Beatlemania
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.1|The Beatles arriving in the United States at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York. 7 February 1964
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24 sectionsContents
- Interpretations and precursors
- 1963: UK success
- "Please Please Me" and first UK tours
- "She Loves You" and coinage of "Beatlemania"
- Autumn UK tour and Christmas shows
- 1964–1965: International success
- US breakthrough and "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
- First visit to the US and ''Ed Sullivan Show'' performances
- 1964 world tour
- ''A Hard Day's Night''
- First US tour
- Shea Stadium and 1965 US tour
- ''Rubber Soul'' and December 1965 UK tour
- 1966: Final tours and controversies
- Germany, Japan and the Philippines
- ''Revolver'', "More popular than Jesus" and third US tour
- Post-touring fan culture and legacy
- Response to revamped image and retirement from touring
- Final public gatherings
- Social impact
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.1|The Beatles arriving in the United States at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York. 7 February 1964
Beatlemania was the fanaticism surrounding the English rock band the Beatles from 1963 to 1966. The group's popularity grew in the United Kingdom in late 1963, propelled by the singles "Please Please Me", "From Me to You" and "She Loves You". By October, the British press adopted the term "Beatlemania" to describe the scenes of adulation that attended the band's concert performances. By 22 February 1964, the Beatles held both the number one and number two spots on the Billboard Hot 100, with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You", respectively. Their world tours were characterised by the same levels of hysteria and high-pitched screaming by female fans, both at concerts and during the group's travels between venues. Commentators likened the intensity of this adulation to a religious fervour and to a female masturbation fantasy. Among the displays of deity-like worship, fans would approach the band in the belief that they possessed supernatural healing powers.