| 词条 | Getting Closer (song) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Getting Closer | cover = Wings - Getting Closer single cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Wings | album = Back to the Egg | B-side = {{ubl|"Spin It On" (US)|"Baby's Request" (UK)}} | released = 5 June 1979 (US) 16 August 1979 (UK) | format = 7" vinyl | recorded = 10 October 1978 | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock | length = 3:21 | label = Parlophone/EMI (UK) Columbia (US) | writer = Paul McCartney | producer = Paul McCartney Chris Thomas | prev_title = Old Siam, Sir | prev_year = 1979 | next_title = Arrow Through Me | next_year = 1979 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = single | cover = TheWingsGettingCloserFrench7InchSingleCover.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = French 7-Inch single cover }}{{Extra track listing | album = Back to the Egg | type = studio | tracks = {{Back to the Egg tracks}} }} }} "Getting Closer" is a rock song from the Anglo-American rock band Wings, Paul McCartney's post-Beatles band. The song was released on the album Back to the Egg. BackgroundDespite being released in 1979, Paul McCartney wrote "Getting Closer" in 1974, recording a piano demo for the song later that year.[1] Upon being resurrected by the band for Back to the Egg, the song, originally at a slower tempo, was transformed into a "driving rocker."[1] {{quote|“Getting Closer” and the unreleased song “Cage” were off of demos, the latter being one that Paul and Denny did together. There were times when there was a demo aspect to the sessions, and in some cases we created demos to see how the tune was shaping up.|Laurence Juber, Daytrippin[2]}}Like most of the songs off of Back to the Egg, "Getting Closer" bears an influence from punk and new wave music.[3] Author and Mojo contributor Tom Doyle describes Wings' version as "power-popping" and reminiscent of the English band Squeeze.[4] Juber said of the guitars used in the song: "I think I played my Martin D28 on the rhythm track and some Les Paul Custom (the one in the video) for the electric."[5] Release"Getting Closer," backed with "Spin It On," was released in the US in June 1979 as the first single from Back to the Egg. The single reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as #20 on Cashbox and #22 on Record World. Despite not being released as the first single in the UK ("Old Siam, Sir" was used instead), the song did see a UK single release in August 1979. Marketed as a Double A-side with "Baby's Request," the single was a relative flop, only peaking at #60.[6][7] For the release of Back to the Egg, a special was made featuring music videos for multiple songs, including "Getting Closer." "Old Siam, Sir", "Spin It On" and "Arrow Through Me" were among the tracks for which videos were made. ChartsWeekly charts
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References1. ^1 {{cite book|last1=Benitez|first1=Vincent Perez|title=The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Terrill|first1=Marshall|title=Exclusive: Ex-Wings guitarist, Laurence Juber, talks about attending ‘Paul McCartney University’|url=http://daytrippin.com/2010/08/09/exclusive-ex-wings-guitarist-laurence-juber-talks-about-attending-paul-mccartney-university/|website=Daytrippin' Beatles Magazine}} 3. ^McCartney: Songwriter {{ISBN|0-491-03325-7}} p. 122 4. ^Doyle, p. 174 5. ^{{cite web|title=Back to the Egg |url=http://www.laurencejuber.com/wings/backtotheegg.html |website=Laurence Juber |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701151956/http://www.laurencejuber.com/wings/backtotheegg.html |archivedate=July 1, 2007 }} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Paul McCartney singles|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4865/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2010-08-12}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Official Charts: Paul McCartney|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=2011-10-13}} 8. ^{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970-1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4534a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4534a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4534a |title=Canadian Chart |publisher=www.collectionscanada.gc.ca |accessdate=2014-11-17|date=4 August 1979}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com |title=Irish Chart |publisher=Irish Charts |accessdate=2014-11-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109062427/http://irish-charts.com/ |archivedate=2014-11-09 |df= }} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney |title=Dutchcharts.nl Paul McCartney discography |publisher=MegaCharts |work=Hung Medien |accessdate=2 August 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025150547/http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney |archivedate=25 October 2012 |df= }} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Paul McCartney|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/|website=Official Charts}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Paul McCartney - Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-mccartney-mn0000029884/awards|website=AllMusic}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=RPM Year-End 1979|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?file_num=nlc008388.6855b&brws_s=1&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062}} 15. ^{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=1999 |title=Pop Annual |url= |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |page= |isbn=0-89820-142-X}} External links
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