My Love (Paul McCartney and Wings song)

"My Love"
Italian picture sleeve
Single by Paul McCartney and Wings
from the album Red Rose Speedway
B-side	"The Mess"
Released	23 March 1973 (1973-03-23)
Recorded	January 1973
Studio	Abbey Road, London
Genre	Soft rock[1][2] lounge[3]
Length	4:07
Label	Apple
Songwriter(s)	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney[4]
Producer(s)	Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney and Wings singles chronology
"Hi, Hi, Hi" (1972) "My Love" (1973) "Live and Let Die" (1973)
Music video
"My Love" on YouTube

"My Love" is a song by the British–American band Paul McCartney and Wings that was first released as the lead single from their 1973 album Red Rose Speedway. It was written by Paul McCartney as a love song to his wife and Wings bandmate Linda. The single marked the first time that McCartney's name appeared in the artist credit for a Wings record, after their previous releases had been credited to Wings alone. Released on 23 March 1973, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US for four weeks and peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was viewed as Wings' first significant success in the US and helped Red Rose Speedway achieve commercial success.

Wings recorded "My Love" at Abbey Road Studios in London in January 1973. The song is a piano ballad and features an orchestral arrangement by Richard Hewson that was recorded live with the main track. The recording also includes a guitar solo by Henry McCullough that some commentators view as a highlight of the track. In his improvised playing, McCullough imposed his own style on a Wings song for the first time, countering the more regimented approach favoured by McCartney.

Despite its commercial success, "My Love" was given an unfavourable reception by many music critics, some of whom considered it overly sentimental and lyrically inconsequential. A live version of the song was included on Wings' 1976 album Wings over America, and McCartney has continued to perform it in concert as a tribute to Linda following her death in 1998. He included the song in the musical programme for Linda's memorial services in London and New York City, where it was performed by a string quartet. Tony Bennett, Nancy Wilson, Brenda Lee, Andy Williams and Harry Connick Jr are among the many artists who have covered the song.