<P> With advance orders exceeding one million copies in the United Kingdom , `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' would have gone straight to the top of the British record charts on its day of release ( 29 November 1963 ) had it not been blocked by the group 's first million seller `` She Loves You '' , their previous UK single , which was having a resurgence of popularity following intense media coverage of the group . Taking two weeks to dislodge its predecessor , `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' stayed at number 1 for five weeks and remained in the UK top 50 for 21 weeks in total . </P>
<P> With advance orders exceeding one million copies in the United Kingdom , `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' would have gone straight to the top of the British record charts on its day of release ( 29 November 1963 ) had it not been blocked by the group 's first million seller `` She Loves You '' , their previous UK single , which was having a resurgence of popularity following intense media coverage of the group . Taking two weeks to dislodge its predecessor , `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' stayed at number 1 for five weeks and remained in the UK top 50 for 21 weeks in total . </P>
when was i want to hold your hand released
when was i want to hold your hand released
29 November 1963
29 November 1963