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Girls' School (song)

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"Girls' School"
Single by Wings
A-side"Mull of Kintyre" (double A-side)
Released11 November 1977
Recorded14 February 1977
StudioAbbey Road, London[1]
GenreRock
Length4:38
LabelCapitol
SongwriterPaul McCartney
ProducerPaul McCartney
Wings singles chronology
"Seaside Woman"
(1977)		 "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School"
(1977)		 "With a Little Luck"
(1978)

"Girls' School" is a song by Wings released in 1977.

Recording and release

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Written and produced by Paul McCartney during the first sessions for London Town (before recording was stopped due to Linda McCartney's pregnancy), it was released as a double A-side single with "Mull of Kintyre". Accordingly, it was part of the band's sole UK number one, spending nine weeks at the top in December 1977 and January 1978.

Although "Mull of Kintyre" was initially the more air-played song, the AA side was latterly supported by broadcasters including Radio Luxembourg which helped the single sustain its reign at the top of the charts until the beginning of February 1978. "Girls' School" was in complete contrast to its flip side, being an uptempo rock song.[citation needed]

Record World called it "an energetic rocker a la 'Junior's Farm'."[2]

In the United States, "Girls' School" was the more prominently played side, but it only reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 34 in Canada.[3][4]

"Girls School" was never performed live by McCartney or Wings and was never featured on a compilation album until The 7" Singles Box in 2022.[5][6]

Personnel

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According to the author Luca Perasi:[5]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1977–1978) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7]34
US Billboard Hot 100[8]33

References

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  1. 1 2 Kozinn, Allan; Sinclair, Adrian (2024). The McCartney Legacy Volume 2: 1974–80. New York City: Deyst. pp. 469–471. ISBN 978-0-06-300075-9.
  2. ↑ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 19, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. January 14, 1978. p. 96. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  4. ↑ "RPM 100 Singles". Library and Archives Canada. January 28, 1978. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  5. 1 2 Perasi, Luca (2023). Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970–1989. Milan: L.I.L.Y. Publishing. pp. 260–261. ISBN 978-88-909122-9-0.
  6. ↑ "'The 7" Singles Box' – Out 2 December 2022". PaulMcCartney.com. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2026. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 5469a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. [dead link]
  8. ↑ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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