 Having sought to reassert his leadership of the Beatles over McCartney, Lennon reluctantly agreed to have "Revolution" demoted to the B-side.The "Hey Jude" / "Revolution" single was issued on 26 August 1968 in the US, with the UK release taking place on 30 August.Two days after the record's US release, violent scenes occurred at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as police and National Guardsmen were filmed clubbing Vietnam War protestors.