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{{Infobox Album
| name = Help!
| type = studio
| artist = [[The Beatles]]
| cover = 
| released = 6 August 1965
| recorded = 15–19 February, 13 April, 10 May 1965, 14–17 June 1965, [[Abbey Road Studios]], [[London]], [[England]]
| genre = [[Pop rock]], [[folk rock]]
| length = 34:20
| language = [[English language|English]]
| label = [[Parlophone]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], [[EMI]]
| producer = [[George Martin]]
| prev_title = [[Beatles for Sale]]
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = [[Rubber Soul]]
| next_year = 1965
| misc = {{Singles
  | name = Help!
  | type = studio
  | single1 = [[Ticket to Ride]]
  | single1date = 9 April 1965
  | single2 = [[Help! (song)|Help!]]
  | single2date = 19 July 1965
  | single3 = [[Yesterday (song)|Yesterday]]
  | single3date = 13 September 1965
  }}
}}

'''''Help!''''' is a 1965 [[movie]] starring [[The Beatles]], and also the name of the movie's [[theme (music)|theme song]], and of its [[soundtrack]] [[album (music)|album]]. The movie was directed by [[Richard Lester]], the same as their first movie, ''[[A Hard Day's Night]]''. While ''A Hard Day's Night'' was filmed in [[monochrome|black-and-white]], ''Help!'' was in color. [[George Martin]] produced the Beatles's songs for the album, and all their recordings for the movie.

== Movie ==
''Help!'' is a [[fantasy]] story, that makes fun of [[espionage|spy]] movies, which were popular at the time. A religious [[cult]] has lost a special ring, worn by people they plan to [[:wikt:sacrifice|sacrifice]] to their [[goddess]], Kaili. It turns out one of their members sent the ring to [[Ringo Starr]] (drummer for the Beatles, who loved to wear rings). When the cult finds out, they try to capture Ringo, and either sacrifice him to Kaili or get their ring back. He tries to give it back, but the ring will not come off his finger. The other Beatles try to help, but also end up in danger. A [[wikt:defector|defector]] (quitter) from the cult tries different ways to remove the ring, and a scientist also tries to steal it. [[Scotland Yard]] hides the Beatles at [[Buckingham Palace]], but the cult even sneaks in there. The band escapes to the [[Bahamas]] in disguise, but are followed. Tired of running, the Beatles finally face down the [[cult|cultists]].

The movie's co-stars were [[Leo McKern]], [[Eleanor Bron]], [[Roy Kinnear]], and [[Victor Spinetti]]. Spinetti also appeared in ''A Hard Day's Night'', and later in ''[[Magical Mystery Tour]]''. The movie was going to be called ''Eight Arms to Hold You'', but the title was changed when [[John Lennon]] wrote a song titled "Help!" that suited the movie's theme.

''Help!'' was filmed partly in [[England]], partly in [[Austria]], and partly in the Bahamas. The Beatles started a company in the Bahamas, as a [[tax havens|tax shelter]], but it did not work out. While they were filming, a [[Hindu]] believer gave each Beatle a book about [[reincarnation]]. [[George Harrison]] resonated very strongly with Hindu ideas and beliefs, and ended up becoming a follower of [[Hinduism]]. He also enjoyed the [[India]]n classical music featured in ''Help!'', bought a [[sitar]], and took music lessons with [[Ravi Shankar]].

== Soundtrack album ==
''Help!'' was the fifth album by The Beatles. The first seven songs appeared in the movie. The album includes the title song, "Ticket To Ride", George Harrison's "I Need You", and [[Paul McCartney]]'s "[[Yesterday (song)|Yesterday]]", the song with the most versions by other artists of all time. ''Help!'' was the last Beatles album with songs written by other people.

== Songs on the album ==

The album is ranked number 332 in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of [[The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|the 500 greatest albums of all time]].{{sfn|Rolling Stone|2003}} All songs were written by [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]] unless noted otherwise.
{{tracklist
| headline  = Side one
| all_writing  = [[Lennon/McCartney]], except where noted
| extra_column  =Lead Vocals
| title1   = [[Help! (song)|Help!]]
| extra1   = Lennon
| length1   = 2:18
| title2   = [[The Night Before]]
| extra2   = McCartney
| length2   = 2:33
| title3   = [[You've Got to Hide Your Love Away]]
| extra3   = Lennon
| length3   = 2:08
| title4   = [[I Need You (The Beatles song)|I Need You]]
| note4   = [[George Harrison]]
| extra4   = Harrison
| length4   = 2:28
| title5   = [[Another Girl]]
| extra5   = McCartney
| length5   = 2:05
| title6   = [[You're Going to Lose That Girl]]
| extra6   = Lennon
| length6   = 2:17
| title7   = [[Ticket to Ride]]
| extra7   = Lennon
| length7   = 3:10
}}

