York for The Ed Sullivan Show, guitarist George Harrison was presented with a Rickenbacker 360 Deluxe electric 12-string guitar worth (in 1964) $900. Only the second one produced, it was recorded for the first time on "You Can't Do That" and gave the song its distinctive chiming sound. The song was first released as the B-side of the "Can't Buy Me Love" single on 16 March 1964 in the United States by Capitol Records and on 20 March 1964 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone. It was the Beatles' seventh US single and sixth UK single. It was later included on the A Hard Day's Night album in the UK, and The Beatles' Second Album in the US. The Beatles were filmed miming to "You Can't Do That" as part of the final concert sequence in the A Hard Day's Night film. The filming took place on 31 March 1964 at the Scala Theatre in London, but was not used. It was, however, broadcast on The Ed Sullivan Show on 24 May. The performance is included in the documentary The Making of "A Hard Day's Night". The Beatles recorded "You Can't Do That" four times for BBC radio in 1964. It also became a part of the group's live repertoire that year, and was the second song in their set—after "Twist And Shout"—during their Australian and North American tours. According to Mark Lewisohn's book The Beatles Recording Sessions, George Martin overdubbed a piano track to Take 9 on 22 May 1964, ostensibly for the album version of this song, but it was never used. Personnel Per Ian MacDonald. John Lennon – lead vocal, lead and rhythm guitar Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass guitar, cowbell George Harrison – backing vocal, 12-string lead guitar Ringo Starr – drums, bongos Nilsson version "You Can't Do That" was covered by Harry Nilsson for his debut album Pandemonium Shadow Show (1967). Nilsson re-arranged the song making it somewhat slower. He also worked references to 18 other Beatles tunes in the mix, usually by quoting snippets of Beatles lyrics in the multi-layered backing vocals. The recording has been credited as the first mashup song. It was Nilsson's first hit as a performer; though it stalled at #122 on the US charts, it reached the top 10 in Canada. Charts The Beatles Nilsson Notes References External links The Beatles songs Song recordings produced by George Martin