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"London Town"

Single by Wings

from the album London Town

B-side

"I'm Carrying"

Released

26 August 1978

Format

Recorded

1977

Genre

Soft rock

Label

Parlophone/EMI (UK)
Capitol (US)

Writer(s)

Paul McCartney
Denny Laine

Producer

Paul McCartney

Wings singles chronology

"I've Had Enough"
(1978)

"London Town"
(1978)

"Goodnight Tonight"
(1979)

"London Town" is the title track from Wings' 1978 album London Town.

Writing, recording and release

The song was written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine in Perth, Australia during the Wings Over the World tour and features a lead vocal by Paul McCartney and backing vocals by Linda McCartney and Laine. A top 40 hit in the United States (#39 on the Billboard Hot 100), the single topped out at #60 in the UK.^[1]^[2] Author Chris Ingham praised the song as one of the best on the album, stating it was "full of the most sensitive pop synthesizer touches."^[3] McCartney biographer Peter A. Carlin called the song " a pleasantly spaced-out perspective on city life."^[4]

References

^ "Paul McCartney singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4865/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
^ Ingham, C. (2009). The Rough Guide to the Beatles (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4053-8445-2.
^ Carlin, P.A. (2010). Paul McCartney: A Life. Touchstone. p. 249. ISBN 1-4165-6210-9.

v t e Wings

Paul McCartney Linda McCartney Denny Laine Denny Seiwell Henry McCullough Jimmy McCulloch Geoff Britton Joe English Laurence Juber Steve Holley

Studio albums	Wild Life (1971) Red Rose Speedway (1973) Band on the Run (1973) Venus and Mars (1975) Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) London Town (1978) Back to the Egg (1979)

Live albums	Wings over America (1976)

Compilation albums	Wings Greatest (1978) Cold Cuts (unreleased) Wingspan: Hits and History (2001)

Singles	"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" / "Give Ireland Back to the Irish (instrumental version)" (1972) "Mary Had a Little Lamb" / "Little Woman Love" (1972) "Hi, Hi, Hi" / "C Moon" (1972) "My Love" / "The Mess" (live) (1973) "Live and Let Die" / "I Lie Around" (1973) "Helen Wheels" / "Country Dreamer" (1973) "Jet" / "Mamunia" (1973) "Jet" / "Let Me Roll It" (1973) "Mrs Vandebilt" / "Bluebird (1973)" "Band on the Run" / "Zoo Gang" (UK) (1974) "Band on the Run" / "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US) (1974) "Junior's Farm" / "Sally G" (1974) "Walking in the Park with Eloise" / "Bridge Over the River Suite" (1974) "Listen to What the Man Said" / "Love in Song" (1975) "Letting Go" / "You Gave Me the Answer" (1975) "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" / "Magneto and Titanium Man" (1976) "Silly Love Songs" / "Cook of the House" (1976) "Let 'Em In / "Beware My Love" (1977) "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) / "Soily" (live) (1977) "Seaside Woman" / "B Side to Seaside" (1977) "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" (1978) "With a Little Luck" / "Backwards Traveler/Cuff-Link" (1978) "I've Had Enough" / "Deliver Your Children" (1978) "London Town" / "I'm Carrying" (1978) "Goodnight Tonight" / "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (1979) "Old Siam, Sir" / "Spin It On" (1979) "Getting Closer" / "Baby's Request" (UK) (1979) "Getting Closer" / "Spin It On" (US) (1979) "Arrow Through Me" / "Old Siam, Sir" (1979) "Coming Up" / "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" / "Lunchbox/Odd-Sox" (1980) "Spies Like Us" / "My Carnival" (1985) "Put It There" / "Mama's Little Girl" / "Same Time Next Year" (1990)

Tours	Wings University Tour (1972) Wings Over Europe Tour (1972) Wings 1973 UK Tour (May 1973) Wings Over the World tour (1975-1976) Wings UK Tour 1979 (1979) Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (1979)

Filmography	Wings Over the World (1979) Concert for Kampuchea (1980) Rockshow (1980) Back To The Egg (1981) Paul McCartney - Wingspan - An Intimate Portrait (2001)

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Paul "Wix" Wickens Rusty Anderson Brian Ray Abe Laboriel, Jr. Linda McCartney Hamish Stuart Robbie McIntosh Chris Whitten Blair Cunningham

Studio albums	McCartney McCartney II Tug of War Pipes of Peace Give My Regards to Broad Street Press to Play Снова в СССР Flowers in the Dirt Off the Ground Flaming Pie Run Devil Run Driving Rain Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Memory Almost Full Kisses on the Bottom

