Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
“Du nimmst mir den Verstand”
German-language re-recording of 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' with new lyrics by Camillo Felgen (as Jean Nicolas). Cut in Paris on the band's only non-EMI session of the EMI era, alongside the German 'Sie Liebt Dich'.
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Only 2 Beatles recordings are entirely in a non-English language: 'Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' and 'Sie Liebt Dich', the band's German-market covers cut in early 1964.
RecordedJanuary 29, 1964
ReleasedMarch 5, 1964 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
Song familyTwin songsTwin of Sie Liebt Dich: German versions of I Want to Hold Your Hand / She Loves You.
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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