'Only The Beatles could have tossed a track this hot on a B side, just as only they could have seen it reach the Top Five anyway. While We Can Work It Out (the A side) is a very fine Paul McCartney ballad, I'll take Paul's playing and singing here over his singing and playing there. He never cuts a deeper bass groove, just as Ringo never played funkier and George's guitar never zoomed so sharply. Lennon's contribution is a harmony vocal that doubles the lead after the bridge (a Twist and Shout replica) and doubles the song's level of invective in the process. But mostly, what we're hearing here is The Beatles as a groove-oriented rock and roll band, the oldest trick in their book, now infused with their impeccable sense of studio craftsmanship. That Otis Redding chose Day Tripper as the Beatles song in his set is no surprise; it's the closest they ever came to making a soul record.'
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