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{{Infobox song
| name = London Town
| name = London Town
| cover = Wings - London Town single cover.jpg
| cover = Wings LTsingle Spain.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Spanish picture sleeve
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Paul McCartney and Wings|Wings]]
| artist = [[Paul McCartney and Wings|Wings]]
| album = [[London Town (Wings album)|London Town]]
| album = [[London Town (Wings album)|London Town]]
| B-side = [[I'm Carrying]]
| B-side = [[I'm Carrying]]
| released = 26 August 1978
| released = 25 August 1978
| format = 7"
| recorded = 14 February 1977
| studio = [[Abbey Road Studios]]<ref>{{cite web |title="London Town" Sessions #1 (February 7 to March 31, 1977) |url=https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/session/london-town-sessions-1/ |website=The Paul McCartney Project}}</ref>
| recorded = February{{snd}}March 1977
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| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Soft rock]]
| genre = [[Soft rock]]
| length = 4:10
| length = 4:10
| label = [[Parlophone]]/[[EMI]] <small>(UK)</small><br />[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] <small>(US)</small>
| label = [[Parlophone]]/[[EMI]] <small>(UK)</small><br />[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] <small>(US)</small>
| writer = [[Paul McCartney]]<br />[[Denny Laine]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Paul McCartney]]|[[Denny Laine]]}}
| producer = [[Paul McCartney]]
| producer = [[Paul McCartney]]
| prev_title = [[I've Had Enough (Wings song)|I've Had Enough]]
| prev_title = [[I've Had Enough (Wings song)|I've Had Enough]]
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| next_title = [[Goodnight Tonight]]
| next_title = [[Goodnight Tonight]]
| next_year = 1979
| next_year = 1979
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternate cover
| type = single
| cover = Wings - London Town single cover.jpg
| border =
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| alt =
| caption = German picture sleeve}}
}}
}}

"'''London Town'''" is the title and opener track from [[Paul McCartney and Wings|Wings]]' 1978 album ''[[London Town (Wings album)|London Town]]''. It was the third of three single releases from the LP. It reached #39 in the US, #43 in Canada and #60 in the UK. It also reached #17 on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]] chart in the US.
"'''London Town'''" is a song by the British-American rock band [[Paul McCartney and Wings|Wings]]. The title and opening track of their 1978 album ''[[London Town (Wings album)|London Town]]'', it was the third of three single releases from the album, reaching {{thinspace|No.|39}} in the US, {{thinspace|No.|43}} in Canada and {{thinspace|No.|60}} in the UK. It also reached {{thinspace|No.|17}} on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]] chart in the US.


==Writing and recording==
==Writing and recording==
[[Paul McCartney]] and [[Denny Laine]] began writing "London Town" in [[Perth]], Australia, in late 1975 during the [[Wings Over the World tour]], but they completed it later in Scotland.<ref name=blaney>{{cite book|title=Lennon and McCartney: together alone: a critical discography of their solo work|author=Blaney, J.|pages=123–124|year=2007|publisher=Jawbone Press|isbn=978-1-906002-02-2}}</ref><ref name=words>{{cite book|title=The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years|author=Benitez, Vincent P.|page=79–80|year=2010|publisher=Praeger|isbn=978-0-313-34969-0}}</ref> The recording features a lead vocal by Paul McCartney and backing vocals by [[Linda McCartney]] and Laine.<ref name=blaney/> It was one of the first songs recorded for the ''London Town'' album, prior to the departures of [[Joe English]] and [[Jimmy McCulloch]], who play drums and guitar, respectively, on the track.<ref name=blaney/> Laine also plays guitar, Paul McCartney plays [[bass guitar]] and Linda McCartney plays keyboards.<ref name=blaney/>
[[Paul McCartney]] and [[Denny Laine]] began writing "London Town" in [[Perth]], Australia, in late 1975 during the [[Wings Over the World tour]], but they completed it later in Scotland.<ref name=blaney>{{cite book|title=Lennon and McCartney: together alone: a critical discography of their solo work|author=Blaney, J.|pages=123–124|year=2007|publisher=Jawbone Press|isbn=978-1-906002-02-2}}</ref><ref name=words>{{cite book|title=The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years|author=Benitez, Vincent P.|pages=79–80|year=2010|publisher=Praeger|isbn=978-0-313-34969-0}}</ref> The recording features a lead vocal by Paul McCartney and backing vocals by [[Linda McCartney]] and Laine.<ref name=blaney/> It was one of the first songs recorded for the ''London Town'' album, prior to the departures of [[Joe English (musician)|Joe English]] and [[Jimmy McCulloch]], who play drums and guitar, respectively, on the track.<ref name=blaney/> Laine also plays guitar, Paul McCartney plays [[bass guitar]] and Linda McCartney plays keyboards.<ref name=blaney/>


