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- Album This song officially appears on the Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection Official album.
- Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 1972 (Paul McCartney was 30 years old)
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Nov 12, 1972
Overdubs for Cold Cuts project
September / October 1986
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Song facts
“Best Friend” is a song from 1972, recorded live during the Wings European tour in 1972 at the Cine Roma in Antwerp, Belgium, in order to be included on the album “Red Rose Speedway“.
Over the years it was sweetened with acoustic, rhythm and percussion overdubs and even got retitled as “Why Did You Treat Me So Bad?“. It was considered for the aborted Cold Cuts project and was finally officially released in 2011 as part of the Red Rose Speedway Archive Collection.
The song is considered to be a message to John Lennon.
Last updated on May 25, 2020
Officially appears on
Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
3:59 • Live • L1
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Denny Laine • Henry McCullough • Denny Seiwell
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Jeremy Gee :
- Recording engineer assistant
- Graham Fleming :
- Recording engineer assistant
Concert From the concert in Antwerp, Belgium on Aug 22, 1972
- Session Mixing:
- Nov 12, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Official album • Released in 2018
4:04 • Live • L1.1
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Denny Laine • Henry McCullough • Denny Seiwell
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer
- Alan Parsons :
- Recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Mixing engineer
- Jeremy Gee :
- Recording engineer assistant
- Graham Fleming :
- Recording engineer assistant
Concert From the concert in Antwerp, Belgium on Aug 22, 1972
Bootlegs
Unofficial album
4:09 • Live
Concert From the concert in Antwerp, Belgium on Aug 22, 1972
Unofficial live
3:49 • Live
Concert From the concert in Montreux, Switzerland on Jul 22, 1972
The Alternate Red Rose Speedway Volume 2: Outtakes & Rough Mixes
Unofficial album
4:05 • Studio version
Unofficial live
3:42 • Live
Concert From the concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Aug 17, 1972
Live performances
“Best Friend (aka "Why Did You Treat Me So Bad?")” has been played in 17 concerts.
Latest concerts where Best Friend (aka "Why Did You Treat Me So Bad?") has been played
Berlin • Deutschlandhalle • Germany
Aug 24, 1972 • Part of Wings Over Europe Tour
Antwerp • Cinema Roma • Belgium
Aug 22, 1972 • Part of Wings Over Europe Tour
The Hague • Congresgebouw • Netherlands
Aug 21, 1972 • Part of Wings Over Europe Tour
Amsterdam • Concertgebouw • Netherlands
Aug 20, 1972 • Part of Wings Over Europe Tour
Groningen • Evenementenhal Martinihal • Netherlands
Aug 19, 1972 • Part of Wings Over Europe Tour
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