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{{Short description|1965 single by the Beatles}}
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| B-side = [[I'm Down]]
| B-side = [[I'm Down]]
| released =
| released =
*{{Start date|1965|07|19|df=y}} (US)
{{Start date|1965|07|23|df=y}}
| recorded = 13 April 1965 (stereo version); 13 April and 24 May 1965 (mono version)
*23 July 1965 (UK)
| recorded = 13 April 1965
| studio = [[Abbey Road Studios|EMI]], London
| studio = [[Abbey Road Studios|EMI]], London
| genre = [[Folk rock]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger |first=Richie |author-link=Richie Unterberger |title=1960s-Folk-Rock Overview |publisher=www.richieunterberger.com |url=http://www.richieunterberger.com/turnover.html |access-date=2013-10-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109225255/http://www.richieunterberger.com/turnover.html |archive-date=9 November 2013 }}</ref>
| genre = [[Folk rock]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger |first=Richie |author-link=Richie Unterberger |title=1960s-Folk-Rock Overview |publisher=richieunterberger.com |url=http://www.richieunterberger.com/turnover.html |access-date=2013-10-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109225255/http://www.richieunterberger.com/turnover.html |archive-date=9 November 2013 }}</ref>
| length = 2:18
| length = 2:18
| label =
| label =
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| prev_title = [[Ticket to Ride (song)|Ticket to Ride]]
| prev_title = [[Ticket to Ride (song)|Ticket to Ride]]
| prev_year = 1965
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = [[Day Tripper]]
| next_title = [[We Can Work It Out]]
| next_title2 = [[We Can Work It Out]]
| next_title2 = [[Day Tripper]]
| next_year = 1965
| next_year = 1965
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| misc = {{Extra chronology
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| next_title = [[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]
| next_title = [[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]
| next_year = 1965
| next_year = 1965
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"'''Help!'''" is a song by the English rock band [[the Beatles]] that served as the title song for [[Help! (film)|the 1965 film]] and its [[Help!|soundtrack album]]. It was released as a single in July 1965, and was number one for three weeks in the United States and the United Kingdom.
"'''Help!'''" is a song by the English rock band [[the Beatles]] that served as the title song for [[Help! (film)|the 1965 film]] and the band's [[Help!|accompanying soundtrack album]]. It was released as a single in July 1965, and was number one for three weeks in the United States and the United Kingdom. Credited to [[Lennon–McCartney]], "Help!" was written by [[John Lennon]] with some assistance from [[Paul McCartney]]. During an interview with ''[[Playboy]]'' in 1980, Lennon recounted: "The whole Beatles thing was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help".


The song was ranked at number 29 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|''Rolling Stone'''s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] in 2004 and 2010,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/the-beatles-help-20110525|title=500 Greatest Songs of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=11 December 2003}}</ref> and then was re-ranked at number 447 in the 2021 list.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/the-beatles-help-5-1224890/|title=Help! ranked #447 on Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=15 September 2021|access-date=24 September 2021}}</ref> In 2008, the 1965 [[Capitol Records]] recording of "Help!" was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award|title=GRAMMY Hall Of Fame &#124; Hall of Fame Artists &#124; GRAMMY.com|website=grammy.com}}</ref>
Credited to [[Lennon–McCartney]], "Help!" was written by [[John Lennon]] with some help from [[Paul McCartney]]. During an interview with ''[[Playboy]]'' in 1980, Lennon recounted: "The whole Beatles thing was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help".

It was ranked at number 29 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|''Rolling Stone'''s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/the-beatles-help-20110525|title=500 Greatest Songs of All Time|website=Rolling Stone}}</ref>


==Composition==
==Composition==
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The Beatles recorded "Help!" in 12 takes on 13 April 1965 using [[multitrack recording|four-track]] equipment. The first nine takes concentrated on the instrumental backing. The descending lead guitar riff that precedes each verse proved to be difficult, so by take 4 it was decided to postpone it for an overdub. To guide the later overdub by [[George Harrison]], Lennon thumped the beat on his [[acoustic guitar]] body, which can be heard in the final [[stereo]] mix. Lead and backing vocals were recorded twice onto take 9, along with a [[tambourine]]. A reduction mix was applied to the two vocal tracks, taking three attempts (takes 10 to 12), freeing up a track for the lead guitar overdub.{{sfn|Winn|2008|pp=314-316}} This was the group's first use of two 4-track machines for [[Ping-pong recording|"bouncing"]].<ref>Help! stereo remaster 2009 inlay card, "Recording notes".</ref>
The Beatles recorded "Help!" in 12 takes on 13 April 1965 using [[multitrack recording|four-track]] equipment. The first nine takes concentrated on the instrumental backing. The descending lead guitar riff that precedes each verse proved to be difficult, so by take 4 it was decided to postpone it for an overdub. To guide the later overdub by [[George Harrison]], Lennon thumped the beat on his [[acoustic guitar]] body, which can be heard in the final [[stereo]] mix. Lead and backing vocals were recorded twice onto take 9, along with a [[tambourine]]. A reduction mix was applied to the two vocal tracks, taking three attempts (takes 10 to 12), freeing up a track for the lead guitar overdub.{{sfn|Winn|2008|pp=314-316}} This was the group's first use of two 4-track machines for [[Ping-pong recording|"bouncing"]].<ref>Help! stereo remaster 2009 inlay card, "Recording notes".</ref>


The vocals were re-recorded for the film during a session on 24 May 1965 at CTS Studios, a facility specializing in [[post-synchronisation]].{{sfn|Winn|2008|p=320}} In addition to attempting a better vocal performance, the session might have been done to eliminate the tambourine (which had been on the same track as the vocals) since no tambourine appeared in the film sequence.{{sfn|Ryan|Kehew|2006|p=392}} With the new vocals, a mono mix was created at CTS Studios which was used for the film soundtrack. Mixes for record releases were prepared on 18 June. For the mono version, Martin decided to use a mix of the opening chorus of take 12 edited to the remainder of the CTS film mix.{{sfn|Winn|2008|p=320}} Because all instruments were combined on a single track for the CTS session, it could not be used for a stereo mix, so the stereo mix was made from take 12.{{sfn|Ryan|Kehew|2006|p=392}}
The vocals were re-recorded for the film during a session on 24 May 1965 at CTS Studios, a facility specializing in [[post-synchronisation]].{{sfn|Winn|2008|p=320}} In addition to attempting a better vocal performance, the session might have been done to eliminate the tambourine (which had been on the same track as the vocals) since no tambourine appeared in the film sequence.{{sfn|Ryan|Kehew|2006|p=392}} With the new vocals, a mono mix was created at CTS Studios which was used for the film soundtrack. Mixes for record releases were prepared on 18 June. For the mono version, George Martin decided to use a mix of the opening chorus of take 12 edited to the remainder of the CTS film mix.{{sfn|Winn|2008|p=320}} Because all instruments were combined on a single track for the CTS session, it could not be used for a stereo mix, so the stereo mix was made from take 12.{{sfn|Ryan|Kehew|2006|p=392}}


