As with its UK release three days earlier, The Beatles issued their first double a-side single in the USA.
‘We Can Work It Out’/‘Day Tripper’ proved as popular Stateside as in the group’s home country, topping the charts and selling more than a million copies. Its catalogue number was Capitol 5555.
The single was issued on the same day as the US Rubber Soul LP, and a UK-only EP, The Beatles’ Million Sellers.
Last updated: 4 December 2018
Also on this day...
- 2018: Paul McCartney live: Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna
- 2017: Paul McCartney live: AAMI Park, Melbourne
- 1991: George Harrison live: Sun Plaza, Hiroshima
- 1974: George Harrison live: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto
- 1971: US album release: Wild Life by Wings
- 1969: George Harrison live: Empire Theatre, Liverpool with Delaney & Bonnie
- 1969: Television: Ringo Starr and Peter Sellers on Frost On Saturday
- 1969: Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day five
- 1966: Recording: Christmas radio messages, When I’m Sixty-Four
- 1965: US album release: Rubber Soul
- 1965: UK EP release: The Beatles’ Million Sellers
- 1962: The Beatles live: Club Django, Queen’s Hotel, Southport
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
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