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“I Don't Want To Spoil The Party” by The Beatles
From the album Beatles for Sale (1964)
“I Don't Want To Spoil The Party” by The Beatles appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2020. It was first released in 1964 on the album Beatles for Sale. Its best result is #1185 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,659 indie & aaa song of all time.
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John Lennon wrote "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" about the loneliest corner of the room, and the Beatles slotted it in as the twelfth track on Beatles for Sale in December 1964, credited to Lennon–McCartney. The setup is plain and bruising: he's turned up to meet his girl, she stands him up, and he'd sooner slip away than drag the whole crowd down.
Lennon and Paul McCartney share the lead, Lennon strumming acoustic while George Harrison's electric guitar and harmony wind around them and Ringo Starr, on drums and tambourine, keeps a country-rock lilt going. It keeps glum company with "No Reply" and "I'm a Loser", and Ian MacDonald heard it as a preview of "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away". In America it rode the B-side of "Eight Days a Week" and reached 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1185 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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