London Records omitted "Mother's Little Helper" from the US edition of Aftermath, replacing it with "Paint It Black", and instead released it as a single. In order to coincide with the band's fifth American tour,  the label delayed the release of both the album and single until 20 June and 2 July 1966, respectively.
London Records omitted "Mother's Little Helper" from the US edition of "Aftermath", replacing it with "Paint It Black". They then released this as a single instead to coincide with the band's fifth American tour, delaying both the album and single release until June 20th and July 2nd, 1966.