==Lyrics and music==
==Lyrics and music==
The lyrics of "London Town" describe "ordinary people and everyday life in [[London]].<ref name=grove>{{cite book|title=Paul McCartney: Beatle with Wings!|author=Grove, Martin A.|page=86|year=1978|publisher=Manor Books|isbn=0532-171918}}</ref>
The lyrics of "London Town" describe "ordinary people" and everyday life in [[London]].<ref name=grove>{{cite book|title=Paul McCartney: Beatle with Wings!|author=Grove, Martin A.|page=86|year=1978|publisher=Manor Books|isbn=0532-171918}}</ref>
According to Beatles biographer John Blaney, it "presents a romanticized view of London; part reportage and part fantasy."<ref name=blaney/> Blaney elaborates that it combines "idealisation with acute observations of everyday street life."<ref name=blaney/> Music professor Vincent Benitez compares the effect of "quixotic" presentation of the people of London with that of the McCartney penned Beatle song "[[Penny Lane]]."<ref name=words/> Benitez notes a theme of loneliness throughout the lyrics, as the singer feels alienated from the Londoners he describes.<ref name=words/>
According to Beatles biographer John Blaney, it "presents a romanticized view of London; part reportage and part fantasy."<ref name=blaney/> Blaney elaborates that it combines "idealisation with acute observations of everyday street life."<ref name=blaney/> Music professor Vincent Benitez compares the effect of "quixotic" presentation of the people of London with that of the McCartney penned Beatle song "[[Penny Lane]]."<ref name=words/> Benitez notes a theme of loneliness throughout the lyrics, as the singer feels alienated from the Londoners he describes.<ref name=words/>


"London Town" is a [[soft rock]] song.<ref name=words/> It is in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[E major]].<ref name=words/> The introduction to the song obscures the [[tonic (music)|tonic]] by beginning phrases in different keys, but the key of E major is established at the end of the introduction and is then used to begin the first verse.<ref name=words/>
"London Town" is a [[soft rock]] song in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[E major]].<ref name=words/> The introduction to the song obscures the [[tonic (music)|tonic]] by beginning phrases in different keys, but the key of E major is established at the end of the introduction and is then used to begin the first verse.<ref name=words/> The fourth and final verse is also based on the key of E major but the middle two verses begin and end on the key of [[A major]], which is the [[subdominant]] of E major.<ref name=words/> Benitez notes that besides using the same key, verses 1 and 4 are also linked in that they describe the singer meeting colorful Londoners and they end with the phrase "Silver rain was falling down/Upon the dirty ground of London Town."<ref name=words/> Besides sharing a key, verses 2 and 3 share a more pessimistic viewpoint—the singer's frustration at his inability meet ordinary people and the emptiness felt by an unemployed actor.<ref name=words/> These two middle verses also end with the phrase "Well, I don't know."<ref name=words/>

