Mull of Kintyre (song)
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"Mull of Kintyre" is a song by the British-American rock band Wings. It was written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine in tribute to the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute in the south-west of Scotland and its headland, the Mull of Kintyre, where McCartney has owned High Park Farm since 1966.
Quick Facts Single by Wings, A-side ...
"Mull of Kintyre" | ||||
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Single by Wings | ||||
A-side | "Girls' School" | |||
Released | 11 November 1977 | |||
Recorded | 9 August 1977 | |||
Studio | Spirit of Ranachan, Campbeltown | |||
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Length | 4:45 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Wings singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
”Mull of Kintyre” on YouTube | ||||
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The single was Wings' biggest hit in Britain and is one of the best selling singles of all time in the United Kingdom, where it became the 1977 Christmas number one and was the first single to sell over two million copies nationwide.[1][2][3]