This film version of the song was only heard on the original VHS releases of the movie, later replaced by the stereo mixes. A true release was never issued. New mixes were created for releases of the ''[[Help!]]'' CD (1987), the ''[[Love (The Beatles album)|Love]]'' album (2006), and the ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'' DVD (2007).{{sfn|Winn|2008|pp=314-316}}
This film version of the song was only heard on the original VHS releases of the movie, later replaced by the stereo mixes. A true release was never issued. New mixes were created for releases of the ''[[Help!]]'' CD (1987), the ''[[Love (The Beatles album)|Love]]'' album (2006), and the ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'' DVD (2007).{{sfn|Winn|2008|pp=314-316}}


==Releases==
==Releases==
[[File:The Beatles - Help! ad.jpg|right|thumb|Advertisement for "Help!"]]
[[File:Beatles press conference 1965.jpg|thumb|right|The Beatles at a press conference in [[Bloomington, Minnesota]] in August 1965, shortly after the song's release]]
"Help!" went to number 1 on both the UK and US singles charts in late summer 1965. It was the fourth of six number 1 singles in a row on the American charts: "[[I Feel Fine]]", "[[Eight Days a Week]]", "[[Ticket to Ride (song)|Ticket to Ride]]", "Help!", "[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]" and "[[We Can Work It Out]]".{{sfn|Wallgren|1982|pp=38–45}} At the following year's [[Ivor Novello Awards]], "Help!" was named as the second best-selling single of 1965, behind "We Can Work It Out".{{sfn|Miles|2001|p=236}}<ref>{{cite magazine|author=KRLA Beat staff|title=Lennon and McCartney Win Three Composer's Awards|magazine=[[KRLA Beat]]|date=13 August 1966|page=3}}</ref> "Help!" was nominated in four categories at the [[1966 Grammy Awards]] but failed to win in any of them.{{sfn|Miles|2001|p=226}}
"Help!" went to number 1 on both the UK and US singles charts in late summer 1965. It was the fourth of six number 1 singles in a row on the American charts: "[[I Feel Fine]]", "[[Eight Days a Week]]", "[[Ticket to Ride (song)|Ticket to Ride]]", "Help!", "[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]" and "[[We Can Work It Out]]".{{sfn|Wallgren|1982|pp=38–45}} At the following year's [[Ivor Novello Awards]], "Help!" was named as the second best-selling single of 1965, behind "We Can Work It Out".{{sfn|Miles|2001|p=236}}<ref>{{cite magazine|author=KRLA Beat staff|title=Lennon and McCartney Win Three Composer's Awards|magazine=[[KRLA Beat]]|date=13 August 1966|page=3}}</ref> "Help!" was nominated in four categories at the [[1966 Grammy Awards]] but failed to win in any of them.{{sfn|Miles|2001|p=226}}


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Although Lennon was proud of "Help!" and the honesty it conveyed, he expressed regret that the Beatles had recorded it at such a fast [[tempo]] in the interests of giving the track more commercial appeal.<ref name="Sullivan2013" /> Music critic [[Dave Marsh]] disagreed, saying: "'Help!' isn't a compromise; it's bursting with vitality … [Lennon] sounds triumphant, because he's found a group of kindred spirits who are offering the very spiritual assistance and emotional support for which he's begging. Paul's echoing harmonies, Ringo's jaunty drums, the boom of George's guitar speak to the heart of Lennon's passion, and though they cannot cure the wound, at least they add a note of reassurance that he's not alone with his pain."<ref name="Sullivan2013" />
Although Lennon was proud of "Help!" and the honesty it conveyed, he expressed regret that the Beatles had recorded it at such a fast [[tempo]] in the interests of giving the track more commercial appeal.<ref name="Sullivan2013" /> Music critic [[Dave Marsh]] disagreed, saying: "'Help!' isn't a compromise; it's bursting with vitality … [Lennon] sounds triumphant, because he's found a group of kindred spirits who are offering the very spiritual assistance and emotional support for which he's begging. Paul's echoing harmonies, Ringo's jaunty drums, the boom of George's guitar speak to the heart of Lennon's passion, and though they cannot cure the wound, at least they add a note of reassurance that he's not alone with his pain."<ref name="Sullivan2013" />

''[[Cash Box]]'' described "Help!" as a "hard-driving, rollicking ode about a poor lad who loses some of his independence after he becomes involved with a new gal" that is "sure of garnering instantaneous sales acceptance."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=July 24, 1965 |page=12 |access-date=2022-01-12 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1965/CB-1965-07-24.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}</ref> Upon the single release, ''[[Record World]]'' correctly predicted that it would go to #1.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Pick of the Week|magazine=Record World|date=July 24, 1965|page=1|accessdate=2023-07-21|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/65/RW-1965-07-24.pdf}}</ref>


