High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The phenomenon known as Beatlemania originated in the United Kingdom, birthplace of The Beatles, when the band first realised enormous popularity there in late 1962. Returning from a highly formative two-year residency in Germany, The Beatles achieved a commercial breakthrough with their second UK single release, "Please Please Me". There followed an almost non-stop series of concerts and tours, attended with fervent enthusiasm across the UK, for the whole of the following year. The Beatles` popularity in the UK came to exceed even that of the notable US artists Tommy Roe, Chris Montez and Roy Orbison, whose very evident UK chart success at the time did not keep them from being overshadowed by The Beatles—an achievement hitherto unknown for a UK act—during their 1963 nationwide tours with the lower-billed band.