Twist and Shout (EP)
Twist and Shout is the first UK extended play by the English rock band the Beatles, released by Parlophone (catalogue number GEP 8882) on 12 July 1963. It was also released in Germany, Spain, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina. It topped the UK EP chart for twenty-one weeks, becoming so successful that it registered on the singles chart and eventually ranked as the fourth-bestselling "single" of 1963 in Britain.[2] All four tracks on the EP were originally released on the band's debut album that year, Please Please Me.
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| Released | 12 July 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 11 February 1963 | |||
| Studio | EMI, London | |||
| Genre | Merseybeat | |||
| Length | 8:32 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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The previous year, an EP entitled Mister Twist was released in France, credited to Tony Sheridan and featuring the Beatles (with Pete Best). It contained "Cry for a Shadow", the Beatles' first original composition ever to be put on a commercially available record.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer | Length |
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| 1. | "Twist and Shout" | Bert Russell, Phil Medley | John Lennon | 2:33 |
| 2. | "A Taste of Honey" | Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott | Paul McCartney | 2:05 |
| Total length: | 4:38 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer | Length |
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| 1. | "Do You Want to Know a Secret" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | George Harrison | 2:00 |
| 2. | "There's a Place" | Lennon, McCartney | John Lennon and Paul McCartney | 1:53 |
| Total length: | 3:53 | |||
UK EP sales chart performance
- Entry Date : 20 July 1963
- Highest Position : 1 (for 21 weeks)
- Weeks in Chart : 64 Weeks