<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "We Can Work It Out" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon . It was first issued as a double A-side single with "Day Tripper" in December 1965 . The release marked the first time in Britain that both tracks on an artist's single were promoted as joint A-sides . The song was recorded during the sessions for the band's Rubber Soul album . The single was number 1 in Britain (where it was also the top - selling single of 1965), America, Australia, Canada and Ireland . </P> <P> "We Can Work It Out" is a comparatively rare example of a Lennon--McCartney collaboration from this period in the Beatles' career, in that it recalls the level of collaboration the two songwriters had shared when writing the group's hit singles of 1963 . This song, "A Day in the Life", "Baby, You're a Rich Man" and "I've Got a Feeling", are among the notable exceptions . </P>

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