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{{Infobox Single
| Name = Mull of Kintyre
| Caption =
| Artist = Wings
| from Album =
| A-side =
| B-side = "Girls School"
| Released = November 11 1977
| Format = 7"
| Recorded = September 1977
| Genre = Rock
| Length = 4:45
| Label = MPL, Capitol R6018
| Writer = Paul McCartney
Denny Laine
| Producer = Paul McCartney
| Certification =
| Chart position =
★ #1 (UK Singles Chart)
★ #1 (Australia ARIA Chart)
★ #1 (Germany)
★ #1 (Austria)
★ #1 (Switzerland)
★ #2 (Norway)
★ #14 (Sweden)
★ #33 (U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100)
★ #69 (Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)
| Last single = "Maybe I'm Amazed"
(1977)
| This single = "Mull of Kintyre"
(1977)
| Next single = "With a Little Luck"
(1978)
| Misc =
"'Mull of Kintyre'" is a popular 1977 song by former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings. The song was penned by McCartney and bandmate Denny Laine in tribute to the picturesque Mull of Kintyre peninsula in Argyll, Scotland, where McCartney had owned a home and recording studio since the late 1960s.
The lyrics are an ode to the area's natural beauty and sense of home:
:Mull of Kintyre
:Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
:My desire is always to be here
:Oh Mull of Kintyre
McCartney explained how the song came into being:
The song was recorded in August 1977 as part of the sessions for what would become the ''London Town'' album. Bagpipes from Kintyre's local Campbeltown Pipe Band were a prominent part of the recording. The advancement of Linda McCartney's pregnancy brought a halt to the overall sessions, and "Mull of Kintyre", backed with B-side "Girls School", was released as a single on 11 November 1977 independently of any album.
Its broad appeal was maximised by the pre-Christmas release and it became a Christmas number one single in the UK, spending 9 weeks at the top. It also became a massive international hit, dominating the charts in Australia and many other countries over the holiday period. It went on to become the first single to sell over two million copies in the UK, earning McCartney the first ever 'rhodium disc' and becoming the UK's best-selling single of all-time (eclipsing The Beatles' own "She Loves You") until overtaken by Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas" in 1984 (which also featured Paul on the B-Side). The song remains one of the UK's best-selling non-charity singles, beaten only by Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" (which topped the charts twice).
One place where it was ''not'' a major hit was the United States, where it only managed to make it to #33 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and that was as the B-side of "Girls School", not the A-side. As a consequence, McCartney has not played "Mull of Kintyre" during his subsequent concert tours of America, only adding it back on forays into Canada. The millionth copy of the disk sold in the UK included a special certificate. It was sold to David Ackroyd, who was presented with a gold disk of the single by Denny Laine.[1]
The song has been parodied by Frank Sidebottom as "Mull of Timperley".
It has also been adopted by fans of Nottingham Forest Football Club as a match day chant.
Far have we travelled
and much have we seen
Goodison, Anfield are places we've been
Maine Road, Old Trafford still echo to the sounds
of the boys in the Red shirts from City Ground
City Ground,
oh mist rolling in from the Trent
my desire is always to be there
on City Ground
This has been made somewhat ironic by Forest's announcement that they are to build a new stadium away from the River Trent.
★ Paul McCartney: Acoustic guitar, acoustic bass guitar, vocals.
★ Linda McCartney: Percussion, vocals.
★ Denny Laine: Electric & acoustic guitar, vocals.
★ Campbeltown Pipe Band: Bagpipes.
★ List of best-selling singles (UK)
★ List of best-selling singles by year (UK)
★ List of Christmas number one singles
1. "Mull of Kintyre" article, RockAndPopShop.com. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
★ MPL Communications - Song Archive
★ Paul McCartney - Mull of Kintyre at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.
| Name = Mull of Kintyre
| Caption =
| Artist = Wings
| from Album =
| A-side =
| B-side = "Girls School"
| Released = November 11 1977
| Format = 7"
| Recorded = September 1977
| Genre = Rock
| Length = 4:45
| Label = MPL, Capitol R6018
| Writer = Paul McCartney
Denny Laine
| Producer = Paul McCartney
| Certification =
| Chart position =
★ #1 (UK Singles Chart)
★ #1 (Australia ARIA Chart)
★ #1 (Germany)
★ #1 (Austria)
★ #1 (Switzerland)
★ #2 (Norway)
★ #14 (Sweden)
★ #33 (U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100)
★ #69 (Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)
| Last single = "Maybe I'm Amazed"
(1977)
| This single = "Mull of Kintyre"
(1977)
| Next single = "With a Little Luck"
(1978)
| Misc =
"'Mull of Kintyre'" is a popular 1977 song by former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings. The song was penned by McCartney and bandmate Denny Laine in tribute to the picturesque Mull of Kintyre peninsula in Argyll, Scotland, where McCartney had owned a home and recording studio since the late 1960s.
The lyrics are an ode to the area's natural beauty and sense of home:
:Mull of Kintyre
:Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
:My desire is always to be here
:Oh Mull of Kintyre
McCartney explained how the song came into being:
The song was recorded in August 1977 as part of the sessions for what would become the ''London Town'' album. Bagpipes from Kintyre's local Campbeltown Pipe Band were a prominent part of the recording. The advancement of Linda McCartney's pregnancy brought a halt to the overall sessions, and "Mull of Kintyre", backed with B-side "Girls School", was released as a single on 11 November 1977 independently of any album.
Its broad appeal was maximised by the pre-Christmas release and it became a Christmas number one single in the UK, spending 9 weeks at the top. It also became a massive international hit, dominating the charts in Australia and many other countries over the holiday period. It went on to become the first single to sell over two million copies in the UK, earning McCartney the first ever 'rhodium disc' and becoming the UK's best-selling single of all-time (eclipsing The Beatles' own "She Loves You") until overtaken by Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas" in 1984 (which also featured Paul on the B-Side). The song remains one of the UK's best-selling non-charity singles, beaten only by Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" (which topped the charts twice).
One place where it was ''not'' a major hit was the United States, where it only managed to make it to #33 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and that was as the B-side of "Girls School", not the A-side. As a consequence, McCartney has not played "Mull of Kintyre" during his subsequent concert tours of America, only adding it back on forays into Canada. The millionth copy of the disk sold in the UK included a special certificate. It was sold to David Ackroyd, who was presented with a gold disk of the single by Denny Laine.[1]
The song has been parodied by Frank Sidebottom as "Mull of Timperley".
It has also been adopted by fans of Nottingham Forest Football Club as a match day chant.
Far have we travelled
and much have we seen
Goodison, Anfield are places we've been
Maine Road, Old Trafford still echo to the sounds
of the boys in the Red shirts from City Ground
City Ground,
oh mist rolling in from the Trent
my desire is always to be there
on City Ground
This has been made somewhat ironic by Forest's announcement that they are to build a new stadium away from the River Trent.
| Contents |
| Personnel |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Personnel
★ Paul McCartney: Acoustic guitar, acoustic bass guitar, vocals.
★ Linda McCartney: Percussion, vocals.
★ Denny Laine: Electric & acoustic guitar, vocals.
★ Campbeltown Pipe Band: Bagpipes.
See also
★ List of best-selling singles (UK)
★ List of best-selling singles by year (UK)
★ List of Christmas number one singles
References
1. "Mull of Kintyre" article, RockAndPopShop.com. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
External links
★ MPL Communications - Song Archive
★ Paul McCartney - Mull of Kintyre at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.
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