==Promotional films==
==Promotional films==
The Beatles filmed the title performance for the movie ''Help!'' on 22 April 1965. The same footage (without the darts and credits seen in the film sequence) was used as a clip to promote the release of the single. It was shown starting in July 1965 on programmes such as ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' and ''[[Thank Your Lucky Stars (TV series)|Thank Your Lucky Stars]]''.{{sfn|Lewisohn|2000|p=190}} They made another promotional clip of "Help!" on 23 November 1965 for inclusion in the year-end recap special of ''Top of the Pops''. Directed by [[Joseph McGrath (film director)|Joseph McGrath]], the black-and-white clip shows the group miming to the song while sitting astride a workbench. Starr holds an umbrella overhead throughout the song, which becomes useful as fake snow falls during the final verse.{{sfn|Lewisohn|2000|pp=206-208}} The November 1965 promo was included in the Beatles' 2015 video compilation ''[[1 (Beatles album)|1]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first= Matt |last= Rowe |title= The Beatles 1 To Be Reissued With New Audio Remixes... And Videos |work= The Morton Report |date= 18 September 2015 |access-date= 9 January 2016 |url= http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/music/the-beatles-1-to-be-reissued-with-new-audio-remixesand-videos}}</ref>
The Beatles filmed the title performance for the movie ''Help!'' on 22 April 1965. The same footage (without the darts and credits seen in the film sequence) was used as a clip to promote the release of the single. It was shown starting in July 1965 on programmes such as ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' and ''[[Thank Your Lucky Stars (TV series)|Thank Your Lucky Stars]]''.{{sfn|Lewisohn|2000|p=190}} They made another promotional clip of "Help!" on 23 November 1965 for inclusion in the year-end recap special of ''Top of the Pops''. Directed by [[Joseph McGrath (film director)|Joseph McGrath]], the black-and-white clip shows the group miming to the song while sitting astride a workbench. Starr holds an umbrella overhead throughout the song, which becomes useful as fake snow falls during the final verse.{{sfn|Lewisohn|2000|pp=206-208}} The November 1965 promo was included in the Beatles' 2015 video compilation ''[[1 (Beatles album)|1]]''.<ref>{{cite web |first= Matt |last= Rowe |title= The Beatles 1 To Be Reissued With New Audio Remixes... And Videos |work= The Morton Report |date= 18 September 2015 |access-date= 9 January 2016 |url= https://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/music/the-beatles-1-to-be-reissued-with-new-audio-remixesand-videos |archive-date= 29 December 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151229085947/http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/music/the-beatles-1-to-be-reissued-with-new-audio-remixesand-videos/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>


==Live performances==
==Live performances==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
According to [[Ian MacDonald]]:{{sfn|MacDonald|2005|p=153}}
*[[John Lennon]] &ndash; [[Double tracking|double-tracked]] lead vocals, acoustic guitar

*[[Paul McCartney]] &ndash; bass guitar, backing vocals
*[[John Lennon]] &ndash; [[Double tracking|double-tracked]] vocals, [[Twelve-string guitar|twelve-string rhythm guitar]]
*[[George Harrison]] &ndash; lead guitar, backing vocals
*[[Paul McCartney]] &ndash; backing vocals, bass guitar
*[[George Harrison]] &ndash; backing vocals, lead guitar
*[[Ringo Starr]] &ndash; drums, tambourine
*[[Ringo Starr]] &ndash; drums, tambourine
:Personnel per [[Ian MacDonald]]{{sfn|MacDonald|2005|p=153}}


==Charts and certifications==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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{{single chart|Belgium (Flanders)|5|artist=The Beatles|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}}
{{single chart|Belgium (Flanders)|5|artist=The Beatles|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}}
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{{single chart|Belgium (Wallonia)|5|artist=The Beatles|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=2 January 2022}}
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{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=5644|rowheader=true|access-date=16 May 2016}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=5644|rowheader=true|access-date=16 May 2016}}
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!scope="row"|Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref name=Finland>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Hong Kong<ref name="Billboard, August 28, 1965">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SSkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30|title=Billboard Magazine, August 28, 1965 |magazine=Billboard|date=28 August 1965}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
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{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}}
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!scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref name=Italy>Spinetoli, John Joseph. ''Artisti In Classifica: I Singoli: 1960-1999''. Milano: Musica e dischi, 2000</ref>
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{{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1965|week=32|artist=The Beatles|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1965|week=32|artist=The Beatles|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}}
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{{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=The Beatles|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=The Beatles|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020}}
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! scope="row"| New Zealand (''Lever Hit Parade'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=8#n_view_location |title=Flavour of New Zealand - Search Lever Hit Parades |date=16 September 1965 |access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref>
! scope="row"| New Zealand (''Lever Hit Parade'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=8#n_view_location |title=Flavour of New Zealand – Search Lever Hit Parades |date=16 September 1965 |access-date=8 November 2020 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224210354/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=8#n_view_location |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|Promusicae]])<ref name=Spain>{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
! scope="row"|Sweden ([[Sverigetopplistan|Kvällstoppen]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Swedish Charts 1962–March 1966/Kvällstoppen – Listresultaten vecka för vecka > Augusti 1965|url=http://www.hitsallertijden.nl/charts/swedish%20charts/SwedishCharts1962-march66.pdf|publisher=hitsallertijden.nl|language=sv|access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Sweden ([[Kvällstoppen]])<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hallberg|first=Eric|title=Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975|publisher=Drift Musik|year=1993|pages=130|isbn=9163021404|location=}}</ref>
{{singlechart|UK|1|date=1965-08-11|refname=UK1|rowheader=true|access-date=16 May 2016}}
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!scope="row"|Sweden (''[[Tio i Topp]]'')<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hallberg |first1=Eric |title=Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74 |last2=Henningsson |first2=Ulf |publisher=Premium Publishing |year=1998 |isbn=919727125X |location= |pages=53}}</ref>
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=The Beatles|rowheader=true|access-date=16 May 2016}}
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{{single chart|UK|1|date=19650811|refname=UK1|rowheader=true|access-date=16 May 2016}}
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{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=The Beatles|rowheader=true|access-date=16 May 2016}}
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! scope="row"|US [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite book| first=Frank| last=Hoffmann| year=1983| title=The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981| publisher=The Scarecrow Press, Inc| location=Metuchen, NJ & London| pages= 32–34}}</ref>
! scope="row"|US [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite book| first=Frank| last=Hoffmann| year=1983| title=The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981| publisher=The Scarecrow Press, Inc| location=Metuchen, NJ & London| pages= 32–34}}</ref>
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{{single chart|West Germany|2|artist=The Beatles|song=Help!|songid=13746|rowheader=true|access-date=2 January 2022}}
! scope="row"|West German [[Media Control]] Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|format=Enter "Beatles" in the search box|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment Charts]]|language=de|access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref>
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|+1976 weekly chart performance for "Help!"
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!Peak<br>position
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{{singlechart|Ireland2|10|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020|refname=IE1976}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|10|song=Help!|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2020|refname=IE1976}}
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{{singlechart|UK|37|date=1976-04-17|rowheader=true|refname=UK2|access-date=8 November 2020}}
{{single chart|UK|37|date=19760417|rowheader=true|refname=UK2|access-date=8 November 2020}}
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The song reached number one in several other countries in 1965 according to charts listed in ''Billboard's'' "Hits of the World" feature at the time: Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Sweden.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hits of the World |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=30 |date=18 September 1965 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GikEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30 |access-date=30 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hits of the World |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=34 |date=25 September 1965 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HCkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34 |access-date=30 March 2011}}</ref>
The song reached number one in several other countries in 1965 according to charts listed in ''Billboard's'' "Hits of the World" feature at the time: Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Sweden.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hits of the World |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=30 |date=18 September 1965 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GikEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30 |access-date=30 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hits of the World |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=34 |date=25 September 1965 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HCkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34 |access-date=30 March 2011}}</ref>