{{tracklist
| headline  = Side two
| extra_column =Lead Vocals
| title1   = [[Act Naturally]]
| note1   = [[Johnny Russell]], Voni Morrison
| extra1   = Starr
| length1   = 2:29
| title2   = [[It's Only Love]]
| extra2   = Lennon
| length2   = 1:54
| title3   = [[You Like Me Too Much]]
| note3   = Harrison
| extra3   = Harrison
| length3  = 2:35
| title4   = [[Tell Me What You See]]
| extra4   =  McCartney
| length4  = 2:36
| title5   = [[I've Just Seen a Face]]
| extra5   = McCartney
| length5  = 2:04
| title6   = [[Yesterday (song)|Yesterday]]
| extra6   = McCartney
| length6  = 2:03
| title7   = [[Dizzy Miss Lizzie|Dizzy Miss Lizzy]]
| note7   = [[Larry Williams]]
| extra7   = Lennon
| length7  = 2:53
}}
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/2c053984-4645-4699-9474-d2c35c227028.html |title=Release: Help! - MusicBrainz |publisher=musicbrainz.org |accessdate=2010-07-28 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Refbegin|2}}
* {{cite AV media notes
| publisher=[[Apple Records]]
| year=2009
| title=Help!
| others=[[The Beatles]]
| type=CD liner notes
| ref={{SfnRef|Apple Records|2009}}
}}
* {{cite web
| work=Beatles Interview Database
| year=2009
| title=''Help''
| url=http://www.beatlesinterviews.org/dba05help.html
| accessdate=21 November 2009
| ref={{SfnRef|Beatles Interview Database|2009}}
}}
* {{cite book
| last=Freeman
| first=Robert
| title=The Beatles: A Private View
| year=2003
| publisher=Barnes & Noble
| location=NY
| isbn=1-59226-176-0
}}
* {{cite news
| last=Kozinn
| first=Allan
| authorlink=Allan Kozinn
| title=Interview with George Martin
| date=8 March 1987
| newspaper=The New York Times
| url=http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/kozinn.htm
| accessdate=18 November 2009
| archive-date=9 January 2010
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109035243/http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/kozinn.htm
| url-status=dead
}}
* {{cite book
| last=Lewisohn
| first=Mark
| year=1988
| authorlink=Mark Lewisohn
| title=The Beatles Recording Sessions
| publisher=[[Harmony Books]]
| location=New York
| isbn=0-517-57066-1
}}
* {{cite book
| last=Lewisohn
| first=Mark
| year=1996
| title=The Complete Beatles Chronicle
| url=https://archive.org/details/completebeatlesc0000lewi
| publisher=Chancellor Press
| isbn=0-7607-0327-2
}}
* {{cite web
| last=Pollack
| first=Alan W.
| year=2009
| authorlink=Alan W. Pollack
| title="Notes on... series"
| url=http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/awp-notes_on.shtml
| accessdate=21 November 2009
}}
* {{cite magazine
| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]
| title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
| date=1 November 2003
| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599255/332_help
| accessdate=19 November 2007
| ref={{SfnRef|Rolling Stone|2003}}
| archive-date=27 November 2007
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127075106/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599255/332_help
| url-status=dead
}}
* {{cite web
| last=Ruhlmann
| first=William
| year=2009
| title=Review of ''Help!'' (US)
| work=[[Allmusic]]
| url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1514
| accessdate=21 November 2009
}}
* {{cite book
| last=Sheff
| first=David
| year=2000
| authorlink=David Sheff
| title=All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono
| url=https://archive.org/details/allwearesayingla00lenn
| publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]
| location=New York
| isbn=0-312-25464-4
}}
*{{cite book |last=Stannard |first=Neville |editor-last=Tobler |editor-first=John |title=The Long and Winding Road: A History of The Beatles on Record |date=24 June 1982 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |location=London |isbn=0-907080-46-4 }}
* {{cite web
| last=Unterberger
| first=Richie
| year=2009
| authorlink=Richie Unterberger
| title=Review of "I've Just Seen a Face"
| work=[[Allmusic]]
| url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/t819455
| accessdate=21 November 2009
| archive-date=2 February 2011
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202082252/http://www.allmusic.com/song/t819455
| url-status=dead
}}
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