song "Mull of Kintyre" by Paul McCartney and Wings

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"Mull of Kintyre" is a 1977 folk-influenced ballad by Paul McCartney and Wings that nostalgically celebrates the Scottish peninsula of Kintyre and became one of the UK's best-selling singles of all time.

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instanceOf single
song
album Mull of Kintyre (single) NERFINISHED
artist Wings NERFINISHED
aSideOf Mull of Kintyre / Girls’ School
associatedAct Denny Laine NERFINISHED
Linda McCartney NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
bestSellingSingleInUKUntil Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? NERFINISHED
bSide Girls’ School
chartPositionAustralia 1
chartPositionIreland 1
chartPositionNetherlands 1
chartPositionNewZealand 1
chartPositionUK 1
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresInstrument bagpipes
featuresPerformer Campbeltown Pipe Band NERFINISHED
followedBy With a Little Luck NERFINISHED
genre folk
folk rock
hasLyricsTheme Scottish landscape
nostalgia
hasMusicVideo Mull of Kintyre music video
hasNotableRecognition one of the most successful non-charity singles in UK chart history
widely regarded as a Scottish anthem
inspiredBy Mull of Kintyre peninsula NERFINISHED
isOneOf best-selling singles of all time in the UK
language English
leadVocal Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
length 4:46
musicVideoLocation Mull of Kintyre, Scotland NERFINISHED
partOf Paul McCartney solo career discography NERFINISHED
Wings discography NERFINISHED
performer Paul McCartney and Wings NERFINISHED
precededBy Maybe I’m Amazed (live single) NERFINISHED
producer Paul McCartney
Wings NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1977
recordLabel Capitol Records
EMI
releaseDate 1977-11-11
salesUK over 2 million copies
subject Kintyre peninsula in Scotland NERFINISHED
weeksAtNumberOneUK 9
writer Denny Laine NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
yearEndChartUK1977 1

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