Money (That's What I Want)

According to [[George Harrison]], the group discovered Strong's version in [[Brian Epstein]]'s NEMS record store (though not a hit in the UK, it had been issued on [[London Records]] in 1960). They had previously performed it during their [[The Beatles' Decca audition|audition]] at [[Decca Records]] on January 1, 1962, with [[Pete Best]] still on drums at the time. They also recorded it six times for [[BBC]] radio. A live version, taped at a concert date in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, in October 1963, was included on ''[[Anthology 1]]''.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

According to [[George Harrison]], the group discovered Strong's version in [[Brian Epstein]]'s NEMS record store (though not a hit in the UK, it had been issued on [[London Records]] in 1960). They had previously performed it during their [[The Beatles' Decca audition|audition]] at [[Decca Records]] on January 1, 1962, with [[Pete Best]] still on drums at the time. They also recorded it six times for [[BBC]] radio. A live version, taped at a concert date in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, in October 1963, was included on ''[[Anthology 1]]''.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

In 2018, the music staff of ''[[Time Out London]]'' ranked "Money (That's What I Want)" at number 25 on their list of the best Beatles songs.<ref>{{cite web|author= Time Out London Music |title= The 50 Best Beatles songs |website= [[Time Out London]] |date= May 24, 2018 |access-date= December 11, 2018 |url= https://www.timeout.com/london/music/the-best-beatles-songs}}</ref>

In 2018 the music staff of ''[[Time Out London]]'' ranked "Money (That's What I Want)" at number 25 on their list of the best Beatles songs.<ref>{{cite web|author= Time Out London Music |title= The 50 Best Beatles songs |website= [[Time Out London]] |date= May 24, 2018 |access-date= December 11, 2018 |url= https://www.timeout.com/london/music/the-best-beatles-songs}}</ref>

[[The Supremes]] recorded "Money" in 1966 for their [[The Supremes A Go Go]] album released in 1966 which became the first Number One Album by a female group.

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An instrumental cover of the song appears as the main gameplay theme of the [[Bally Manufacturing|Bally]] [[pinball]] table ''Junk Yard''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Junk Yard - The Untold Story|url=https://medium.com/@per.martinson/junk-yard-the-untold-story-b84833fe7456|website=Medium|date=23 February 2022 }}</ref>

An instrumental cover of the song appears as the main gameplay theme of the [[Bally Manufacturing|Bally]] [[pinball]] table ''Junk Yard''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Junk Yard - The Untold Story|url=https://medium.com/@per.martinson/junk-yard-the-untold-story-b84833fe7456|website=Medium|date=23 February 2022 }}</ref>

[[The Supremes]] recorded the song in 1966 for their album ''[[The Supremes A' Go-Go]]'', which became the first Number One album by an all-female group.

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