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"Old Siam, Sir" | ||||
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Single by Wings | ||||
from the album Back to the Egg | ||||
B-side | "Spin It On" | |||
Released | 1 June 1979 | (UK)|||
Recorded | 23 July 1978 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 4:14 | |||
Label | Parlophone/ EMI (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
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Wings singles chronology | ||||
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"Old Siam, Sir" is a hard rock single from Wings' 1979 album, Back to the Egg. It was the A-side of the UK version of the single, reaching No. 35. [1] The B-side, "Spin It On" in the UK was also a track from the album, " Back to the Egg". "Old Siam, Sir" was also the B-side of the US single " Arrow Through Me".
Wings drummer Steve Holley, while playing keyboards during a studio session, developed a chord sequence that was eventually used in the instrumental section of the song. [2] Paul McCartney and guitarist Denny Laine later recorded an instrumental demo for the song called "Super Big Heatwave".
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Ireland ( IRMA) [3] | 29 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [4] | 35 |