# The Beatles — Twist and Shout

The Beatles’s Twist and Shout (1963) is No. 7 in our Merseybeat ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1963
- **Label:** Parlophone
- **On one list:** Merseybeat
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Artist:** [The Beatles](https://waxonia.com/artist/the-beatles/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/the-beatles--twist-and-shout/

## What we say

### No. 7 in [Merseybeat](https://waxonia.com/genre/merseybeat/)

Recorded last on the final take of a fourteen-hour day with Lennon's voice already gone. The damage is the performance, and it could not be repeated.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Beatles%20Twist%20and%20Shout) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xcdwr9RCg2A)

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