A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon with minor collaboration from Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney. It is the title song of the group's first feature film, A Hard Day's Night (1964), and it was released on the soundtrack album that same year. The recording was made on 16 April 1964 at Abbey Road, with George Martin as producer. The song is in G major and 4/4 time. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 10 July 1964 by Parlophone and in the United States on 26 June 1964, and it topped the charts in both countries. The track also won a Grammy Award in 1965 for Best Performance by a Vocal Group.