I Wanna Be Your Man - Live At The BBC For "From Us To You Say The Beatles" / 30th March, 1964

John Lennon and Paul McCartney were working on this when they ran into the Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham on September 10, 1963 in London. Oldham did some work promoting The Beatles earlier in 1963, and invited John and Paul to the Studio 51 jazz club where The Stones were rehearsing. They had been working on "I Wanna Be Your Man," and finished it at the rehearsal when they found out The Stones were looking for a song to use as their second UK single. They gave the song to The Stones but also recorded it themselves on their With The Beatles album. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were amazed at this display of songwriting prowess and soon began writing their own songs.

Ringo sang lead, as the song was developed for him. It was his showpiece song during their live performances from 1963-1966.

The Rolling Stones version was released first; it was issued on November 1, 1963. The Beatles version was included on their With The Beatles album, which came out on November 22, 1963.