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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|+1965 year-end chart performance for "Help!"
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!Chart (1965)
!Chart (1965)
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!Peak<br>position
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! scope="row"|South Africa<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 20 Hit Singles of 1965|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/sahits_1965.html|access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref>
! scope="row"|South Africa<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 20 Hit Singles of 1965|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/sahits_1965.html|access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"|[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1965|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1965/Billboard-1965-International-Record-&-Talent.pdf |title=Top Singles of 1965 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=25 December 1965 |page=22 |access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref>
! scope="row"|[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1965|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1965/Billboard-1965-International-Record-&-Talent.pdf |title=Top Singles of 1965 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=25 December 1965 |page=22 |access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref>
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! scope="row"|US ''Cash Box''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1965YESP.html |title=Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1965 |access-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510074501/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1965YESP.html |archive-date=10 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
! scope="row"|US ''Cash Box''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1965YESP.html |title=Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1965 |access-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510074501/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1965YESP.html |archive-date=10 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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===Certifications===
==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Help!"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=The Beatles|title=Help|award=Silver|salesamount=987,769|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-official-chart-millionaires-revealed__20459/|title=The UK's Official Chart 'millionaires' revealed|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=19 September 2017|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=19 September 2017}}</ref>|relyear=1965|type=single|access-date=5 July 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=The Beatles|title=Help|nocert=true|relyear=1965|type=single|salesamount=100,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top-france.fr/html/45tours/45t1965.htm|title=TOP – 1965|work=40 ans de tubes : 1960–2000 : les meilleures ventes de 45 tours & CD singles|author=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] (SNEP)|editor=Fabrice Ferment|access-date=6 May 2023|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530205859/http://www.top-france.fr/html/45tours/45t1965.htm|archive-date=30 May 2022|via=Top-France.fr|oclc=469523661}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Italy|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1965|certyear=2024|artist=The Beatles|title=Help!|accessdate=1 October 2024|id=13260}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Help!|artist=The Beatles|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1965|access-date=December 15, 2024|certyear=2021|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1965|certyear=2024|artist=The Beatles|title=Help!|accessdate=16 January 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Beatles|title=Help|award=Platinum|salesamount=987,769|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-official-chart-millionaires-revealed__20459/|title=The UK's Official Chart 'millionaires' revealed|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=19 September 2017|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=2 August 2014}}</ref>|relyear=1965|type=single|id=2842-1786-1|access-date=21 December 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=The Beatles|title=Help|award=Gold|relyear=1965|certyear=1965|type=single|access-date=14 May 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=The Beatles|title=Help|award=Gold|relyear=1965|certyear=1965|type=single|access-date=14 May 2016}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
{{col-end}}


==Bananarama version==
==Bananarama version==
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| artist = [[Bananarama]]
| type = single
| type = single
|prev_title=[[Nathan Jones (song)|Nathan Jones]]
|prev_title=[[Nathan Jones (song)#Bananarama version|Nathan Jones]]
|prev_year=1988
|prev_year=1988
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|title =Help!
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British girl group [[Bananarama]] covered the song with comedians [[French and Saunders|French & Saunders]] and [[Kathy Burke]], who were credited as [[Lananeeneenoonoo]], which is a spoof on the Bananarama name. The song was released in February 1989 as the [[Red Nose Day]] single to raise money for [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]]. It was then included on the 1989 re-release of Bananarama's ''[[Greatest Hits Collection (Bananarama album)|Greatest Hits Collection]]'' album. The single peaked at number three on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and was a Top-10 hit in several countries.<ref name="UK 1989"/>
British girl group [[Bananarama]] covered the song with comedians [[French and Saunders|French & Saunders]] and [[Kathy Burke]], who were credited as [[Lananeeneenoonoo]], which is a spoof of the Bananarama name.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 43: Help! (and Pop Life) on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-43-help-and-pop-life/id1565879477?i=1000593020561 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-AU}}</ref> The song was released in February 1989 as the [[Red Nose Day]] single to raise money for [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]]. It was then included on the 1989 re-release of Bananarama's ''[[Greatest Hits Collection (Bananarama album)|Greatest Hits Collection]]'' album. The single peaked at number three on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and was a Top-10 hit in several countries.<ref name="UK 1989"/>


=== Background and release ===
=== Background and release ===
In December 1988, comedy duo French and Saunders did a Christmas special sketch that poked fun at Bananarama, with [[Dawn French]] playing a character based on [[Keren Woodward]] and [[Jennifer Saunders]] playing [[Sara Dallin]]. Guest comedian Kathy Burke played a character based on [[Jacquie O'Sullivan]]. The sketch featured the trio recording music, being interviewed and making a video.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davearama|date=2017-05-05|title=Poptastic Confessions!: Revisiting Lananeeneenoonoo|url=http://poptasticconfessions.blogspot.com/2017/05/revisiting-lananeeneenoonoo.html|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Poptastic Confessions!}}</ref>
In December 1988, comedy duo French and Saunders did a Christmas special sketch that poked fun at Bananarama, with [[Dawn French]] playing a character based on [[Keren Woodward]] and [[Jennifer Saunders]] playing [[Sara Dallin]]. Guest comedian Kathy Burke played a character based on [[Jacquie O'Sullivan]]. The sketch featured the trio recording music, being interviewed and making a video.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davearama|date=2017-05-05|title=Poptastic Confessions!: Revisiting Lananeeneenoonoo|url=http://poptasticconfessions.blogspot.com/2017/05/revisiting-lananeeneenoonoo.html|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Poptastic Confessions!}}</ref>


Bananarama said they "saw [the sketch] before it was even on television" and "everyone thought we would be furious... but we really laughed. It was hilarious". After the sketch, Comic Relief decided to get in touch with French and Saunders to ask if they would do a single with Bananarama, so long as the latter would agree to it, which they did "without hesitation".<ref name=":4">{{cite magazine|title=Bananarama! With French and Saunders!? What ''is'' going on???|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|date=8–21 February 1989|page=22|url=https://sites.google.com/site/smashhitsremembered43/265---8th---21st-february-1989|via=sites.google.com|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref>
French said she and Saunders were fans of Bananarama, and researched the sketch by watching interviews and talking to sources close to the band.<ref name=":5" /> Bananarama said they "saw [the sketch] before it was even on television" and "everyone thought we would be furious... but we really laughed. It was hilarious". O'Sullivan described the sketch, which depicted a sometimes hostile dynamic towards her often drunk character, as accurate.<ref name=":5" />