The two [[bridge (music)|bridges]] and the outro are also in A major.<ref name=words/> Benitez interprets the tension between the keys of E major and A major throughout the song as representing the "uncertainty felt by the protagonist, who is unsure about where to go in London."<ref name=words/>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Author Chris Ingham praised "London Town" as one of the best tracks on the album, stating that it was "full of the most sensitive pop [[synthesizer]] touches".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rough Guide to the Beatles|author=Ingham, C.|page=117|year=2009|edition=3rd|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-1-4053-8445-2}}</ref> McCartney biographer [[Peter Ames Carlin]] called it "a pleasantly spaced-out perspective on city life".<ref>{{cite book|title=Paul McCartney: A Life|author=Carlin, P.A.|page=249|publisher=Touchstone|year=2010|isbn=1-4165-6210-9}}</ref> Tom Waseleski of the ''[[Beaver County Times]]'' recognised the song as having "more substance" than other of McCartney's [[soft rock]] tracks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paul McCartney: His Return to Basics is Perfect|author=Waseleski, T.|newspaper=[[Beaver County Times]]|page=B-14|date=12 April 1978|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19780412&id=2R0vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f9sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1849,3369154&hl=en|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref> Henry McNulty of the ''[[Hartford Courant]]'' praised it for it's "fine, clear [[harmony|harmonies]]" and "sprightly, inventive [[melody]]," recognizing it as one of the few decent songs on the album (along with the other two singles).<ref>{{cite news|title=Schizoid 'London Town'|author=McNulty, Henry|page=6G|newspaper=Hartford Courant|via=newspapers.com|date=23 April 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26433715/hartford_courant_23apr78_p6g/|accessdate=2018-12-22}}</ref> Author Tim Riley calls it "willfully sulky".<ref>{{cite book|title=Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album By Album, Song By Song, The Sixties And After|author=Riley, T.|page=361|year=2002|publisher=Da Capo|isbn=978-0-306-81120-3}}</ref> [[The Beatles|Beatles]] biographers [[Roy Carr]] and [[Tony Tyler]] regard "London Town" as an "anachronism", with several Beatle-esque touches, including opening [[chord (music)|chords]] that sound like "[[Blackbird (Beatles song)|Blackbird]]" and a [[chord progression]] similar to that in "[[The Fool on the Hill]]".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Beatles: An Illustrated Record|page=125|author1=Carr, Roy|author2=Tyler, Tony |lastauthoramp=yes |year=1981|publisher=[[Harmony Books]]|isbn=0-517-54493-8}}</ref>
Chris Ingham praised "London Town" as one of the best tracks on the album, stating that it was "full of the most sensitive pop [[synthesizer]] touches".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rough Guide to the Beatles|author=Ingham, C.|page=117|year=2009|edition=3rd|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-1-4053-8445-2}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described it as a "melodic, atmosphere ballad" and particularly praised McCartney's vocal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top Single Picks|newspaper=Billboard|accessdate=2020-07-09|page=104|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1978/Billboard%201978-08-26.pdf|date=26 August 1978}}</ref> ''[[Cash Box]]'' said it showed McCartney's "rare ability to combine simple elements and achieve intriguing results" and that the "well-timed pauses give the record an 'open' feel."<ref name=cb>{{cite news|title=CashBox Singles Reviews|date=August 26, 1978|page=18|newspaper=Cash Box|accessdate=2022-01-01|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1978/CB-1978-08-26.pdf}}</ref> ''[[Record World]]'' said that the song is "in the '[[Penny Lane]]' tradition, with an attractive, light melody played and sung in a quiet but highly effective way."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=August 26, 1978|accessdate=2023-02-13|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/78/Record-World-1978-08-26.pdf}}</ref>

McCartney biographer [[Peter Ames Carlin]] called it "a pleasantly spaced-out perspective on city life".<ref>{{cite book|title=Paul McCartney: A Life|author=Carlin, P.A.|page=[https://archive.org/details/paulmccartneylif00carl/page/249 249]|publisher=Touchstone|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4165-6210-8|url=https://archive.org/details/paulmccartneylif00carl/page/249}}</ref> Tom Waseleski of the ''[[Beaver County Times]]'' recognised the song as having "more substance" than other of McCartney's [[soft rock]] tracks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paul McCartney: His Return to Basics is Perfect|author=Waseleski, T.|newspaper=[[Beaver County Times]]|page=B-14|date=12 April 1978|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19780412&id=2R0vAAAAIBAJ&pg=1849,3369154&hl=en|accessdate=8 April 2015}}</ref> Henry McNulty of the ''[[Hartford Courant]]'' praised it for its "fine, clear [[harmony|harmonies]]" and "sprightly, inventive [[melody]]," recognizing it as one of the few decent songs on the album (along with the other two singles).<ref>{{cite news|title=Schizoid 'London Town'|author=McNulty, Henry|page=6G|newspaper=Hartford Courant|via=newspapers.com|date=23 April 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26433715/hartford_courant_23apr78_p6g/|accessdate=22 December 2018}}</ref> Tim Riley calls it "willfully sulky".<ref>{{cite book|title=Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album By Album, Song By Song, The Sixties And After|author=Riley, T.|page=[https://archive.org/details/tellmewhybeatles00rile/page/361 361]|year=2002|publisher=Da Capo|isbn=978-0-306-81120-3|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/tellmewhybeatles00rile}}</ref> [[The Beatles|Beatles]] biographers [[Roy Carr]] and [[Tony Tyler]] regard "London Town" as an "anachronism", with several Beatle-esque touches, including opening [[chord (music)|chords]] that sound like "[[Blackbird (Beatles song)|Blackbird]]" and a [[chord progression]] similar to that in "[[The Fool on the Hill]]".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Beatles: An Illustrated Record|page=125|author1=Carr, Roy|author2=Tyler, Tony |name-list-style=amp |year=1981|publisher=[[Harmony Books]]|isbn=0-517-54493-8}}</ref> Paul Sexton of udiscovermusic.com described it as a "laid-back, beautifully-harmonised and reflective piece about the British capital."<ref>{{cite web|title='London Town' Single: A Capital Idea From Paul McCartney And Wings|author=Sexton, Paul|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/paul-mccartney-wings-london-town-song/|date=9 September 2021|publisher=udiscovermusic.com|accessdate=31 March 2021}}</ref>


