▁performance ▁as ▁the ▁band ' s ▁" fin est " ▁moment . ▁▁ ▁" All ▁You ▁Need ▁Is ▁Love " ▁was ▁later ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Mag ical ▁Myst ery ▁Tour ▁album ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁moral ▁for ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁animated ▁film ▁Y ellow ▁Sub marine . ▁Origin ally ▁broadcast ▁in ▁black - and - white , ▁the ▁Our ▁World ▁performance ▁was ▁colour ised ▁for ▁inclusion ▁in ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Anth ology ▁document ary ▁series . ▁While ▁the ▁song ▁remains ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Summer ▁of ▁Love ▁eth os ▁and ▁provided ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁L enn on ' s ▁legacy ▁as ▁a ▁human itar ian , ▁numerous ▁critics ▁found ▁the ▁message ▁na ive ▁in ▁ret ros pect , ▁particularly ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Global ▁Beat les ▁Day , ▁an ▁international ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁music ▁and ▁social ▁message , ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁t ribute ▁to ▁their ▁Our ▁World ▁performance . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁insp iration ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁Beat les ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁appear ▁as ▁Britain ' s ▁represent atives ▁on ▁Our ▁World , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁broadcast ▁live ▁intern ation ally , ▁via ▁satellite , ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June . ▁The ▁Beat les ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁song