▁captured ▁the ▁u top ian ▁ide als ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Summer ▁of ▁Love . ▁The ▁single ▁to pped ▁sales ▁charts ▁in ▁Britain , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁countries , ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁anth em ▁for ▁the ▁counter c ulture ' s ▁em brace ▁of ▁flower ▁power ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁Our ▁World ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁popular ity ▁and ▁influence , ▁following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁album ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper ' s ▁L on ely ▁He arts ▁Club ▁Band . ▁R ather ▁than ▁perform ▁the ▁song ▁entirely ▁live , ▁the ▁group ▁played ▁to ▁a ▁pre - record ed ▁backing ▁track . ▁With ▁an ▁orch est ral ▁arrangement ▁by ▁George ▁Martin , ▁the ▁song ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁national ▁anth em ▁and ▁ends ▁with ▁musical ▁quot ations ▁from ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁Gl enn ▁Miller ' s ▁" In ▁the ▁M ood ", ▁" G reens lee ves ", ▁Bach ' s ▁In vention ▁No . ▁ 8 ▁in ▁F ▁major , ▁and ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁hit ▁" She ▁Lov es ▁You ". ▁Adding ▁to ▁the ▁broadcast ' s ▁fest ive ▁atmosphere , ▁the ▁studio ▁was ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁signs ▁and ▁stream ers , ▁and ▁filled ▁with ▁guests ▁dressed ▁in ▁psych ed el ic ▁att ire , ▁including ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁St ones , ▁the ▁Who ▁and ▁the ▁Small ▁F aces . ▁Brian ▁Ep stein , ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁manager , ▁described ▁the