===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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|align="left"|UK <ref name=officialcharts>{{cite web|title=Official Charts: Wings|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14556/wings/|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=22 December 2018}}</ref>
|align="left"|UK
| style="text-align:center;"|60
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| style="text-align:center;"|60<ref name=officialcharts>{{cite web|title=Official Charts: Wings|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14556/wings/|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=2018-12-22}}</ref>
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|align="left"|Canada <ref name=rpm>{{cite web|title=RPM 100 Singles|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0026a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0026a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0026a|date=28 October 1978|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|accessdate=22 December 2018}}</ref>
|align="left"|Canada
| style="text-align:center;"|43
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| style="text-align:center;"|43<ref name=rpm>{{cite web|title=RPM 100 Singles|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0026a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0026a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0026a|date=28 October 1978|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|accessdate=2018-12-22}}</ref>
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|align="left"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="left"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name=billboard>{{cite web|title=WIngs singles|url= http://www.billboard.com/artist/431466/wings/chart |publisher=Billboard|accessdate=22 December 2018}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|39<ref name=billboard>{{cite web|title=WIngs singles|url= http://www.billboard.com/artist/431466/wings/chart |publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2018-12-22}}</ref>
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|align="left|US [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]]<ref name=ac>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |author-link= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=157}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|17<ref name=ac>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=157}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 18:26, 21 August 2024

"London Town"
Spanish picture sleeve
Single by Wings
from the album London Town
B-side"I'm Carrying"
Released25 August 1978
Recorded14 February 1977
StudioAbbey Road Studios[1]
GenreSoft rock
Length4:10
LabelParlophone/EMI (UK)
Capitol (US)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul McCartney
Wings singles chronology
"I've Had Enough"
(1978) 		"London Town"
(1978) 		"Goodnight Tonight"
(1979)
Alternate cover
German picture sleeve

"London Town" is a song by the British-American rock band Wings. The title and opening track of their 1978 album London Town, it was the third of three single releases from the album, reaching No. 39 in the US, No. 43 in Canada and No. 60 in the UK. It also reached No. 17 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in the US.

Writing and recording

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Paul McCartney and Denny Laine began writing "London Town" in Perth, Australia, in late 1975 during the Wings Over the World tour, but they completed it later in Scotland.[2][3] The recording features a lead vocal by Paul McCartney and backing vocals by Linda McCartney and Laine.[2] It was one of the first songs recorded for the London Town album, prior to the departures of Joe English and Jimmy McCulloch, who play drums and guitar, respectively, on the track.[2] Laine also plays guitar, Paul McCartney plays bass guitar and Linda McCartney plays keyboards.[2]

Lyrics and music

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The lyrics of "London Town" describe "ordinary people" and everyday life in London.[4] According to Beatles biographer John Blaney, it "presents a romanticized view of London; part reportage and part fantasy."[2] Blaney elaborates that it combines "idealisation with acute observations of everyday street life."[2] Music professor Vincent Benitez compares the effect of "quixotic" presentation of the people of London with that of the McCartney penned Beatle song "Penny Lane."[3] Benitez notes a theme of loneliness throughout the lyrics, as the singer feels alienated from the Londoners he describes.[3]

