Editing Back in the U.S.S.R. (section)

==Release==
[[Apple Records]] released ''The Beatles'' on 22 November 1968, with "Back in the U.S.S.R." sequenced as the opening song.{{sfn|Spizer|2003|pp=101, 102}}{{sfn|Lewisohn|2005|pp=163, 200}} The turboprop aircraft landing sound at the close of the track was [[Cross-fader|cross-faded]] with the start of the next song, "[[Dear Prudence]]".{{sfn|Spizer|2003|p=103}} In 1969, Apple issued "Back in the U.S.S.R." as a single in Scandinavia, backed by Starr's composition "[[Don't Pass Me By]]".{{sfn|Womack|2014|p=63}}{{sfn|Spizer|2003|p=105}} In 1973, three years after [[the Beatles' break-up]], the song was included on the band's double album compilation ''[[1967–1970]]'',{{sfn|Womack|2014|p=118}} as one of only three tracks representing the White Album.{{sfn|Spizer|2003|p=232}}

On 25 June 1976, the song was issued as a single by [[Parlophone]] in the UK to promote the compilation album ''[[Rock 'n' Roll Music (album)|Rock 'n' Roll Music]]''.{{sfn|Badman|2001|p=187}}{{sfn|Womack|2014|pp=62, 63}} The B-side was "[[Twist and Shout]]",{{sfn|Badman|2001|p=187}} making it the first [[EMI]] single by the Beatles to include a non-original composition.{{sfn|Schaffner|1978|pp=187, 206}}{{refn|group=nb|To promote ''Rock 'n' Roll Music'' in the US, [[Capitol Records]] instead released "[[Got to Get You into My Life]]", backed by the White Album track "[[Helter Skelter (song)|Helter Skelter]]".{{sfn|Schaffner|1978|p=187}}}} It peaked at number 19 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],{{sfn|Womack|2014|p=63}} number 11 in Ireland,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=Back in the USSR|publisher=irishcharts.ie|access-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125210/http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and number 19 in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beatles&titel=Back+In+The+U%2ES%2ES%2ER%2E&cat=s|title=The Beatles – Back in the U.S.S.R. (song)|publisher=swedishcharts.com|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref> In September 2022, the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) awarded the song a silver [[Music recording certification|certification]] for sales and streaming figures exceeding 200,000 units.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Beatles|title=Back in the USSR|award=Silver|certyear=2022|id=18387-1786-1|access-date=23 September 2022}}</ref> EMI made a promotional film for the release, setting the song to footage of the Beatles visiting Amsterdam in 1964 and from their [[The Beatles' 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines|1966 tour of West Germany]].{{sfn|Badman|2001|p=187}} The single was subsequently included in the ''[[The Beatles Singles Collection|Beatles Singles Collection]]'' box set, released by EMI's World Division in December 1982, making it the 24th single in the series.{{sfn|Womack|2014|p=123}}

A version by [[Chubby Checker]] reached number 86 in Canada, April 28, 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5963.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles – April 28, 1969}}</ref>