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Best Relationship Advice "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" Beatles, 1964
For those who desire romantic bliss
LaDena Kailing Garr
March 05, 2025
Fun fact, find the answer at the bottom of this email.
The Beatles knocked out their own number one hit single in the UK with “I wanna hold your hand”. Interestingly enough, “I wanna hold your hand” was the Beatles first number one hit single in the US but was later knocked out of the #1 spot with the same other Beatles number one hit single!
Which Beatles hit single was it?
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When I touch you, I feel happy inside
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Lyrics
Oh, please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
You'll let me hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
These lyrics have power in their simplicity.
Stating “I want to hold your hand” is a bold, exciting gesture! No one could’ve delivered this message the way the Beatles did. Joy, energy, excitement, possibilities, romance, hope, and sweetness, all at once, is intoxicating!
The Beatles left behind more great music than anybody can process in a lifetime ... Just check out "I Want to Hold Your Hand", which explodes out of the speakers with the most passionate singing, drumming, lyrics, guitars, and girl-crazy howls ever – it's no insult to the Beatles to say they never topped this song because nobody else has either ... It's the most joyous three minutes in the history of human noise.
Ian MacDonald wrote that the song "electrified American pop", adding: "Every American artist, black or white, asked about 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' has said much the same: it altered everything, ushering in a new era and changing their lives." Bob Dylan aid: "They were doing things nobody was doing. Their chords were outrageous, just outrageous, and their harmonies made it all valid." For a time, Dylan thought the Beatles were singing "I get high" instead of "I can't hide". He was surprised when he met them and found out that none of them had actually smoked marijuana. The Beach Boys Brian Wilson recalled his initial reaction to the song: "I flipped. It was like a shock went through my system ... I immediately knew that everything had changed"; he said that he and Mike Love had a meeting to discuss the challenge presented by the Beatles, as "For a while there, we felt really threatened." In another interview, Wilson said the song "wasn't even that great a record, but they [female Beatles fans] just screamed at it ... It got us off our asses in the studio.
Beatlemania: The name given to describe the ecstatic, female-led fan culture surrounding the Beatles between 1963-1966. The term first circulated throughout British media in late 1963 and was used in order to capture the teenage excitement that followed the Liverpool band as they toured the UK.
Lyrics
And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
"I want to hold your hand" means that someone desires a physical connection and intimacy with another person, typically expressing romantic affection and a longing to be close to them, often signifying a desire for a simple, intimate gesture like holding hands.
Lyrics
Yeah, you got that somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I feel that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
Love is perhaps the greatest roller coaster of all!
Think about this…
What gesture do you show your sweetheart that let’s them know you desire closeness?
Do you reach over and take your sweetheart’s hand?
Do you smile, wink, squeeze their hand, whisper “I love you” in their ear?
Key Take Aways
Joy, energy, excitement, possibilities, romance, hope, and sweetness all at once is intoxicating!
Longing to be close to our sweetheart is beautiful!
Love is perhaps the greatest roller-coaster of all!
Fun Fact Trivia:
The Beatles knocked out their own number one hit single in the UK with “I wanna hold your hand”. Interestingly enough, “I wanna hold your hand” was the Beatles first number one hit single in the US but was later knocked out of the #1 spot with the same number one hit single! Which Beatles hit single was it?
Answer: “She Loves You”
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