With Linda McCartney	Ram

With Wings	Wild Life Red Rose Speedway Band on the Run Venus and Mars Wings at the Speed of Sound London Town Back to the Egg

As The Fireman	Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest Rushes Electric Arguments

Live albums	Wings over America Tripping the Live Fantastic Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) Paul Is Live Back in the U.S. Back in the World iTunes Festival: London Amoeba's Secret Good Evening New York City Live in Los Angeles iTunes Live From Capitol Studios

Compilations	Wings Greatest Cold Cuts (unreleased) All the Best! The Paul McCartney Collection Wingspan: Hits and History

Experimental albums	Thrillington Liverpool Sound Collage Twin Freaks

Classical albums	The Family Way Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio Standing Stone Working Classical Ecce Cor Meum Ocean's Kingdom

Tours	Wings University Tour Wings Over Europe Tour Wings 1973 UK Tour Wings Over the World tour Wings UK Tour 1979 The Paul McCartney World Tour Unplugged Tour 1991 The New World Tour The Concert for New York City Driving USA Tour Back In The U.S. Tour Driving Mexico Tour Driving Japan Tour Back in the World tour 2004 Summer Tour The 'US' Tour Summer Live '09 Good Evening Europe Tour Up and Coming Tour On the Run Tour

Filmography	A Hard Day's Night Help! Magical Mystery Tour Yellow Submarine Let It Be James Paul McCartney (1973) Wings Over the World (1979) Rockestra (unreleased)(1979) Concert for Kampuchea (1980) Rockshow (1980) Back To The Egg (1981) Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) Get Back (1991) Paul Is Live – The New World Tour (1993) In the World Tonight (1997) Live at the Cavern Club (1999) Wingspan (2001) Back in the U.S. (2002) Paul McCartney in Red Square (2005) Between Chaos and Creation (2005) Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road (2005) The Space Within US (2006) The McCartney Years (2007) Good Evening New York City (2009) The Love We Make (2011)

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v t e Paul McCartney singles discography

1970s	1971 "Another Day" / "Oh Woman, Oh Why" "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" / "Too Many People" "The Back Seat of My Car" / "Heart of the Country" "Eat at Home" / "Smile Away" 1972 "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" "Mary Had a Little Lamb" / "Little Woman Love" "Hi, Hi, Hi" / "C Moon" 1973 "My Love" "Live and Let Die" / "I Lie Around" "Helen Wheels" / "Country Dreamer" "Jet" "Jet" / "Let Me Roll It" "Mrs Vandebilt" / "Bluebird" 1974 "Band on the Run" "Zoo Gang" "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" "Junior's Farm" / "Sally G" 1975 "Listen to What the Man Said" "Letting Go" / "You Gave Me the Answer" "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" / "Magneto and Titanium Man" 1976 "Silly Love Songs" "Let 'Em In" / "Beware My Love" 1977 "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) / "Soily" (live) "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" 1978 "With a Little Luck" "I've Had Enough" "London Town" 1979 "Goodnight Tonight" / "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" "Old Siam, Sir" "Getting Closer" "Getting Closer" "Arrow Through Me" / "Old Siam, Sir" "Wonderful Christmastime"

1980s	1980 "Coming Up" "Waterfalls" "Temporary Secretary" 1982 "Ebony and Ivory" "Take It Away" "Tug of War" "The Girl Is Mine" (with Michael Jackson) 1983 "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson) "Pipes of Peace" 1984 "No More Lonely Nights" "We All Stand Together" 1985 "Spies Like Us" 1986 "Press" "Pretty Little Head" "Stranglehold" "Only Love Remains" 1987 "Once Upon a Long Ago" 1989 "Ferry Cross the Mersey" "My Brave Face" / "Flying to My Home" "This One" "Où est le Soleil?" "Figure of Eight"

1990s	1990 "Put It There" / "Mama's Little Girl" "Birthday" (live) / "Good Day Sunshine" (live) "All My Trials" (live) / "C Moon" (live) 1993 "Hope of Deliverance" "C'Mon People" "Off the Ground" 1997 "Young Boy" "The World Tonight" "Beautiful Night" 1999 "No Other Baby" / "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"

2000s	2001 "From a Lover to a Friend" "Freedom" / "From a Lover to a Friend" 2004 "Tropic Island Hum" / "We All Stand Together" 2005 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (with U2) "Fine Line" "Jenny Wren" "Really Love You" 2006 "This Never Happened Before" 2007 "Dance Tonight" / "Nod Your Head" "Ever Present Past" 2008 "Heal the Pain" (with George Michael) "Sing the Changes" 2009 "(I Want to) Come Home" "Walk with You" (with Ringo Starr)

2010s	2011 "My Valentine" 2012 "Only Our Hearts"

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