I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You - wikipedia I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' Single by the Beatles from the album A Hard Day 's Night A-side `` I 'll Cry Instead '' Released 26 June 1964 Format 7 - inch single Recorded 1 March 1964 Abbey Road Studios, London Genre Rock Length 1 : 58 Label Capitol ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Lennon -- McCartney Producer ( s ) George Martin The Beatles US singles chronology `` And I Love Her '' ( 1964 ) And I Love Her 1964 `` I 'll Cry Instead '' / `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' ( 1964 ) I 'll Cry Instead I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You1964 `` Matchbox '' ( 1964 ) Matchbox 1964 `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by the Beatles for the film soundtrack to A Hard Day 's Night. Lead vocals are by George Harrison, whose performance in the film marked the first mass media depiction of Harrison singing lead. Contents 1 Composition 2 Recording 3 Personnel 4 Covers 5 Chart performance 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links Composition It was written specifically for George Harrison to sing at a time when he lacked the confidence to compose his own material. Years later, McCartney described it as a `` formula song '', and Lennon said, `` I would never have sung it myself. '' Featuring a hectic Bo Diddley style rhythm guitar in juxtaposition with Harrison 's placid vocal, its composers give it an unexpected choice of chord at the crux of its chorus, augmenting the B7th on `` I 'm happy just to dance with you ''. The song is also distinctive in that it begins not with a verse or chorus but with the last four bars of the bridge. Recording The Beatles recorded `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' on a Sunday, the first time they had used Abbey Road Studios on a day other than a normal work day. United Artists released the song on the album A Hard Day 's Night on June 26. It was also included on the album Something New, released by Capitol Records on July 20. It hit # 95 on the Billboard Top 100 chart on August 1, 1964, its only appearance on that chart. The group also recorded a version for the BBC 's From Us to You radio show. The session took place on 17 July 1964 at the BBC Paris Studio in London, and was first broadcast on 3 August that year. Personnel George Harrison -- lead vocal, lead guitar John Lennon -- backing vocal, rhythm guitar Paul McCartney -- backing vocal, bass Ringo Starr -- drums, African drum George Martin -- producer Norman Smith -- engineer Personnel per Ian MacDonald Covers The Cyrkle released a version of the song on their 1967 album, Neon. Anne Murray included a cover of `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' on her 1980 album Somebody 's Waiting. Murray had had some success in previous years covering other Beatles songs such as `` You Wo n't See Me '' and `` Day Tripper. '' Unlike the Beatles ' original, Murray 's version of `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' is an adult - contemporary ballad. Murray 's version of the song was released as a single in mid-1980, reaching No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 23 on the Billboard country chart. Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings included a cover of the song on their 2007 album Jukebox. The Smithereens also released a cover on their 2008 album, B - Sides The Beatles. Chart performance Chart ( 1964 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 95 Notes ^ Jump up to : `` '' I 'm Happy Just to Dance With You `` ''. Beatlesebooks.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Miles 1997, p. 163. ^ Jump up to : Harry 2000, p. 546. Jump up ^ Hal Leonard 1993, p. 492. ^ Jump up to : `` The Hot 100 - August 1, 1964 ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` The Beatles - Chart History ''. Billboard. August 1, 1964. Retrieved May 15, 2016. Jump up ^ The Beatles Bible 2008. Jump up ^ MacDonald 2005, p. 112. Jump up ^ The Cyrkle, Neon Retrieved January 10, 2016 Jump up ^ Deming, Mark. B - Sides the Beatles at AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2016. References The Beatles - Complete Scores. Milwaukee : Hal Leonard. 1993. ISBN 0 - 7935 - 1832 - 6. Harry, Bill ( 2000 ). The Beatles Encyclopedia : Revised and Updated. London : Virgin Publishing. ISBN 0 - 7535 - 0481 - 2. `` I 'm Happy Just To Dance With You ''. The Beatles Bible. