Listen to What the Man Said

"Listen to What the Man Said"
Single by Wings
from the album Venus and Mars
B-side"Love in Song"
Released16 May 1975 (1975-05-16)
Recorded31 January and 20 February 1975
Genre
Length3:57
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul McCartney
Wings singles chronology
"Junior's Farm"
(1974)
"Listen to What the Man Said"
(1975)
"Letting Go"
(1975)
Licensed audio
"Listen to What the Man Said" on YouTube

"Listen to What the Man Said" is a hit single from Wings' 1975 album Venus and Mars. The song featured new member Joe English on drums, with guest musicians Dave Mason on guitar and Tom Scott on soprano saxophone.[2] It was a number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US the week of July 19, 1975[3][4] and reached number 1 in Canada on the RPM National Top Singles Chart.[5] It also reached number 6 in the UK, and reached the top ten in Norway and New Zealand and the top twenty in the Netherlands.[6][7] The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over one million copies.[8][9]

  1. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (November 30, 2020). "Paul McCartney's 40 Greatest Solo Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 14, 2023. ...but "Listen to What the Man Said"...proved that McCartney would have no trouble fitting into the dawning disco age.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Paul McCartney, Billboard Hot 100 – Billboard.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of July 19, 1975 – Billboard.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "RPM Top Singles". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  6. ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  7. ^ "Dutch charts: Listen to What the Man Said". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  8. ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  9. ^ riaa.com

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