The Beatles' Hits EP was released 6 September 1963. It is The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

 second British EP and was only released in mono

Monaural

Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...

, with the catalogue number Parlophone GEP 8880. It is named The Beatles' Hits because the songs on the album are hit singles (with a B-Side as an addition). Because of this, the EP can be seen as an early greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 release. It was also released in Australia and New Zealand.

Track listing

All songs were written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon.

Side A

1. "From Me to You
   From Me to You
   "From Me to You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a single in 1963. The single was the Beatles' first number one in some of the United Kingdom charts, second in others, but failed to make an impact in the United States at the time of its initial...
   
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   • Originally released as a single b/w Thank You Girl.
2. "Thank You Girl
   Thank You Girl
   "Thank You Girl" is a song by The Beatles and released as the B-side of "From Me to You", which was recorded on the same day . While not released on an LP in the United Kingdom until Rarities in 1978, the single was featured as the second track on The Beatles' Second Album in the United States...
   
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   • Originally released as a the B-side to From Me to You.

Side B

3. "Please Please Me
   Please Please Me (song)
   "Please Please Me" is a song and the second single released by The Beatles in the United Kingdom, and the first to be issued in the United States. It was also the title track of their first LP, which was recorded to capitalise on the success of the single...
   
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   • Originally released as a single b/w "Ask Me Why
     Ask Me Why
     "Ask Me Why" is a song by The Beatles originally released in the United Kingdom as the B-side of their hit single "Please Please Me". It was also included on their first UK album, Please Please Me.-Composition:...
     
     ." Then released as track seven (side one) on the album Please Please Me
     Please Please Me
     Please Please Me is the debut album by the English rock band The Beatles. Parlophone rush-released the album on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom to capitalise on the success of singles "Please Please Me" and "Love Me Do" .Of the album's fourteen songs, eight were written by Lennon–McCartney...
     
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4. "Love Me Do
   Love Me Do
   "Love Me Do" is The Beatles' first single, backed by "P.S. I Love You" and released on 5 October 1962. When the single was originally released in the United Kingdom, it peaked at number seventeen; in 1982 it was re-issued and reached number four...
   
   " – 2:22
   • Originally released as a single b/w "P.S. I Love You
     P.S. I Love You (The Beatles song)
     "P.S. I Love You" is a song composed principally by Paul McCartney and recorded by The Beatles. It was released on 5 October 1962 as the B-side of their debut single "Love Me Do" and is also included on their 1963 album Please Please Me...
     
     ." Then released as track one (side two) on the album Please Please Me

UK EP sales chart performance

• Entry Date : 21st September 1963
• Highest Position : 1 (for 3 weeks)
• Weeks in Chart : 43 Weeks