After the sketch, Comic Relief decided to get in touch with French and Saunders to ask if they would do a single with Bananarama, so long as the latter would agree to it, which they did "without hesitation".<ref name=":4">{{cite magazine|title=Bananarama! With French and Saunders!? What ''is'' going on???|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|date=8–21 February 1989|page=22|url=https://sites.google.com/site/smashhitsremembered43/265---8th---21st-february-1989|via=sites.google.com|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref>
The single was then released in February, for the second ever Red Nose Day, with two-thirds of money from the sales of the single going to relief work in Africa and the other third going to fight homelessness and drug and alcohol abuse in the UK and in Ireland.<ref name=":4"/><ref name="Record Mirror"/> With the huge popular success of the Red Nose Day, the single was also a hit, peaking at number 3 in the UK on the week of the Red Nose Day (10 March) and staying at that position the following week.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Masterton|first=James|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdiTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT45|title=Chart Watch UK - Hits of 1989|publisher=James Masterton|isbn=978-0-463-13857-1|language=en}}</ref><ref name="UK 1989" /> This meant it became Bananarama's joint highest charting song, along with "[[Robert De Niro's Waiting...|Robert De Niro's Waiting]]" and "[[Love in the First Degree (Bananarama song)|Love in the First Degree]]".<ref name=":3" />


The single was then released in February for the second Red Nose Day. Two-thirds of money from the sales of the single went to relief work in Africa, with the other third going to fight homelessness and drug and alcohol abuse in the UK and Ireland.<ref name=":4"/><ref name="Record Mirror"/> With the huge popular success of Red Nose Day, the single was also a hit, peaking at number 3 in the UK on the week of Red Nose Day (10 March) and staying at that position the following week.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Masterton|first=James|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdiTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT45|title=Chart Watch UK – Hits of 1989|publisher=James Masterton|isbn=978-0-463-13857-1|language=en}}</ref><ref name="UK 1989" /> This meant it became Bananarama's joint highest-charting song, along with "[[Robert De Niro's Waiting...|Robert De Niro's Waiting]]" and "[[Love in the First Degree (Bananarama song)|Love in the First Degree]]".<ref name=":3" />
"Help!" was released with the B-side of a different version of the song, titled with the bracketed 'Straight Version', which removed the comedic parts by Lananeeneenoonoo. The 12-inch single featured another collaboration with Lananeeneenoonoo, "Love in a Factory", an outtake-esque improvised conversation.


"Help!" was released with a B-side different version of the song, entitled as the bracketed "Straight Version" which removed the comedic parts by Lananeeneenoonoo. The 12-inch single featured another collaboration with Lananeeneenoonoo, "Love In The Factory", which was an improvised conversation sketch comedy featuring the two groups meeting in the studio.
Outside of the UK, in Europe and Japan, on the 7-inch single the sides were swapped with the 'Straight Version' of the song being released as the A-side.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> This was most likely due to the fact the three comedians were not so well known outside of the UK.

For the 7-inch single release in Europe (outside of the UK) and Japan, the sides were switched, with the "Straight Version" of the song on the A-side.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> This was due to the fact the three comedians were not so well known outside of the UK.


=== Music video ===
=== Music video ===
The music video was directed by [[Andy Morahan]]<ref name="Bananarama booklet"/> and features the members of Bananarama and Lananeeneenoonoo (dressed like in the Bananarama sketch) singing and dancing in the snow along with several shirtless men, credited as Bassie, Norman and Paul.<ref name="Bananarama booklet"/> As well as this, there are clips of Lananeeneenoonoo recording their backing vocals whilst the production team look in despair at their 'singing'.
The comedic music video was directed by [[Andy Morahan]]<ref name="Bananarama booklet"/> and features the members of Bananarama and Lananeeneenoonoo all dressed in matching outfits. Their choreographed performance of the song is interspersed with scenes of the two groups attempting to ski and ride kick scooters around the film studio. Several shirtless male backup dancers — credited as Bassie, Norman, and Paul — accompany them as they perform the song.<ref name="Bananarama booklet"/> Lananeeneenoonoo are featured with dialogue in the recording studio, and the production team look on in despair at their attempts at backing vocals.


=== Track listings ===
=== Track listings ===
'''7-inch: London / LON 222 (UK)'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Bananarama detailed discography - Help !|url=http://www.bananarama.co.uk/disco/singles/hp.htm|access-date=2020-10-24|website=www.bananarama.co.uk}}</ref>
'''7-inch: London / LON 222 (UK)'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Bananarama detailed discography – Help !|url=http://www.bananarama.co.uk/disco/singles/hp.htm|access-date=2020-10-24|website=bananarama.co.uk}}</ref>

# "Help!" – 2:58
# "Help!" – 2:58
# "Help" (Straight Version) – 2:22
# "Help" (Straight Version) – 2:22
'''7-inch: London / 886 492-7 / SOOP 1111 (Europe & Japan)'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Bananarama - Lananeeneenoonoo - Help!|url=https://www.discogs.com/Bananarama-Lananeeneenoonoo-Help/release/985296|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=discogs.com is not considered a reliable source, see WP:NOTRSMUSIC|date=October 2020}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Bananarama - Help|url=https://www.discogs.com/Bananarama-Help/release/1862514|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=discogs.com is not considered a reliable source, see WP:NOTRSMUSIC|date=October 2020}}


'''7-inch: London / 886 492-7 / SOOP 1111 (Europe & Japan)'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Bananarama – Lananeeneenoonoo – Help!|url=https://www.discogs.com/Bananarama-Lananeeneenoonoo-Help/release/985296|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Discogs|year=1989 |language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=discogs.com is not considered a reliable source, see WP:NOTRSMUSIC|date=October 2020}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Bananarama – Help|url=https://www.discogs.com/Bananarama-Help/release/1862514|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Discogs|year=1989 |language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=discogs.com is not considered a reliable source, see WP:NOTRSMUSIC|date=October 2020}}
# "Help!" (Straight version) – 2:22
# "Help!" (Straight version) – 2:22
# "Help!" (Comedy version) – 2:58
# "Help!" (Comedy version) – 2:58


'''12-inch: London / LONX 222 (UK)'''<ref name=":0" />
'''12-inch: London / LONX 222 (UK)'''<ref name=":0" />

