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Beatlemania Comes To America
1964
Thanks to media coverage and a publicity campaign by Capitol Records, thousands of screaming fans greet The Beatles when their plane lands in New York at 1:20 p.m. The scenes become iconic images of Beatlemania.
The Beatles have the #1 song in America - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - and this is their first trip to the country. They are met with a frenzy of adulation, and the group is up to the task, charming reporters at a press conference held soon after the plane lands. Some of the exchanges:
Reporter: Are you a little embarrassed by the lunacy you cause?
Lennon: No, it's great.... We like lunatics.
Reporter: In Detroit Michigan, they're handing out car stickers saying, 'Stamp Out The Beatles.'
Paul: Well, we're bringing out a Stamp Out Detroit campaign.
Reporter: Aren't you afraid of what the American Barbers Association is going to think of you?
Ringo: Well, we run quicker than the English ones, we'll have a go here, you know.
The Beatles live up to their hype, dominating the American charts throughout 1964, when "Can't Buy Me Love," "I Feel Fine," "She Loves You," "A Hard Day's Night" and "Love Me Do" all top the Hot 100.
Reporter: Are you a little embarrassed by the lunacy you cause?
Lennon: No, it's great.... We like lunatics.
Reporter: In Detroit Michigan, they're handing out car stickers saying, 'Stamp Out The Beatles.'
Paul: Well, we're bringing out a Stamp Out Detroit campaign.
Reporter: Aren't you afraid of what the American Barbers Association is going to think of you?
Ringo: Well, we run quicker than the English ones, we'll have a go here, you know.
The Beatles live up to their hype, dominating the American charts throughout 1964, when "Can't Buy Me Love," "I Feel Fine," "She Loves You," "A Hard Day's Night" and "Love Me Do" all top the Hot 100.
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