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Release : February 1971

Another Day / Oh Woman Oh Why

By Paul McCartney

Details

  • UK release date: Feb 19, 1971
  • US release date: Feb 22, 1971

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Another Day,” backed with “Oh Woman, Oh Why,” was Paul McCartney’s debut single as a solo artist. It was released in the United Kingdom on February 19, 1971. The single peaked at number 2 on the UK charts in March 1971, reached number 5 in the United States in April, and topped the charts in both Australia (for one week) and France.

Although neither track was originally included on “Ram“, later CD reissues of the album featured one or both songs as bonus tracks.

The single was re-released for Record Store Day in 2012 and was also included on the Special and Deluxe editions of the 2012 remastered “Ram”.


From New Musical Express – February 27, 1971


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Weekly charts

ChartPeak position
Australian Kent Music Report1
Austrian Singles Chart10
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)10
Canadian RPM Top 1004
Canadian RPM MOR6
Dutch Singles Chart3
Irish Singles Chart1
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart6
Norwegian VG-lista Singles Chart3
South Africa (Springbok Radio)7
Spanish Singles Chart1
Swiss Singles Chart7
UK Singles Chart2
US Billboard Hot 1005
US Billboard Easy Listening4
West German Media Control Singles Chart6

Year-end charts

ChartPosition
Australia GoSet50
Canadian RPM Singles Chart58
Dutch Singles Chart64
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart43
US Billboard Top Pop Singles60
US Billboard Top Easy Listening Singles44
UK Singles Chart26
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