History Music / AHardDaysNight

* AlbumTitleDrop: "A Hard Day's Night".
--> ''It's been a hard day's night''
--> ''And I've been working like a dog''
--> ''It's been a hard day's night''
--> ''I should be sleeping like a log''

The album was listed at nr. #307 in Magazine/RollingStone's ''Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime''.

'''''A Hard Day's Night''''' is the third studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1964. In the US, the album was released with a different track-listing as the soundtrack to ''Film/AHardDaysNight''. It is the only album the Beatles ever made that was solely written by Lennon-[=McCartney=]. The other early albums all had cover songs, and the later albums all had at least one George Harrison tune. It is also dominated by Lennon like no other Beatles record, with Lennon being the primary composer on ten of the thirteen songs. Songs like "A Hard Day's Night", "And I Love Her" and "Can't Buy Me Love" became hits, while "If I Fell" and "Things We Said Today" have become fan favorites.

'''''A Hard Day's Night''''' is the third studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1964. In the US, the album was released with a different track-listing as the soundtrack to ''Film/AHardDaysNight''. It is the only album the Beatles ever made that was solely written by Lennon-[=McCartney=]. The other early albums all had cover songs, and the later albums all had at least one George Harrison tune. It is also dominated by Lennon like no other Beatles record, with Lennon being the primary composer on ten of the thirteen songs.

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* TitleTrack: "A Hard Day's Night"

'''''A Hard Day's Night''''' is the third studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1964. In the US, the album was released with a different track-listing as the soundtrack to ''Film/AHardDaysNight''.

* AlbumTitleDrop:
--> [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud TWANG!]] ''It's been a hard day's night!''

* BreakUpSong: "Tell Me Why", "I'll Cry Instead"
* ButNowIMustGo: "I'll Be Back".

* GreenEyedMonster: "You Can't Do That" in which the singer tells his girl "If I catch you talking to that boy again/ I'm gonna let you down/ and leave you flat/ because I told you before, oh/ you can't do that".
* IntercourseWithYou: "A Hard Day's Night".

* ScareChord: "A Hard Day's Night".

** "I'll be Back"

* MisogynySong: "You Can't Do That" is from the POV of a jealous, possessive boyfriend who does not like his woman talking to any other men at all...

* FaceOfTheBand: A group of photographs featuring each band member.

* CutAndPasteTranslation: As with their albums pre-''[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand Sgt. Pepper''.

--> [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud TWANG! ''It's been a hard day's night!''

* CutAndPasteTranslation

* SillyLoveSongs

* {{Malapropism}}: The album title was a phrase by Music/RingoStarr, who after a long day of work said: "It's been a hard day," then noticed it was actually dark outside and added: "...'s night".

* {{Malapropism}}: The album title was a phrase by Music/RingoStarr, who after a long day of work noticed: "It's been a hard day", then noticed it was actually dark outside and added: "...'s night".

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[[caption-width-right:300:The standard cover of ''A Hard Day's Night''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:The standard cover of ''A Hard Day's Night''.]]

* IntercourseWithYou: "A Hard Day's Night"

-->If I catch you talking to that boy again,
I'm gonna let you down,
And leave you flat
Because I told you before, OH,
You can't do that.

[[caption-width-right:350:The alternate cover of ''A Hard Day's Night, used in the US.]]

'''''A Hard Day's Night''''' is the third studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1964. In the US, the album was released with a different track-listing as the soundtrack to Film/AHardDaysNight.