"London Town" is a soft rock song in the key of E major.[3] The introduction to the song obscures the tonic by beginning phrases in different keys, but the key of E major is established at the end of the introduction and is then used to begin the first verse.[3] The fourth and final verse is also based on the key of E major but the middle two verses begin and end on the key of A major, which is the subdominant of E major.[3] Benitez notes that besides using the same key, verses 1 and 4 are also linked in that they describe the singer meeting colorful Londoners and they end with the phrase "Silver rain was falling down/Upon the dirty ground of London Town."[3] Besides sharing a key, verses 2 and 3 share a more pessimistic viewpoint—the singer's frustration at his inability meet ordinary people and the emptiness felt by an unemployed actor.[3] These two middle verses also end with the phrase "Well, I don't know."[3]

The two bridges and the outro are also in A major.[3] Benitez interprets the tension between the keys of E major and A major throughout the song as representing the "uncertainty felt by the protagonist, who is unsure about where to go in London."[3]

Critical reception

[edit]

Chris Ingham praised "London Town" as one of the best tracks on the album, stating that it was "full of the most sensitive pop synthesizer touches".[5] Billboard described it as a "melodic, atmosphere ballad" and particularly praised McCartney's vocal.[6] Cash Box said it showed McCartney's "rare ability to combine simple elements and achieve intriguing results" and that the "well-timed pauses give the record an 'open' feel."[7] Record World said that the song is "in the 'Penny Lane' tradition, with an attractive, light melody played and sung in a quiet but highly effective way."[8]

McCartney biographer Peter Ames Carlin called it "a pleasantly spaced-out perspective on city life".[9] Tom Waseleski of the Beaver County Times recognised the song as having "more substance" than other of McCartney's soft rock tracks.[10] Henry McNulty of the Hartford Courant praised it for its "fine, clear harmonies" and "sprightly, inventive melody," recognizing it as one of the few decent songs on the album (along with the other two singles).[11] Tim Riley calls it "willfully sulky".[12] Beatles biographers Roy Carr and Tony Tyler regard "London Town" as an "anachronism", with several Beatle-esque touches, including opening chords that sound like "Blackbird" and a chord progression similar to that in "The Fool on the Hill".[13] Paul Sexton of udiscovermusic.com described it as a "laid-back, beautifully-harmonised and reflective piece about the British capital."[14]

Weekly charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
UK [15] 60
Canada [16] 43
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 39
US Easy Listening[18] 17

References

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  1. ^ ""London Town" Sessions #1 (February 7 to March 31, 1977)". The Paul McCartney Project.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Blaney, J. (2007). Lennon and McCartney: together alone: a critical discography of their solo work. Jawbone Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-1-906002-02-2.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Benitez, Vincent P. (2010). The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years. Praeger. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-0-313-34969-0.
  4. ^ Grove, Martin A. (1978). Paul McCartney: Beatle with Wings!. Manor Books. p. 86. ISBN 0532-171918.
  5. ^ Ingham, C. (2009). The Rough Guide to the Beatles (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4053-8445-2.
  6. ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 26 August 1978. p. 104. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 26 August 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 26 August 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. ^ Carlin, P.A. (2010). Paul McCartney: A Life. Touchstone. p. 249. ISBN 978-1-4165-6210-8.
  10. ^ Waseleski, T. (12 April 1978). "Paul McCartney: His Return to Basics is Perfect". Beaver County Times. p. B-14. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  11. ^ McNulty, Henry (23 April 1978). "Schizoid 'London Town'". Hartford Courant. p. 6G. Retrieved 22 December 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Riley, T. (2002). Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album By Album, Song By Song, The Sixties And After. Da Capo. p. 361. ISBN 978-0-306-81120-3.
  13. ^ Carr, Roy & Tyler, Tony (1981). The Beatles: An Illustrated Record. Harmony Books. p. 125. ISBN 0-517-54493-8.
  14. ^ Sexton, Paul (9 September 2021). "'London Town' Single: A Capital Idea From Paul McCartney And Wings". udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Official Charts: Wings". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  16. ^ "RPM 100 Singles". Library and Archives Canada. 28 October 1978. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  17. ^ "WIngs singles". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  18. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 157.
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