Eight Days a Week (complete)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
3.17Eight Days a Week (complete)2:48The BeatlesAnthology 1 (EMI Records pressing)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1995-11-20
Apple Records7243 8 34445 1 9, PCSP 727
2.25Eight Days a Week (complete)2:48The BeatlesAnthology 1The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1995-11-21
Apple Records7243 8 34445 2 6, CDPCSP 727
2.25Eight Days a Week (complete)2:48The BeatlesAnthology 1The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-11-21
Apple RecordsCDP 7243 8 34445 2 6, CDP 7243 8 34446 2 5, CDP 7243 8 34447 2 4
2.25Eight Days a Week (complete)2:48The BeatlesAnthology 1The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records7243 8 34445 2 6
2.25Eight Days a Week (complete)2:48The BeatlesAnthology 1The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), EMI Music CanadaCDP 7243 8 34445 2 6
1.59Eight Days a Week (take 5)2:48The BeatlesAnthology (box set)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2010-11-16
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.9Eight Days a Week (complete)2:47The BeatlesAnthology HighlightsThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2011-06-14
Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
2.25Eight Days a Week (complete)2:48The BeatlesAnthology 1 (remastered)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2016-04-04
EMI Catalogue
2.25Eight Days a Week (take 5)2:48The BeatlesAnthology 1The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2019-05-22
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)[none]
1.59Eight Days a Week (take 5)2:47The BeatlesAnthology 1 (2025 remastered)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2025-08-21
Universal Music Recordings (imprint of Universal Music Operations Ltd.; renamed from UMC in early 2023)[none]
1.59Eight Days a Week (take 5)2:47The BeatlesAnthology CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2025-11-21
Universal Music Recordings (imprint of Universal Music Operations Ltd.; renamed from UMC in early 2023)[none]
2.25Eight Days a Week (take 5)2:48The BeatlesAnthology CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2025-11-21
Apple Records060247580428
1.59Eight Days a Week (take 5)2:48The BeatlesAnthology CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2025-11-21
Universal Music Recordings (imprint of Universal Music Operations Ltd.; renamed from UMC in early 2023)[none]
Withdrawn
2.25Eight Days a Week (complete)2:48The BeatlesAnthology 1 (2011 digital remaster, iTunes LP)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2011-06-14
Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)

Relationships

engineer:Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-06)
bass guitar:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-06)
drums (drum set):Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-06)
electric guitar:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-06)
lead vocals:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-06)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-10-06)
streaming page:https://tidal.com/track/454895298 [info]
recording of:Eight Days a Week (on 1964-10-06)

Eight Days a Week

writer:John Lennon (The Beatles)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30)
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney)
Northern Songs
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
referred to in medleys:Magical Medley (Beatles House Version)
Magical Medley (Beatles Version Club) (order: 1)
Rain Eight Days a Week (order: 2)
Beatles Medley (Stars on 45) (order: 16)
later parody versions:Eight Ways to Be
Hold My Hand
later translated versions:In di cun tai (Eight Days a Week)
Näin kestä en
later versions:Huit jours par semaine
Zehnmal am Tag (Eight Days a Week)
is the basis for:Beatles Concerto Grosso No. 3 (In the Style of J. S. Bach): Eight Days a Week - Rondeau