"Listen to What the Man Said" | ||||
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Single by Wings | ||||
from the album Venus and Mars | ||||
B-side | "Love in Song" | |||
Released | 16 May 1975 | |||
Recorded | 31 January and 20 February 1975 | |||
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Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Wings singles chronology | ||||
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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]
...but "Listen to What the Man Said"...proved that McCartney would have no trouble fitting into the dawning disco age.
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