Day Tripper
The record was the Beatles' ninth consecutive chart-topping single in "Record Retailer" and their tenth on the country's other charts, and for the third year in succession they had the Christmas number 1 hit as well as the top-selling album. "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" was also the band's fastest-selling single in the UK since "Can't Buy Me Love" in 1964. Alan Smith, the reporter assigned to cover the Beatles' UK tour for the "NME", commented: "Anyone who says they're finished – particularly with 'Day Tripper' / 'We Can Work It Out' at No. 1 in the "NME" Chart in its first week – must be out of his head!"&lt;ref name="Smith/OnTour"&gt; Available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).&lt;/ref&gt;