You Can’t Do That (original stereo studio mix)
~ Recording by The Beatles
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, recording first published, sold in U.K.) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, ℗ 1964, Sold in U.K., serif) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, ℗ 1964, Sold in U.K., sans-serif) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.13 | You Can’t Do That | 2:30 | The Beatles | Greatest Hits, Volume 1 | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | PCSO 7533 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, one EMI box) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, ℗ 1964) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! - A Hard Day’s Night - Originals From The United Artists' Picture | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Odeon | 1C 062-04 145 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, THE GRAMOPHONE..., non-flipback sleeve) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, THE GRAMOPHONE...) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:37 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (stereo) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Apple Records | AP-8147 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS...) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.3 | You Can’t Do That | ?:?? | The Beatles | Rock ’n’ Roll Music | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Parlophone | 8X2-PCSP 719 |
| 1.3 | You Can’t Do That | 2:33 | The Beatles | Rock ’n’ Roll Music | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SKBO-11537 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | BC13 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Odeon | 1C 072-04 145 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 1C 198-53 163, 1C 198-53 164, 1C 198-53 165, 1C 198-53 166, 1C 198-53 167, 1C 198-53 168, 1C 198-53 169, 1C 198-53 170, 1C 198-53 171, 1C 198-53 172, 1C 198-53 173, 1C 198-53 174, 1C 198-53 175, 1C 198-53 176 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Collection (limited edition) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | BC-1 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING...) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection (repress) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING, HIRING...) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:40 | The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night (MFSL Original Master Recording) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-103 |
| 1.11 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (RZG, red labels) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Мелодия | С60 23579 008 |
| 1.11 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (AZG, red labels) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Мелодия | C60 23579 008 |
| 1.11 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (LZG, black labels) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Мелодия | С60 23579 008 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone, Apple Records | TOCP-50501, TOCP-50502, TOCP-50503, TOCP-50504, TOCP-50505, TOCP-50506, TOCP-50507, TOCP-50508, TOCP-50509/10, TOCP-50511, TOCP-50512, TOCP-50513, TOCP-50514, TOCP-50515, TOCP-50516 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | 0946 3 82413 2 4 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone | 0946 3 82413 2 4 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation | Apple Records | 509996996804520 | |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099969944901 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | TOCP-71021~36 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099969944901 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | The Beatles Stereo USB (limited edition USB flash drive) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 5099969944963 |
| 1.9 | You Can’t Do That | 2:34 | The Beatles | Tomorrow Never Knows | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack | Parlophone | 0094638241317 | |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099963380910 |
| 1.12 | You Can't Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | 094638241317 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099963380910 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | The Beatles (boxset) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | |
| 2.17 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | The U.S. Albums | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | 3766898 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | |
| 2.17 | You Can’t Do That (stereo) | 2:38 | The Beatles | The U.S. Albums | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | B0019645-02 |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:34 | The Beatles | Meet The Beatles (Japan box set) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Odeon, Universal Music Publishing Group | UICY-76429/33 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:34 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (remastered) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| EMI Catalogue | |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| EMI Catalogue | |
| 1.2 | You Can’t Do That (remastered 2009) | 2:35 | The Beatles | New Year’s Workout | The Beatles | EP + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 3.12 | You Can’t Do That | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 2.14 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | 64 Great Hits | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| BRS | BRS 347300 |
| 1.14 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Universe (compilations – attention, some releases may be bootlegs) | UN 4014 |
| 1.14 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | More Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| BRS | BRS 73160 |
| 1.14 | You Can’t Do That | 2:35 | The Beatles | More Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Starlife | ST 7160 |
| 1.15 | You Can't Do That | 2:36 | The Beatles | 16 Superhits, Volume 3 | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Dorado (sublabel of “Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH”) | 2155423 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:40 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (MFSL DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | MFSL-1-103 |
| 1.3 | You Can’t Do That | 2:36 | The Beatles | Rock’N’Roll Music | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | SKBO 11537 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | PCS 3058 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:38 | The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | 0600753568200 |
| 1.12 | You Can’t Do That | 2:34 | The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night | The Beatles | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Richard Langham (on 1964-02-25) Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1964-06-22) |
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| engineer: | Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-02-25, on 1964-06-22) |
| producer: | George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-02-25, on 1964-06-22) |
| 12 string guitar [rhythm guitar]: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25) |
| bongos and drums (drum set): | Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25) |
| cowbell and electric bass guitar: | Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25) |
| electric guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals: | John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25) |
| background vocals [harmony vocals]: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25) |
| recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-25) |
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| mixed at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-22) |
| has remixes: | You Can’t Do That (2023 stereo mix) |
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| recording of: | You Can’t Do That (on 1964-02-25) |
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Related works
You Can’t Do That
| writer: | John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) |
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| publisher: | Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30) Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?) Northern Songs Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) Sony/ATV Songs LLC |
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| referred to in medleys: | Beatles Medley (Stars on 45) (order: 29) |
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| later translated parody versions: | Look anorak |
| later translated versions: | Si tu fais ça (You Can't Do That) |
| arrangements: | You Can’t Do That (Orchestral arrangement for Help!) |
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