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Release year : 1979

Goodnight Tonight / Daytime Nightime Suffering

By Wings12" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles

Last updated on February 29, 2020


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  • Publisher: Parlophone
  • Reference: 12 YR 6023

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Side 1

  1. Goodnight Tonight

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:22 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Percussion, Synthesizers, Tambourine, Vocals, Vocoder Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Laurence Juber : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar Steve Holley : Backing vocals, Clay-hand drums, Percussion

    Session Recording: February 6, 1978 • Studio Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Overdubs: December 1978 - February 1979 • Studio Replica Studio, Soho Square, London

    Session Mixing: Between Jan 23 and Feb 9, 1978 • Studio Replica Studio, Soho Square, London

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  2. Daytime Nighttime Suffering

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:25 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Synthesizer (?), Tambourine (?), Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Organ Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Laurence Juber : Electric guitar Steve Holley : Drums, Tambourine (?)

    Session Recording: Jan 15, 1979 • Studio Replica Studio, Soho Square, London

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon


About this 12″ single:

The sleeve to Wings’ ‘Goodnight Tonight’ introduced new members Steve Holly and Laurence Juber, while the long version of the A-side is a treat. Sharp bursts of electric guitar merge with Spanish-style acoustic strumming, taut basswork and clicking percussion in an intoxicating whole. ‘Daytime Nightime Suffering’ (non-LP) is better than most people’s A-sides: the vocal interplay is crystal clear in this version. (‘Daytime Nightime’ is one of Paul and Linda’s favourite Wings tracks.)

From Club Sandwich N°36, 1985
Paul McCartney writing

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