ContentsIntroduction 1Who were the Beatles? 1Musical genre and influences 2Lyric content 3Why were the Beatles so successful? 4Conclusion 7Bibliography 8IntroductionIn the 1950s, when the world was still recovering from post-war despondency and Britain was reversing the negative economic impact of the Second World War, four men laid the foundation for what would become known as The Beatles. The Beatles were a rock and roll group that enjoyed huge success in the early 1960s, which came to fruition as "Beatlemania." This essay provides a brief overview of who the Beatles were, their musical genre and influences, as well as a description of their lyrical subject matter. Furthermore, this essay strives to evaluate the various reasons for the Beatles' enormous success in terms of the social, political, and cultural environment, specifically attributing their success to the economic climate of the time. Who were the Beatles? The Beatles were an English rock group founded in 1960, in the city of Liverpool. The group consisted of members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The Beatles are considered by many to be the most influential rock and roll group in history, although they experimented with several genres and achieved massive critical and commercial success in the 1960s. Their first single, which launched their career, was "Love Me Do" in 1962. By April 1964, The Beatles had twelve singles on the Billboard Hot Hundred singles chart, which led to Beatlemania and the "British Invasion" of the United States. . While The Beatles were in the rock and roll industry, they released a total of twelve records, before the middle of paper......ten's Press, New York, 1979.Miles, B.: Paul McCartney: in many years. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1997.Monhollon, RL: Baby Boom: People and Perspectives. ABC-CLIO, London, 2010.Moore-Gilbert, B. & Seed, J.: Cultural revolution? Routledge, London, 2003. Munck, R.: Reinventing the city? : Liverpool in comparative perspective. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, 2003. Pinker, S. The Better Angels of Our Nature. Penguin Group, New York, 2011. Schinder, S. & Schwartz, A. (eds.): Rock Icons: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever. Greenwood Press, Westport, 2007. Sheff, D. & Golson, GB: Playboy Interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Penguin Group, New York, 1982. Spitz, B.: The Beatles: The Biography. Little Brown, New York, 2005. Zeisler, A.: Feminism and pop culture. Seal Press, Berkeley, 2008.