History Music / AHardDaysNight

Noteworthy for being the first Beatles album to feature all-original material, it is the only album the Beatles ever made that was solely written by Lennon-[=McCartney=]. The other early albums all had cover songs, while the later ones all had at least one George Harrison (and/or Ringo Starr) composition each. It's also dominated by Lennon like no other Beatles record, as he's the primary composer on ten of the thirteen songs. Tracks like "A Hard Day's Night", "And I Love Her", and "Can't Buy Me Love" became hit singles, while "If I Fell" and "Things We Said Today" have become fan favorites.

Noteworthy for being the first Beatles album to feature all-original material, 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 (and/or Ringo Starr) composition each. It's also dominated by Lennon like no other Beatles album, as he's the primary composer on ten of the thirteen songs. Tracks like "A Hard Day's Night", "And I Love Her", and "Can't Buy Me Love" became hit singles, while "If I Fell" and "Things We Said Today" have become fan favorites.

Noteworthy for being the first Beatles album to feature all-original material, 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 (and/or Ringo Starr) tune each. 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''. Noteworthy for being the first Beatles album to feature all-original material, 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.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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

* MusicalSquares: The original British version had various squares filled with the Beatles' heads, while the [[CutAndPasteTranslation American version]] used a similar four-square cover to ''Let It Be'' that only showed the Beatles' foreheads.

* {{Malaprop|er}}ism: 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."

The album was listed at No.307 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].

[[AC: Side One]]

# "A Hard Day's Night"
# "I Should Have Known Better"
# "If I Fell"
# "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
# "And I Love Her"
# "Tell Me Why"
# "Can't Buy Me Love"

[[AC: Side Two]]

# "Any Time at All"
# "I'll Cry Instead"
# "Things We Said Today"
# "When I Get Home"
# "You Can't Do That"
# "I'll Be Back"

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** "A Hard Day's Night":
--> But when I get home to you\\
I find the things that you do\\
Will make me feel all right
*** And:
--> So why on earth should I moan?\\
'Cause when I get you alone,\\
You know I feel okay
*** Also:
--> You know, I work all day,\\
To get your money to buy your things\\
And it's worth it just to hear you say\\
"[You're] gonna give [me] everything
** "Any Time At All" certainly sounds like it's about booty calls.
** "You Can't Do That" features a man warning his lover that they'll be consequences if he catches her talking to her male friend again, because he thinks what she's doing is sinful.
** "When I Get Home":
--> "When I get home tonight\\
I'm gonna hold her tight\\
I'm gonna ''love her 'til the cows come home''"

** {{Inverted}} with "A Hard Day's Night," which kicks off the album with an in-your-face, dissonant [=Dm7add11=] chord on the guitar.

** {{Inverted}} with "A Hard Day's Night," which kicks off the album with an in-your-face, dissonant Dm7add11 chord on the guitar.

''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.

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

* JanglePop: A big influence on the genre. Harrison acquired a 12 string Rickenbacker during the album's recording, and was used for the opening chord on the title track.

* {{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."

*** Judging by the circumstances, they'll be much more moaning when you're alone with her.

** Did anyone else think that "Any Time At All" was about booty calls?
** Many people caught that. Evangelical Christians were scandalized. They caught most of the other references on this page, too, and wrote outraged screeds about them.

!! Tracklist (Standard Version):

!! Tracklist (US Version):

[[AC: Side One]]

# "A Hard Day's Night"
# "Tell Me Why"
# "I'll Cry Instead"
# "I Should Have Known Better (Instrumental)"
# "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You"
# "And I Love Her (Instrumental)"

[[AC: Side Two]]

# "I Should Have Known Better"
# "If I Fell"
# "And I Love Her"
# "Ringo's Theme (This Boy)"
# "Can't Buy Me Love"
# "A Hard Day's Night (Instrumental)"

----

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/749250420_hard20days20night20united20artists_answer_12_xlarge_5226.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The alternate cover of ''A Hard Day's Night'', used in the US.]]

* FaceOnTheCover: A group of photographs featuring each band member, lifted from the film's poster.[[note]] The middle shot of Paul is framed with two other photos of Paul looking toward that picture with disturbed expressions; on the film's poster, those pictures flanked a shot of a smirking Wilfrid Brambell as Paul's grandfather.[[/note]] The alternative cover shows only four of those, up until their eyes.

[[quoteright:320:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hard_days_night_album_cover_6003.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:320:The standard cover of ''A Hard Day's Night''.]]
[[quoteright:320:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/749250420_hard20days20night20united20artists_answer_12_xlarge_5226.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:320:The alternate cover of ''A Hard Day's Night'', used in the US.]]

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hard_days_night_album_cover_6003.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The standard cover of ''A Hard Day's Night''.]]

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/749250420_hard20days20night20united20artists_answer_12_xlarge_5226.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The alternate cover of ''A Hard Day's Night'', used in the US.]]

-->Someday when we're dreaming
-->Deep in love, not a lot to say
-->Then we will remember
-->Things we said today

I've got something to say that might cause you pain\\

because I told you before, oh, you can't do that

The album was listed at nr. #307 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].

--> ''Tell me why-I-I-I-I''
* BreakUpSong: "Tell Me Why" where the protagonist wonders why their relationship ended, "I'll Be Back" where he says he'll leave when she breaks his heart but will be back again nevertheless and "I'll Cry Instead", where he has all kinds of intentions, but decides to cry instead over the broken relationship
* CapitalismIsBad and MoneyIsNotPower: "Can't Buy Me Love" in which the protagonist feels that he doesn't care for money, "'cause money can't buy me love".

--> ''Just to dance with you, it's everything I need''

* FaceOnTheCover: A group of photographs featuring each band member. The alternative cover shows only four of those, up until their eyes.
* TheFutureWillBeBetter: "Things We Said Today".
--> ''Someday when we're dreaming''
--> ''Deep in love, not a lot to say''
--> ''Then we will remember''
--> ''Things we said today''

--> ''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''

--> ''But when I get home to you/ I find the things that you do/ will make me feel alright''.

--> ''I've got no time for trivialities''
--> ''I've got a girl who's waiting home for me tonight''

--> ''You, if you break my heart I'll go''
--> ''But I'll be back again''

---> ''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.''

# "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You"

# "Any Time At All"

# "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You"

'''''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.