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Ticket to Ride

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"Ticket to Ride"
Single by the Beatles
from the album Help!
B-side"Yes It Is"
Released9 April 1965 (1965-04-09)
Recorded15 February 1965
StudioEMI, London
GenrePower pop,[1] jangle pop,[2] folk rock[3]
Length3:10
LabelParlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin
The Beatles UK singles chronology
"I Feel Fine"
(1964) 		"Ticket to Ride"
(1965) 		"Help!"
(1965)
The Beatles US singles chronology
"Eight Days a Week"
(1965) 		"Ticket to Ride"
(1965) 		"Help!"
(1965)
Promotional film
"Ticket to Ride" on YouTube

"Ticket to Ride" is a 1965 song by The Beatles and taken from their album Help!. It went to number 1 in the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands and Norway, number 2 in Germany and South Africa, number 3 in Finland, number 7 in Zimbabwe, number 8 in Austria and number 10 in Belgium. In was covered by The Carpenters and their version went to number 54 in the United States.

References

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  1. ↑ McKinney 2003, p. 398.
  2. ↑ Jackson 2015, p. xvi.
  3. ↑ Schinder, Scott (2008). "The Beatles". In Schinder, Scott; Schwartz, Andy (eds.). Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-313-33845-8.
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