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"Hey Jude" was first released on 26 August 1968, in the United States and 30 August in the United Kingdom .The single was the debut release of The Beatles' record label Apple Records; in the US, it was also the first Beatles' single to be issued in a company sleeve instead of a picture sleeve.
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"Hey Jude" began its sixteen-week run on the British charts on 7 September 1968, claiming the #1 spot a week later. It only lasted two weeks on top before being knocked off by another single from Apple, Mary Hopkin's "Those Were the Days".
The song entered the U.S. charts on 14 September 1968, where it stayed for nineteen weeks. Two weeks later, "Hey Jude" was number one in the charts, and held that position for nine weeks,which is the longest time spent by a Beatles' single at number one.
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On 30 November 1968 NME reported that sales had reached nearly six million copies worldwide and "Hey Jude" became the biggest-selling debut release for a record label ever, selling an estimated eight million copies worldwide and topping the charts in eleven countries.It remains The Beatles' most commercially successful single .
"Hey Jude" was the top Billboard Hot 100 single for 1968, according to year-end charts.Less than 3 weeks after its release, the record was certified gold for sales of one million copies. In 1999, it was certified 4x platinum, representing four million units sold.
The Beatles Hey Jude has now been re-released in the UK and entered the Top 40 singles chart on November 21st 2010.
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