October 5th

On this day – 5th of October – 1962 released Beatles their first single

Beatles first single was titled “Love me do / P.S I love you” (A and B side). It was released in UK on the fifth of October 1962 and on the 27th of April 1964 in the US. The song, Love me do, reached number 17 on the UK hit lists.  Two years later, in 1964, hit the song number 1 on the lists in the US. The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney before Beatles was established and recorded on three different occasions before it was finally published. The B-side, P.S I love you, was composed by Paul McCartney. Both Ringo Star and Andy White contributed on the songs, although on different versions as drummers or maracas.