"Can't Buy Me Love" marked the first time McCartney tried to write with a 12-bar blues riff. It was their first song recorded outside the U.K.

“Can’t Buy Me Love” was a big hit in the United States. There, the tune reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks of its 10 weeks on the chart, becoming one of the band’s most ...

“Can’t Buy Me Love” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks, staying on the chart for 10 weeks total. It topped the chart for longer than most of the band’s other No. 1 hits.