The Supremes’ "Where Did Our Love Go"  held the number-one
Billboard Hot 100 position for two weeks. It was the first of five top
hits for the group.

August 20th marks the last time that all four of The Beatles are together as
a group in a recording studio. They completed mixing "I Want You" for
the "Abby Road" album at EMI’s London studio. The unusual song was
written by John Lennon, but credited to Lennon-McCartney. It last nearly
eight minutes, with very few lyrics, only 14 different words are sung.

 
From left: Recording engineer George Martin, Paul McCartney, and Ringo
Starr in the EMI Mixing Room 

According to their manager, Brian Epstein, The Beatles were asked to
come up with a song containing a simple message to be understood by
all nationalities. He said, "It was an inspired song and they really wanted
to give the world a message.”