'That was one of the earliest heavy-metal records made' - John Lennon, 1980 John Lennon spoke much later about the style of this track in his last ever major interview with David Sheff and made quite a claim. In many ways, the single represented a step change in The Beatle's sound with sadder lyrics and a harsher, heavier, and more aggressive sound compared to their previous bright pop style records.
That was the first Beatles single to go over the three-minute mark. It came in at three minutes and 10 seconds long. “Ticket To Ride” broke the mold and format somewhat by being longer than the usual two and a half to a maximum of three minutes.
Most of the records were very short, certainly by today’s standards. A long ticket to ride for radioīack in the early to mid-'60s, radio stations were still adjusting to pop and rock and roll music. It flew to the top of the charts and became the Fab Four’s seventh consecutive number one in the UK charts and their third consecutive number one in the United States. Released as a single in April 1965, “Ticket To Ride” was taken from the Help album.
The song, though, has some less well-known interesting facts. Like many other Beatles tracks, “Ticket To Ride” is a popular and well-loved favorite.
