"Girls' School" is a song by Wings released in 1977.

Recording and release

Written and produced by

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during the first sessions for '' London Town'' (before recording was stopped due to

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's pregnancy), it was released as a

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single with " Mull of Kintyre". Accordingly, it was part of the band's sole UK number one, spending nine weeks at the top in December 1977 and January 1978. Although "Mull of Kintyre" was initially the more air-played song, the AA side was latterly supported by broadcasters including

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which helped the single sustain its reign at the top of the charts until the beginning of February 1978. "Girls' School" was in complete contrast to its flip side, being an uptempo rock song. ''

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'' called it "an energetic rocker a la ' Junior's Farm.'" In the United States, "Girls' School" was the more prominently played side, but it only reached #33 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #34 in Canada.

Personnel

– bass, lead vocals, percussion, guitar, piano, keyboards *

– piano, percussion, vocals * Denny Laine – guitar, percussion, vocals * Jimmy McCulloch – guitar, backing vocals * Joe English – drums, percussion

References

* '' Guinness Book of British Hit Singles'' - 14th Edition - 1977 songs 1977 singles Paul McCartney and Wings songs Double A-side singles Songs written by Paul McCartney Song recordings produced by Paul McCartney UK singles chart number-one singles Music published by MPL Music Publishing Christmas number-one singles in the United Kingdom Capitol Records singles {{beatles-song-stub