In Britain, the EP peaked at number 2 on the national singles chart, [145] behind "Hello, Goodbye", [146] [147] and became the Beatles' ninth release to top the national EPs chart compiled by Record Retailer. [148] In the UK singles listings compiled by Melody Maker magazine, it replaced "Hello, Goodbye" at number 1 for a week. [149] The EP sold over 500,000 copies there. [138] Walter Everett highlights its UK chart performance as a significant achievement, given that the EP's retail price far exceeded that of the singles with which it was competing at the time. [138] As an American import, the Capitol album release peaked on the Record Retailer LPs chart at number 31 in January 1968. [150] In the US, the album sold 1,936,063 copies by 31 December 1967 and 2,373,987 copies by the end of the decade. [151] The Beatles– Magical Mystery Tour (Song)". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017 . Retrieved 28 June 2017.

The Beatles– Magical Mystery Tour". italiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017 . Retrieved 28 June 2017. Magical Mystery Tour (EP booklet). The Beatles. Parlophone/NEMS Enterprises. 1967. p.1. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Any resentment or hostility that the watching audience might have felt towards the Boxing Day broadcast of Magical Mystery Tour was more than amply counterbalanced by the fact that for three weeks over the Christmas and new year period the "Hello, Goodbye" single and the Magical Mystery Tour EP were numbers one and two in the UK singles chart. You heard them everywhere and all the time, resplendent in tandem. [139] a b Du Noyer, Paul (2004). "The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour". Blender. Archived from the original on 4 May 2006 . Retrieved 15 March 2018. The film also included " She Loves You", played on a fairground organ; an orchestral version of " All My Loving"; and " Death Cab for Cutie", performed by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. [47] In addition, the coda of "Hello, Goodbye" played over the end credits. [48]

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