<P> The day before the Our World broadcast, the Beatles decided that the song should be their next single . Issued in the UK on 7 July 1967, with "Baby, You're a Rich Man" on the B - side, it entered the national singles chart at number 2 before topping the listings for three weeks . It was similarly successful in the United States after its release on 17 July, reaching number one for a week . In his feature on the song in Rolling Stone, Gavin Edwards writes that "All You Need Is Love" "hit Number One all over the world, providing the sing - song anthem for the Summer of Love, with a sentiment that was simple but profound". </P> <P> According to author Jonathan Gould, the Beatles "bask (ed) in the glow of their artistic achievements" while enjoying their first summer free of tour commitments, having quit performing concerts the previous year . In late July, the band investigated the possibility of buying a Greek island with a view to setting up a hippie - style commune for themselves, their partners and children, and members of their inner circle such as Neil Aspinall, Evans, Epstein and Derek Taylor . After sailing around the Aegean Sea and approving a location on the island of Leslo, the Beatles decided against the idea and returned to London . In early August, Harrison, accompanied by a small entourage including Taylor and Aspinall, made a highly publicised visit to the international hippie capital of Haight - Ashbury, in San Francisco . </P> <P> Writing in 2001, Peter Doggett said that the Beatles' performance on Our World "remains one of the strongest visual impressions of the summer of love". Rolling Stone ranks "All You Need Is Love" 370th on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and 21st on its "100 Greatest Beatles Songs" list . Mojo placed it at number 28 on a similar list of the best Beatles songs . In his commentary for the magazine, producer and musician Dave Stewart admired the track's "jumbled - up mix of music--marching band and rock'n'roll" and recalled the Beatles' appearance on Our World as "a signal for those (of us) who felt we were trapped in a mental hospital in some suburban town to break out". </P> <P> "All You Need Is Love" was also included on the American LP version of Magical Mystery Tour in November 1967, and on the Yellow Submarine album, animated film and 1999 "songtrack". As a statement on the power of universal love, the song served as the moral in the film . It plays over a scene where Lennon's character defeats the Blue Meanies by throwing the word "Love" at their evil Flying Glove . </P>

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