“All You Need Is Love” – single by The Beatles, from the album Magical Mystery Tour, released in the US on 27 November 1967.
Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 14, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26 June 1967
Producer: George Martin
Engineers: Eddie Kramer, Geoff Emerick
Released: 7 July 1967 (UK), 17 July 1967 (US)
The BBC had suggested the idea of using new satellite relays to connect the national television networks of countries across the world, to make a live link-up on a scale previously unknown. The Beatles were the natural choice to represent Britain, and they decided to compose a new song especially for the broadcast.
Our World took place on 25 June 1967; The Beatles began recording the backing track just 11 days before the transmission date. Coming just two weeks after the release of Sgt Pepper, The Beatles were clearly full of confidence, and took a the prospect of a potential audience of 400 million people in their stride.
It was first performed by the Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link. Watched by 400 million in 26 countries, the programme was broadcast via satellite on 25 June 1967. The BBC had commissioned the Beatles to write a song for the United Kingdom’s contribution.
Remarkably, The Beatles only decided to release ‘All You Need Is Love’ as a single on 24 June, the day before the Our World broadcast. It was issued in the UK on 7 July 1967, backed with ‘Baby, You’re A Rich Man’. Notably, it was the first time George Martin received a producer credit on a Beatles single.
The single inevitably became a worldwide smash hit. Five days after its UK release, ‘All You Need Is Love’ was at number one in the single chart, where it remained for four weeks.
In the US it was issued on 17 July. On 29 July it entered the top 40, spent a week at number one, and stayed in the charts for nine weeks. It also appeared on the LP version of Magical Mystery Tour, released in the US on 27 November 1967.
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