The Beatles Version
"Medley: "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey"" | ||||
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Song by The Beatles from the album Beatles for Sale | ||||
Released | December 4, 1964 (1964-12-04) | |||
Recorded | October 18, 1964 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:33 (mono version) 2:38 (stereo version) |
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Label | Parlophone | |||
Writer | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller/Richard Penniman | |||
Producer | George Martin | |||
Beatles for Sale track listing | ||||
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In 1964, The Beatles' recorded Little Richard's medley of "Kansas City" and "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey", a song they began performing in their early Hamburg days. Their version, which uses somewhat different lyrics, appears on the albums Beatles for Sale (UK) and Beatles VI (US) and as the B-side of the 1965 single "Boys". A live version, recorded in Hamburg in 1962, was released on Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962. Other live versions appear on the album Live at the BBC and in the film Let It Be. The Beatles were also seen on the American television program Shindig! performing the medley live in October 1964.
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