A Hard Day's Night / Things We Said Today

Serving as the title track for their debut feature film, the song famously opens with a single, instantly recognizable suspended chord played by George Harrison on a 12-string Rickenbacker guitar. Written primarily by John Lennon to match a malapropism uttered by Ringo Starr, the track encapsulates the frantic, breathless momentum of Beatlemania at its absolute zenith. The B-side, 'Things We Said Today', highlights Paul McCartney's growing fascination with acoustic minor-key melancholy.