Please Please Me

Written by John Lennon with significant input from producer George Martin, this second UK single was released on January 11, 1963, and reached number 1 on the New Musical Express and Melody Maker charts. The song only reached number 2 on the Record Retailer chart, which is why it wasn't included on the Beatles' number ones compilation, 1. When re-released in the US on January 3, 1964, it reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.