how many weeks was hey jud nr on
After the fourth verse, the song shifts to a fade-out coda that lasts for more than four minutes. Hey Jude was released in August 1968 as the first single from the Beatles' record label Apple Records. More than seven minutes in length, it was at the time the longest single ever to top the British charts. It also spent nine weeks at number one in the United States, the longest for any Beatles single. Hey Jude tied the all-time record, at the time, for the longest run at the top of the US charts.