replacement theme song at the beginning of each episode, with the exception of the show's pilot. The replacement was due to high licensing costs for the Beatles' song. Gabriela Bee posted a cover version of the song on YouTube in 2019. By January 2023, the song had earned 37 million views. The melody was used for the Sinhala song "Kodi Gaha Yata Mama Upanne" sung by MS Fernando and HR Jothipala in the 1971 Sri Lankan comedy Hathara Denama Soorayo Chart history The Beatles version Marmalade version Certifications See also Nonsense song Notes References Sources External links The Beatles songs 1968 songs 1968 singles Apple Records singles Songs written by Lennon–McCartney Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs published by Northern Songs 1976 singles Capitol Records singles UK Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Australia Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Switzerland Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in New Zealand Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Oricon International Singles Chart number-one singles Marmalade (band) songs CBS Records singles Columbia Records singles Ska songs Songs about marriage Songs involved in plagiarism controversies Song recordings produced by Mike Smith (British record producer)