can't Buy Me Love'". Far Out Magazine. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ Blake 1999, p. 22.
  3. ^ Kutner, Jon; Leigh, Spencer (2010). 1,000 UK Number One Hits. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857123602.
  4. ^ MacDonald 2005, p. 105.
  5. ^ "Ken Dodd 'third best-selling artist of 1960s'". BBC News. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2020.