Hold Me Tight
The Beatles
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It feels so right now, hold me tight, Tell me I'm the only one, And then I might, Never be the lonely one. So hold me tight, to-night, to-night, It's you, you you you, oh, oh, oh, oh. Hold me tight, Let me go on loving you, To-night to-night, Making love to only you, So hold me tight, to-night, to-night, It's you, you you you, oh, oh, oh, oh. Don't know what it means to hold you tight, Being here alone tonight with you, It feels so right now. Hold me tight, Tell me I'm the only one, And then I might, Never be the lonely one, So hold me tight, to-night, to-night, It's you, you you you, oh, oh, oh, oh. Don't know what it means to hold you tight, Being here alone tonight with you, It feels so right now. Hold me tight, Let me go on loving you, To-night, to-night, Making love to only you, So hold me tight, to-night, to-night, It's you, you you you, oh, oh, oh, oh. You oh oh
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney
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10 facts about this song
Album Release"Hold Me Tight" is a song featured on The Beatles' second UK album "With the Beatles" which was released on 22 November 1963.
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Songwriting CreditsThe song was co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the lead vocalists and co-founders of The Beatles.
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Song Reworking"Hold Me Tight" was initially recorded in September 1963 due to dissatisfaction with the previous versions. It was finally completed after being re-recorded and reworked in the studio in October 1963.
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Lennon's ViewIn a 1980 interview with Playboy, John Lennon called "Hold Me Tight" a "failed attempt at a single." He said the song was an album filler and described it as "a bit 'hackneyed."
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McCartney's PerspectiveContrarily, Paul McCartney asserted that the song had "a raucous end" and he found that fun.
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Recording HistoryInitially, the song was recorded for their debut album "Please Please Me" but it was not included. The first recordings of the song were considered unsatisfactory, leading to its exclusion from "Please Please Me".
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American ReleaseFor American listeners, the song was included in the album "Meet The Beatles!" that was released by Capitol Records in 1964.
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Absence of Single ReleaseDespite being a popular song, "Hold Me Tight" was never released as a single in the UK or US.
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Cover Versions"Hold Me Tight" has been covered by multiple artists such as Stackridge in 1972 and by The Smithereens in 2008.
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Non-AppearanceInterestingly, even though it's a Beatles song, it does not appear on any of the compilation albums by the band.
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