# "Help!" (Extended version) – 6:31
# "Help!" (Extended version) – 6:31
# "Love in a Factory" (Extended version) – 4:17
# "Love In The Factory" (Extended version) – 4:17


'''CD: London / LONCD 222 (UK)'''<ref name=":0" />
'''CD: London / LONCD 222 (UK)'''<ref name=":0" />

#"Help!" – 2:58
#"Help!" – 2:58
# "Help" (Straight version) – 2:22
# "Help" (Straight version) – 2:22
#"Love in a Factory" (Extended version) – 4:17
#"Love In The Factory" (Extended version) – 4:17


'''CD Mini: London / 886 598-3 / P00L 40008 (Germany & Japan)'''<ref name=":0" />
'''CD Mini: London / 886 598-3 / P00L 40008 (Germany & Japan)'''<ref name=":0" />

# "Help" (Straight Version) – 2:22
# "Help" (Straight Version) – 2:22
# "Help!" – 2:58
# "Help!" – 2:58
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=== Personnel ===
=== Personnel ===
'''Musicians'''
'''Musicians'''

* [[Sara Dallin]] – vocals
* [[Sara Dallin]] – vocals
* [[Jacquie O'Sullivan]] – vocals
* [[Jacquie O'Sullivan]] – vocals
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* [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]] – keyboards
* [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]] – keyboards
* George De Angelis – additional keyboards
* George De Angelis – additional keyboards
* As on other Stock Aikten Waterman productions, the drummer is credited as 'A. Linn' (based on the [[Linn 9000]])<ref name="Bananarama booklet"/>
* As on other Stock Aitken Waterman productions, the drummer is credited as 'A. Linn' (based on the [[Linn 9000]])<ref name="Bananarama booklet"/>


'''Technical'''<ref name="Bananarama booklet">{{Cite AV media notes|title=Help! 7" single|author=Bananarama |author2=Lananeeneenoonoo|year=1989|type=liner|publisher=[[London Records]]}}</ref>
'''Technical'''<ref name="Bananarama booklet">{{Cite AV media notes|title=Help! 7" single|author=Bananarama |author2=Lananeeneenoonoo|year=1989|type=liner|publisher=[[London Records]]}}</ref>

* Karen Hewitt, Yoyo – engineering
* Karen Hewitt, Yoyo – engineering
* Pete Hammond – mixing
* Pete Hammond – mixing
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==== Weekly charts ====
==== Weekly charts ====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Help!" by Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo
!Chart (1989)
!Chart (1989)
!Peak<br/>position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{single chart|Australia|25|artist=Bananarama / Lananeeneenoonoo|song=Help|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Australia|25|artist=Bananarama / Lananeeneenoonoo|song=Help|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Belgium (Flanders)|9|artist=Bananarama / Lananeeneenoonoo|song=Help|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Belgium (Flanders)|9|artist=Bananarama / Lananeeneenoonoo|song=Help|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|date=5 May 1989|title=B.T.|magazine=[[B.T. (tabloid)|B.T.]]}}</ref>
|5
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-03-25.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=12|pages=24–25|date=25 March 1989|access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-03-25.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=12|pages=24–25|date=25 March 1989|access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>
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|6
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|-
!scope="row"|Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref name=Finland/>
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|2
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{{single chart|Ireland2|2|song=Help|rowheader=true|refname=IEBanarama}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|2|song=Help|rowheader=true|refname=IEBanarama}}
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!scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref name=Italy/>
|15
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{{single chart|Dutch40|25|artist=Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo|song=Help|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|25|artist=Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo|song=Help|rowheader=true}}
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|3
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|-
!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref name=Spain/>
|4
|4
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==== Year-end charts ====
==== Year-end charts ====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for "Help!" by Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo
!Chart (1989)
!Chart (1989)
!Position
!Position
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|26
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|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Year-End Charts '89 – Top 100 Singles|periodical=[[Music Week]]|publisher=Spotlight Publications|location=London, England|page=16|date=3 March 1990}}</ref>
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Year End Singles|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|page=44|date=27 January 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-songs-of-1989__33088/|title=Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1989|publisher=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |first=Rob |last=Copsey |date=7 May 2021|access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref>
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|35
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==Other cover versions==
==Other cover versions==
* [[Deep Purple]] released a ballad version on their debut album ''[[Shades of Deep Purple]]'' in 1968. According to the liner notes in the Deep Purple box set ''[[Shades 1968–1998]]'', "Lennon and McCartney were reportedly so knocked out by Purple's treatment, they wished they'd done it like that themselves".
* [[John Farnham]] released a much-slower tempo, piano-based [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] version of the song in 1980. His version peaked at No.&nbsp;8 on the Australian ''[[Kent Music Report]]'' Singles Chart.<ref name="Kent">{{Cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970&ndash;1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
* [[John Farnham]] released a much-slower tempo, piano-based [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] version of the song in 1980. His version peaked at No.&nbsp;8 on the Australian [[Kent Music Report]] singles chart.<ref name="Kent">{{Cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970&ndash;1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
* [[Tina Turner]] recorded the song for her 1984 album ''[[Private Dancer]]''. Her version was a top forty hit in several countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/5864/Tina-Turner-Help|title=ultratop.be – Tina Turner – Help|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=2020-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21088/tina-turner/|title=Official Charts > Tina Turner|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref>
* [[Tina Turner]] recorded a version of Farnham's arrangement of the song. This was recorded prior to, and then included on, her 1984 album ''[[Private Dancer]]''. Her version was a top forty hit in several countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/5864/Tina-Turner-Help|title=ultratop.be – Tina Turner – Help|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=2020-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21088/tina-turner/|title=Official Charts > Tina Turner|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref>
* In 2001, a version recorded by [[Howie Day]] was included on the [[I Am Sam (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the film ''[[I Am Sam]]'', which consisted entirely of Beatles covers. His version was much slower than the original, a unique tempo change in a soundtrack which otherwise mimicked the tempos of the Beatles's original recordings used during the film's production. The original Beatles songs were changed to covers at the last minute, due to [[Music licensing|licensing]] issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/vedder-crowes-meet-the-beatles-74198/|title=Vedder, Crowes Meet the Beatles|last1=Devenish|first1=Colin|date=2001-11-07|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref>
* The singer [[Howie Day]] recorded the song for the [[I Am Sam (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of the 2001 film ''[[I Am Sam]]''.
* [[ Roxette]] in November 1995, at London’s iconic Abbey Road studio, Roxette’s Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle paid homage the fab four with this wonderful acoustic version of The Beatles’ classic 1965 track, “Help!”.<ref>{{Citeweb|url=https://www.ilikeyouroldstuff.com/news/listen-to-roxettes-help-recorded-at-abbey-road-in-1995}}</ref>
* Punk rock band The [[The Damned (band)|Damned]] covered it as the b-side of their debut single [[New Rose]].


