Passage: Capitol Records' lack of interest throughout 1963 did not go unnoticed, and a competitor, United Artists Records, encouraged their film division to offer the Beatles a three-motion-picture deal, primarily for the commercial potential of the soundtracks in the US. Diarahkeun ku Richard Lester, A Hard Day's Night ngalibetkeun band salami genep minggu dina Maret-April 1964 nalika aranjeunna maénkeun diri dina komédi musik. Pilem ieu perdana di London sareng New York dina bulan Juli sareng Agustus, masing-masing, sareng suksés internasional, kalayan sababaraha kritikus ngagambar perbandingan sareng Marx Brothers.United Artists ngaluarkeun album soundtrack lengkep pikeun pasar Amérika Kalér, ngagabungkeun lagu sareng skor orkestra Martin; LP studio katilu grup, A Hard Day's Night, ngandung lagu-lagu ti pilem dina hiji sisi sareng dua rékaman pilem dina sisi sanésna. Numutkeun ka Ric Ric Ric Ricketts, "A Hard Day's Night" mangrupikeun produk anu munggaran anu dilakukeun ku produsén gitar listrik sareng gitar, anu nunjukkeun anjeunna salaku "dina hiji hal" salaku produsén anu mimiti.
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