The Beatles Facts

August 20th 1969 was the last time that all four Beatles were in the studio together, when they mixed ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy’). #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

Following the releases of the Beatles movies "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!" they conceived of a new film project to star in: A psychedelic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, to be directed by Stanley Kubrick. The project never happened #BeatlesFacts

The BBC banned I Am the Walrus because of the reference to ‘knickers’ in the lyrics. The BBC also banned Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and A Day in the Life because they decided they all referred to drugs. #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

During the week of April 4, 1964, the Beatles held 12 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, including the top 5 #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

At one point, the band considered purchasing a group of private Greek islands on which they hoped to live. They went so far as spending a few weeks on the islands and applying for permission from the Greek government for the purchase. #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

Vandals cut Ringo Starr's head off a hedge sculpture of the group in Liverpool, most likely because of the drummer's statements that he missed nothing about his hometown. #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

"If I Needed Someone" is the only George Harrison-penned song to be played live by The Beatles, appearing in the setlist of their 1966 tour. #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

As of 2021, the Beatles hold the record for the most number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with 20 #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

The Beatles "1" was the best selling album of the decade from 2000-2010, 40 years after the band broke up #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

As of 2021, the Beatles have sold over 600 million albums #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

Paul McCartney played the drums on "Back in the USSR" and "Dear Prudence" from The Beatles, aka the White Album, after Starr walked out on the band, only to return a week later. #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

John Lennon wanted Hitler to be included in the sea of faces on the Sgt. Pepper album cover, but was overruled at the last minute. #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

John Lennon saw the poster that inspired "Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite!" advertising a circus in Rochdale, Lancashire in 1843, in an antiques shop in Sevenoaks, Kent, while filming the video for "Strawberry Fields Forever". #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

"Strawberry Fields Forever", which took 55 hours to record, is made up of two entirely different recordings, each with a differing mood and recorded at different speeds. You can hear a change at 1:00, where the two are edited together. #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

"She's Leaving Home" was inspired by a real story in the Daily Mirror on 27 February 1967 about a 17-year-old girl, Melanie Coe, who ran away from home. #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

When John Lennon sang "I read the news today, oh boy" in "A Day in the Life", he was referring to the death of Tara Browne, a millionaire member of the London counterculture movement and friend to The Beatles, who died in a car crash in 1966 #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

In 1967 the NME ran a series of interviews about The Beatles' dreams. Paul dreamed about being caught in the street in his underwear, while George projected his fear of flying into vivid plane-crash dreams. #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

Paul McCartney claimed "Yesterday" came to him in a dream as a finished melody, fully formed. He asked friends, "Is this by me or did someone else write it?", almost as if he'd discovered it. It was originally called "Scrambled Eggs". #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles Image

During a 56-night residency in 1960 at Hamburg's Kaiserkeller, the band played four sets every day – 7.30–9pm, 9.30–11pm, 11.30pm–1am, and 1.30–2am – seven days a week #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles

The Beatles re-recorded "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" for the German market as "Sie Liebt Dich" and "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" in Paris in January 1964. #BeatlesFacts the #Beatles