Venus and Mars/Rock Show
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| Single by Paul McCartney & Wings from the album Venus and Mars |
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| B-side | "Magneto and Titanium Man" | ||||
| Released | November 1, 1975 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | 1975 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:46 | ||||
| Label | Capitol Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Paul McCartney | ||||
| Producer | Paul McCartney | ||||
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"Venus and Mars/Rock Show" is a single by 1970s rock band Wings and as songs are the first two tracks on the 1975 album Venus and Mars. The single was backed with "Magneto and Titanium Man", another track from that album. Released in promotion of the album Venus and Mars, this single became the first Paul McCartney single (solo and with Wings) to fail to chart in the UK Singles Chart. However, the single was released on November 1, 1975 in the United States, and peaked at #12.
The chorus of Rock Show mentions concerts at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, New York's Madison Square Garden, and Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl. The verses also name-drop other musical acts, including Jimmy Page.
"Venus and Mars" also has a reprise that appears on the Venus and Mars album, which serves to open the B-side of the LP record. In the reprise, we find out that Paul McCartney pronounces the letter "Z" as "zed" instead of the Americanized "zee".
The single version of the song can also be found on the History disc of the 2-disc compilation Wingspan: Hits and History.
[edit] Track listing
- UK 7" R6010
- "Venus and Mars" / "Rock Show" (single edit) - 3:46
- "Magneto and Titanium Man" - 3:16
[edit] External links
- Paul McCartney - Venus and Mars at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.
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