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008. MacDonald, Ian ( 2005 ). Revolution in the Head : The Beatles ' Records and the Sixties ( Second Revised ed. ). London : Pimlico ( Rand ). ISBN 1 - 84413 - 828 - 3. Miles, Barry ( 1997 ). Paul McCartney : Many Years From Now. New York : Henry Holt & Company. ISBN 0 - 8050 - 5249 - 6. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : A Hard Day 's Night ( album ) Alan W. Pollack 's Notes on `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics A Hard Day 's Night Songs Side one `` A Hard Day 's Night '' `` I Should Have Known Better '' `` If I Fell '' `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' `` And I Love Her '' `` Tell Me Why '' `` Ca n't Buy Me Love '' Side two `` Any Time at All '' `` I 'll Cry Instead '' `` Things We Said Today '' `` When I Get Home '' `` You Ca n't Do That '' `` I 'll Be Back '' Outtakes `` No Reply '' `` You Know What to Do '' `` Slow Down '' `` Matchbox '' `` Long Tall Sally '' `` I Call Your Name '' Related articles A Hard Day 's Night ( film ) Extracts from the Album A Hard Day 's Night Extracts from the Film A Hard Day 's Night The Beatles discography Please Please Me With the Beatles A Hard Day 's Night Beatles for Sale Help ! Rubber Soul Revolver Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles ( White Album ) Yellow Submarine Abbey Road Let It Be Past Masters The Beatles singles discography UK and US ( all labels ) 1963 `` Please Please Me '' / `` Ask Me Why '' `` From Me to You '' / `` Thank You Girl '' `` She Loves You '' / `` I 'll Get You '' 1964 `` Ca n't Buy Me Love '' / `` You Ca n't Do That '' `` I Feel Fine '' / `` She 's a Woman '' 1965 `` Ticket to Ride '' / `` Yes It Is '' `` Help ! '' / `` I 'm Down '' `` We Can Work It Out '' / `` Day Tripper '' 1966 `` Paperback Writer '' / `` Rain '' `` Yellow Submarine '' / `` Eleanor Rigby '' 1967 `` Penny Lane '' / `` Strawberry Fields Forever '' `` All You Need Is Love '' / `` Baby, You 're a Rich Man '' `` Hello, Goodbye '' / `` I Am the Walrus '' 1968 `` Lady Madonna '' / `` The Inner Light '' `` Hey Jude '' / `` Revolution '' 1969 `` Get Back '' / `` Do n't Let Me Down '' `` The Ballad of John and Yoko '' / `` Old Brown Shoe '' `` Something '' / `` Come Together '' 1970 `` Let It Be '' / `` You Know My Name ( Look Up the Number ) '' 1978 `` Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With a Little Help from My Friends '' / `` A Day in the Life '' 1982 `` The Beatles Movie Medley '' / `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' 1995 `` Free as a Bird '' / `` Christmas Time ( Is Here Again ) '' `` Real Love '' / `` Baby 's in Black '' UK only ( Parlophone, Apple ) 1962 `` My Bonnie '' / `` The Saints '' `` Love Me Do '' / `` P.S. I Love You '' 1963 `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' / `` This Boy '' 1964 `` Ai n't She Sweet '' / `` If You Love Me, Baby '' `` A Hard Day 's Night '' / `` Things We Said Today '' 1976 `` Yesterday '' / `` I Should Have Known Better '' `` Back in the U.S.S.R. '' / `` Twist and Shout '' US only ( Vee - Jay, Swan, Tollie, Capitol, Apple ) 1963 `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' / `` I Saw Her Standing There '' 1964 `` Twist and Shout '' / `` There 's a Place '' `` Do You Want to Know a Secret '' / `` Thank You Girl '' `` Love Me Do '' / `` P.S. I Love You '' `` Sie liebt dich '' / `` I 'll Get You '' `` I 'll Cry Instead '' / `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' `` And I Love Her '' / `` If I Fell '' `` A Hard Day 's Night '' / `` I Should Have Known Better '' `` Matchbox '' / `` Slow Down '' 1965 `` Eight Days a Week '' / `` I Do n't Want to Spoil the Party '' `` Yesterday '' / `` Act Naturally '' 1966 `` Nowhere Man '' / `` What Goes On '' 1970 `` The Long and Winding Road '' / `` For You Blue '' 1976 `` Got to Get You into My Life '' / `` Helter Skelter '' `` Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da '' / `` Julia '' Other countries ( Odeon, Parlophone, Apple ) 1963 `` All My Loving '' / `` This Boy '' ( Canada ) 1964 `` Komm, gib mir deine Hand / Sie liebt dich '' ( Germany ) 1966 `` Norwegian Wood ( This Bird Has Flown ) '' / `` Nowhere Man '' ( Australia ) 1968 `` Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da '' / `` While My Guitar Gently Weeps '' ( Europe, Japan, Australia ) `` Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da '' / `` I Will '' ( Philippines ) `` Back in the U.S.S.R. '' / `` Do n't Pass Me By '' ( Sweden ) 1969 `` You 're Going to Lose That Girl '' / `` Tell Me What You See '' ( Japan ) 1970 `` Oh ! Darling '' / `` Here Comes the Sun '' ( Japan ) 1972 `` All Together Now '' / `` Hey Bulldog '' ( Europe ) 1978 `` Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With a Little Help from My Friends '' / `` Within You Without You '' ( Germany ) Anne Murray Studio albums What About Me This Way Is My Way Honey, Wheat and Laughter Straight, Clean and Simple Talk It Over in the Morning Anne Murray / Glen Campbell Annie Danny 's Song Love Song Highly Prized Possession Keeping In Touch Together There 's a Hippo in My Tub Let 's Keep It That Way New Kind of Feeling I 'll Always Love You Somebody 's Waiting Where Do You Go When You Dream The Hottest Night of the Year A Little Good News Heart over Mind Something to Talk About Harmony As I Am You Will Yes I Do Croonin ' Anne Murray What a Wonderful World Country Croonin ' I 'll Be Seeing You Anne Murray Duets : Friends & Legends Christmas albums Christmas Wishes Anne Murray Christmas The Season Will Never Grow Old Best of the Season My Christmas Favorites What a Wonderful Christmas Anne Murray 's Christmas Album Icon : Christmas Compilations Snowbird Country A Country Collection Anne Murray 's Greatest Hits Country Hits Songs of the Heart Love Songs Greatest Hits Volume II From Springhill to the World The Very Best of Anne Murray 15 of the Best Her Greatest Hits and Finest Performances Now & Forever The Best... So Far An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray Ultimate Collection All of Me 10 Great Songs : Inspirational Classics Icon No. 1 singles `` Snowbird '' `` Sing High, Sing Low '' `` A Stranger in My Place '' `` It Takes Time '' `` Talk It Over in the Morning '' `` I Say a Little Prayer / By the Time I Get to Phoenix '' `` Cotton Jenny '' `` Danny 's Song '' `` What About Me '' `` A Love Song '' `` He Thinks I Still Care '' `` Son of a Rotten Gambler '' `` You Wo n't See Me '' `` You Needed Me '' `` I Just Fall in Love Again '' `` Shadows in the Moonlight '' `` Broken Hearted Me '' `` Daydream Believer '' `` Lucky Me '' `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' `` Could I Have This Dance '' `` Blessed Are the Believers '' `` We Do n't Have to Hold Out '' `` It 's All I Can Do '' `` Another Sleepless Night '' `` Hey ! Baby '' `` Somebody 's Always Saying Goodbye '' `` A Little Good News '' `` Just Another Woman in Love '' `` Nobody Loves Me Like You Do '' ( with Dave Loggins ) `` Time Do n't Run Out on Me '' `` Now and Forever ( You and Me ) '' Other songs `` Thirsty Boots '' `` Put Your Hand in the Hand '' `` Night Owl '' `` Robbie 's Song for Jesus '' `` Everything 's Been Changed '' `` Send a Little Love My Way '' `` Just One Look '' `` Day Tripper '' `` Uproar '' `` Sunday Sunrise '' `` The Call '' `` Golden Oldie '' `` Things '' `` Walk Right Back '' `` That 's Not the Way ( It 's S'posed to Be ) '' `` I Do n't Think I 'm Ready for You '' `` Who 's Leaving Who '' `` Are You Still in Love with Me '' `` Anyone Can Do the Heartbreak '' `` Perfect Strangers '' `` If I Ever Fall in Love Again '' ( with Kenny Rogers ) `` Feed This Fire '' `` Bluebird '' `` I Can See Arkansas '' `` Make Love to Me '' `` The Wayward Wind '' `` Born to Be with You '' `` Over You '' `` That 's What My Love Is For '' `` That 's the Way It Goes '' `` What a Wonderful World '' Related articles Discography Capitol Records `` Tears Are Not Enough '' Book : Anne Murray Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I%27m_Happy_Just_to_Dance_with_You&oldid=788048017 '' Categories : 1964 singles 1980 singles The Beatles songs Anne Murray songs The Cyrkle songs Capitol Records singles Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs written for films Songs written by Lennon -- McCartney Songs published by Northern Songs RPM Adult Contemporary number - one singles 1964 songs Parlophone singles Songs about happiness Songs about dancing Hidden categories : Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français 한국어 Italiano ქართული Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 29 June 2017, at 05 : 16. 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Question: who wrote i'm happy just to dance with you
Answer: John Lennon