==Notes==
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{YouTube|4cro7kZKG2c|"Tina Turner - Help! (Official Music Video)"}}


==References==
==References==
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"Help!"
US picture sleeve
Single by the Beatles
from the album Help!
B-side"I'm Down"
Released23 July 1965 (1965-07-23)
Recorded13 April 1965 (stereo version); 13 April and 24 May 1965 (mono version)
StudioEMI, London
GenreFolk rock[1]
Length2:18
Label
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)George Martin
The Beatles UK singles chronology
"Ticket to Ride"
(1965) 		"Help!"
(1965) 		"We Can Work It Out" / "Day Tripper"
(1965)
The Beatles US singles chronology
"Ticket to Ride"
(1965) 		"Help!"
(1965) 		"Yesterday"
(1965)
Promotional film
"Help!" on YouTube

"Help!" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that served as the title song for the 1965 film and the band's accompanying soundtrack album. It was released as a single in July 1965, and was number one for three weeks in the United States and the United Kingdom. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, "Help!" was written by John Lennon with some assistance from Paul McCartney. During an interview with Playboy in 1980, Lennon recounted: "The whole Beatles thing was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help".

The song was ranked at number 29 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004 and 2010,[2] and then was re-ranked at number 447 in the 2021 list.[3] In 2008, the 1965 Capitol Records recording of "Help!" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[4]

Composition

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The documentary series The Beatles Anthology revealed that Lennon wrote the lyrics of the song to express his stress after the Beatles' quick rise to success. "I was fat and depressed and I was crying out for 'Help'", Lennon told Playboy.[5] Writer Ian MacDonald describes the song as the first crack in the protective shell Lennon had built around his emotions during the Beatles' rise to fame, and an important milestone in his songwriting style.[6]

In the 1970 Rolling Stone "Lennon Remembers" interviews, Lennon said that the song was one of his favourites among the Beatles songs he wrote. In these interviews, Lennon said he felt that "Help!" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" were his most honest, genuine Beatles songs and not just songs "written to order". According to Lennon's cousin and boyhood friend Stanley Parkes, "Help!" was written after Lennon "came in from the studio one night. 'God,' he said, 'they've changed the title of the film: it's going to be called 'Help!' now. So I've had to write a new song with the title called 'Help!'."[7]

According to McCartney, he was called in "to complete it", providing the "countermelody" arrangement, on 4 April 1965 at Lennon's house in Weybridge.[8][9][10]

Recording

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The Beatles recorded "Help!" in 12 takes on 13 April 1965 using four-track equipment. The first nine takes concentrated on the instrumental backing. The descending lead guitar riff that precedes each verse proved to be difficult, so by take 4 it was decided to postpone it for an overdub. To guide the later overdub by George Harrison, Lennon thumped the beat on his acoustic guitar body, which can be heard in the final stereo mix. Lead and backing vocals were recorded twice onto take 9, along with a tambourine. A reduction mix was applied to the two vocal tracks, taking three attempts (takes 10 to 12), freeing up a track for the lead guitar overdub.[11] This was the group's first use of two 4-track machines for "bouncing".[12]

The vocals were re-recorded for the film during a session on 24 May 1965 at CTS Studios, a facility specializing in post-synchronisation.[13] In addition to attempting a better vocal performance, the session might have been done to eliminate the tambourine (which had been on the same track as the vocals) since no tambourine appeared in the film sequence.[14] With the new vocals, a mono mix was created at CTS Studios which was used for the film soundtrack. Mixes for record releases were prepared on 18 June. For the mono version, George Martin decided to use a mix of the opening chorus of take 12 edited to the remainder of the CTS film mix.[13] Because all instruments were combined on a single track for the CTS session, it could not be used for a stereo mix, so the stereo mix was made from take 12.[14]

This film version of the song was only heard on the original VHS releases of the movie, later replaced by the stereo mixes. A true release was never issued. New mixes were created for releases of the Help! CD (1987), the Love album (2006), and the Help! DVD (2007).[11]

Releases

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Advertisement for "Help!"

"Help!" went to number 1 on both the UK and US singles charts in late summer 1965. It was the fourth of six number 1 singles in a row on the American charts: "I Feel Fine", "Eight Days a Week", "Ticket to Ride", "Help!", "Yesterday" and "We Can Work It Out".[15] At the following year's Ivor Novello Awards, "Help!" was named as the second best-selling single of 1965, behind "We Can Work It Out".[16][17] "Help!" was nominated in four categories at the 1966 Grammy Awards but failed to win in any of them.[18]

The song appears on the Help! LP, the US Help! soundtrack, 1962–1966, the Imagine: John Lennon soundtrack, 1, Love, and The Capitol Albums, Volume 2. The mono version (with different vocals and no tambourine) was included on the Beatles' Rarities LP and in The Beatles in Mono collection. The American soundtrack album included a James Bond-type introduction to the song, followed by a caesura just before the opening lyric. No such introduction appeared on the British soundtrack album, nor was it included in the released single in either country.

Although Lennon was proud of "Help!" and the honesty it conveyed, he expressed regret that the Beatles had recorded it at such a fast tempo in the interests of giving the track more commercial appeal.[6] Music critic Dave Marsh disagreed, saying: "'Help!' isn't a compromise; it's bursting with vitality … [Lennon] sounds triumphant, because he's found a group of kindred spirits who are offering the very spiritual assistance and emotional support for which he's begging. Paul's echoing harmonies, Ringo's jaunty drums, the boom of George's guitar speak to the heart of Lennon's passion, and though they cannot cure the wound, at least they add a note of reassurance that he's not alone with his pain."[6]

Cash Box described "Help!" as a "hard-driving, rollicking ode about a poor lad who loses some of his independence after he becomes involved with a new gal" that is "sure of garnering instantaneous sales acceptance."[19] Upon the single release, Record World correctly predicted that it would go to #1.[20]

Promotional films

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The Beatles filmed the title performance for the movie Help! on 22 April 1965. The same footage (without the darts and credits seen in the film sequence) was used as a clip to promote the release of the single. It was shown starting in July 1965 on programmes such as Top of the Pops and Thank Your Lucky Stars.[21] They made another promotional clip of "Help!" on 23 November 1965 for inclusion in the year-end recap special of Top of the Pops. Directed by Joseph McGrath, the black-and-white clip shows the group miming to the song while sitting astride a workbench. Starr holds an umbrella overhead throughout the song, which becomes useful as fake snow falls during the final verse.[22] The November 1965 promo was included in the Beatles' 2015 video compilation 1.[23]

Live performances

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The Beatles performed "Help!" live on the 1 August 1965 broadcast of Blackpool Night Out, which was included in the Anthology 2 album and shown during The Beatles Anthology documentary.[24] On 14 August, the group recorded a live performance of "Help!" and five other songs for The Ed Sullivan Show, broadcast the following month;[25] the show is available on the DVD The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles.

