- Album This song officially appears on the Children In Need 7" Single.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
September 1987 ?
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Song facts
From Discogs: “From a Nicky Hopkins book we also learn that McCartney did the backing vocals too (uncredited).”
Last updated on March 27, 2020
Officially appears on
7" Single • Released in 1988
4:50 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Producer
- Matt Butler :
- Recording engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Recording engineer
- Nicky Hopkins :
- Keyboards, Piano, Producer
- Craig Mathieson :
- Producer, Vocals
- Ken Wilson :
- Guitar
- Paul Fink :
- Guitar
- Woody Woodmansey :
- Drums, Producer
- Andrew Skirrow :
- French horn
- Stuart Breed :
- Mixing engineer
- Paul Mortimer :
- Mixing assistant
- London String Quartet :
- Strings
- Session Recording:
- September 1987 ?
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
7" Single • Released in 1988
4:47 • Studio version • B • Instrumental version
- Session Recording:
- September 1987 ?
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Bootlegs
Give Us That Knowing Wink - Official Rarities - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
4:50 • Studio version • A
Give Us That Knowing Wink - Official Rarities - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
4:47 • Studio version • B • Instrumental version
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
Going further
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989
With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.
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