Finish the lyric: 'I want to hold...'

The lyric “I want to hold…” is completed by “your hand” in the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the song was recorded on 17 October 1963 and released in the United Kingdom on 29 November that year. Lennon and McCartney composed it together at Jane Asher’s family home in London, working closely at the piano. The song helped capture the Beatles’ early blend of energetic pop, vocal harmony, and direct romantic language.

Its release became a major event in Britain: the single received one million advance orders and quickly replaced the Beatles’ own “She Loves You” at number one. It then became the group’s breakthrough hit in the United States, helping launch the 1964 wave of Beatlemania. The recording was also the first Beatles record made with four-track equipment, giving the production greater flexibility.

Listeners sometimes confuse the ending with phrases such as “your heart” or “you close,” but those are not the lyric. The wording is also preserved in the song’s title, making “your hand” the unambiguous quiz answer.