"Help!" was included in the set list for The Beatles' 1965 US tour. The 15 August performance at Shea Stadium was seen in the 1966 documentary The Beatles at Shea Stadium, although the audio for the song was re-recorded prior to release.[26] The group's 29 August performance at the Hollywood Bowl was chosen for the 1977 album The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl.[27] The final live concert performances of "Help!" took place on The Beatles' 1965 UK tour in December.

Personnel

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According to Ian MacDonald:[8]

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for "Help!"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France — 100,000[56]
Italy (FIMI)[57] Gold 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[58] Gold 15,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[59] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[61] Platinum 987,769[60]
United States (RIAA)[62] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Bananarama version

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"Help!"
Single by Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo
from the album Greatest Hits Collection
B-side
  • "Help!" (Straight version) (7-inch)
  • "Love in a Factory" (12-inch)
Released13 February 1989 (1989-02-13)[63]
RecordedJanuary 1989
StudioPWL, London
Genre
Length
  • 2:58 (single version)
  • 6:31 (extended version)
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Bananarama singles chronology
"Nathan Jones"
(1988) 		"Help!"
(1989) 		"Cruel Summer '89"
(1989)

British girl group Bananarama covered the song with comedians French & Saunders and Kathy Burke, who were credited as Lananeeneenoonoo, which is a spoof of the Bananarama name.[64] The song was released in February 1989 as the Red Nose Day single to raise money for Comic Relief. It was then included on the 1989 re-release of Bananarama's Greatest Hits Collection album. The single peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and was a Top-10 hit in several countries.[65]

Background and release

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In December 1988, comedy duo French and Saunders did a Christmas special sketch that poked fun at Bananarama, with Dawn French playing a character based on Keren Woodward and Jennifer Saunders playing Sara Dallin. Guest comedian Kathy Burke played a character based on Jacquie O'Sullivan. The sketch featured the trio recording music, being interviewed and making a video.[66]

French said she and Saunders were fans of Bananarama, and researched the sketch by watching interviews and talking to sources close to the band.[64] Bananarama said they "saw [the sketch] before it was even on television" and "everyone thought we would be furious... but we really laughed. It was hilarious". O'Sullivan described the sketch, which depicted a sometimes hostile dynamic towards her often drunk character, as accurate.[64]

After the sketch, Comic Relief decided to get in touch with French and Saunders to ask if they would do a single with Bananarama, so long as the latter would agree to it, which they did "without hesitation".[67]

The single was then released in February for the second Red Nose Day. Two-thirds of money from the sales of the single went to relief work in Africa, with the other third going to fight homelessness and drug and alcohol abuse in the UK and Ireland.[67][63] With the huge popular success of Red Nose Day, the single was also a hit, peaking at number 3 in the UK on the week of Red Nose Day (10 March) and staying at that position the following week.[68][65] This meant it became Bananarama's joint highest-charting song, along with "Robert De Niro's Waiting" and "Love in the First Degree".[68]

"Help!" was released with a B-side different version of the song, entitled as the bracketed "Straight Version" which removed the comedic parts by Lananeeneenoonoo. The 12-inch single featured another collaboration with Lananeeneenoonoo, "Love In The Factory", which was an improvised conversation sketch comedy featuring the two groups meeting in the studio.

For the 7-inch single release in Europe (outside of the UK) and Japan, the sides were switched, with the "Straight Version" of the song on the A-side.[69][70] This was due to the fact the three comedians were not so well known outside of the UK.

Music video

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The comedic music video was directed by Andy Morahan[71] and features the members of Bananarama and Lananeeneenoonoo all dressed in matching outfits. Their choreographed performance of the song is interspersed with scenes of the two groups attempting to ski and ride kick scooters around the film studio. Several shirtless male backup dancers — credited as Bassie, Norman, and Paul — accompany them as they perform the song.[71] Lananeeneenoonoo are featured with dialogue in the recording studio, and the production team look on in despair at their attempts at backing vocals.

Track listings

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7-inch: London / LON 222 (UK)[72]

  1. "Help!" – 2:58
  2. "Help" (Straight Version) – 2:22

7-inch: London / 886 492-7 / SOOP 1111 (Europe & Japan)[69][better source needed][70][better source needed]

  1. "Help!" (Straight version) – 2:22
  2. "Help!" (Comedy version) – 2:58

12-inch: London / LONX 222 (UK)[72]

  1. "Help!" (Extended version) – 6:31
  2. "Love In The Factory" (Extended version) – 4:17

CD: London / LONCD 222 (UK)[72]

  1. "Help!" – 2:58
  2. "Help" (Straight version) – 2:22
  3. "Love In The Factory" (Extended version) – 4:17

CD Mini: London / 886 598-3 / P00L 40008 (Germany & Japan)[72]

  1. "Help" (Straight Version) – 2:22
  2. "Help!" – 2:58

Personnel

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Musicians

Technical[71]

  • Karen Hewitt, Yoyo – engineering
  • Pete Hammond – mixing
  • Chris McDonnell, Gordon Dennis, Jason Barron, Pete Day, Steve Davies – assistant mixing
  • Terry O'Neill – photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[93] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[94] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other cover versions

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  • Deep Purple released a ballad version on their debut album Shades of Deep Purple in 1968. According to the liner notes in the Deep Purple box set Shades 1968–1998, "Lennon and McCartney were reportedly so knocked out by Purple's treatment, they wished they'd done it like that themselves".
  • John Farnham released a much-slower tempo, piano-based ballad version of the song in 1980. His version peaked at No. 8 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.[95]
  • Tina Turner recorded a version of Farnham's arrangement of the song. This was recorded prior to, and then included on, her 1984 album Private Dancer. Her version was a top forty hit in several countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK.[96][97]
  • The singer Howie Day recorded the song for the soundtrack of the 2001 film I Am Sam.
  • Punk rock band The Damned covered it as the b-side of their debut single New Rose.

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