With the Beatles was released in the UK on November 22, 1963. In the time since the release of their debut album in March, The Beatles had dominated the British pop scene. Please Please Me topped the album chart for seven months, Twist And Shout became the best-selling EP of the year and three singles reached number one ‘Please Please Me’ (on most charts), ‘From Me To You ‘ and ‘She Loves You’. The Beatles’ work schedule during 1963 was relentless with more than two hundred concert engagements across the country, dozens of radio and television shows, and their first international tour in Sweden.
The term ‘Beatlemania’ was coined by the press to describe the fan hysteria caused by the group but, with an appearance on The Royal Variety Show, their popularity spread far beyond the teen market.
