<Table> <Tr> <Td> "I Feel Fine" (1964) </Td> <Td> "Eight Days a Week" / "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" (1965) </Td> <Td> "Ticket to Ride" (1965) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "I Feel Fine" (1964) </Td> <Td> "Eight Days a Week" / "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" (1965) </Td> <Td> "Ticket to Ride" (1965) </Td> </Tr> <P> "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" is a song by the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon--McCartney . It was released on the album Beatles for Sale in the United Kingdom in 1964 . "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" was also released on the Beatles for Sale (No. 2) EP . In the United States, Capitol released the song as the B - side of the single "Eight Days a Week", and later on the Beatles VI album, both in 1965 . The single peaked at number 1 in the US (it was not released in the UK); "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" charted as a B - side, reaching number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 . </P> <P> The lyrics anticipate themes that were to become familiar in Lennon's songwriting--alienation and inner pain . In this song, the narrator is at a party, waiting for his girl to show up . When it becomes clear that she has stood him up, he decides to leave, rather than spoil the party for everyone else . Both the lyrics and melody share a melancholy sound and theme with songs that precede it on Beatles for Sale, such as "No Reply" and "I'm a Loser". Author Ian MacDonald views the song as a return to the subject matter introduced by Lennon on "I'll Cry Instead", from the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night album, and a "preview" of "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", from Help! </P>

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