Latest single from the Beatles«Now and then«, became the British quartet’s first number one on the popularity charts on Friday. great Britain in 54 years.

Official Charts Companyin charge of preparing the list, based on audio and video broadcasts, downloads, CDs and vinyl, announced that the song rose to number one in the UKafter being released last week.

Therefore, “now and then» became the band’s first number one on the charts since “The Ballad of John and Yoko” in 1969 and the group’s eighteenth song to lead the best-selling record.

This song was produced thanks to artificial intelligence (IA), compiled by John Lennon in 1978two years before his death, and completed in Paul McCartney and Ringo Starrtwo people who survived Liverpool Quartet.

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With the help of AI, chords are also included George Harrisondied in 2001.

He Liverpool Quartet can now boast the record for the longest gap between two number one hits, and also the longest gap between an artist’s first and last hit.

The Beatles’ first number one single was “From me to you» in 1963, more than 60 years ago.

«Beatlemania is back»

«Now and then» is the best-selling single of the year and has accumulated the largest number of songs physical sales in a week in almost a decade.

Martin Talbotexecutive director Official Charts CompanyThese sales indicate that “Beatlemania is back again«.

“If there is any doubt about it the Beatles “It’s the best band of all time, that doubt has been lost to history this week,” he added.

After hearing the news, Paul MCCARTNEY81, told Official Charts that “So fabulous. It left me speechless. This was also a very emotional moment for me. I like it!”.

The song was released on 2 November, starting at number 42 in the UK, after only 10 hours on sale.

When the topic comes up, that is music critic from the Guardian, Alexis Petridisawarded the song four stars and called it a “hit”.

Positive review

Mark Beaumontin The Independent, also gave up on the song “that allowed a generation to be lost the Beatlesto get a small sample of the emotions you have Teen Beatlemania 1964. ‘Now and Then’ was the musical highlight of the year and one of the biggest emotional moments in history.

“Now and Then” is one of those three songs John Lennon recorded on tape at his residence in New York in 1979, a year before he was murdered.

Lennon’s widow Yoko Onosend the recording to McCartney in 1994.

Two other songs recorded by Lennon, ‘Free like a bird’ And ‘True love’rescued by producer Jeff Lynne and released in 1995 and 1996.

However, the recording of “Now and Then” has too much ambient noise and until the development of AI technology, it cannot be exploited.

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