The Beatles were a group.
Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by English rock band the Beatles , released on 26 September 1969 by Apple Records . Beatlemania was the intense fan frenzy directed towards the English rock band the Beatles in the 1960s . `` Love Me Do '' is the debut single by the English rock band the Beatles , backed by `` P.S. I Love You '' . The Beatles . They acquired the nickname `` the Fab Four '' as Beatlemania grew in Britain the next year , and by early 1964 became international stars , leading the `` British Invasion '' of the United States pop market .