rubber soul is the sixth studio album by the english rock band the beatles. it was released on 3 december 1965 in the united kingdom, on emi's parlophone label. the double a-side single "day tripper" / "we can work it out" was released at the same time. the first north american version of the album from capitol records had ten of the fourteen songs from the british parlophone version. "rubber soul" was very popular with critics. it was at the top of sales charts in britain and the united states for many weeks. the album proves the beatles were starting to use lsd and marijuana.