Coming Up (song)
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"Coming Up" is a song written and performed by the English rock musician Paul McCartney, released as the opening track on his second solo studio album McCartney II (1980). Like other songs on the album, the song has a synthesised sound, featuring sped-up vocals created by using a vari-speed tape machine. McCartney played all instruments.
Quick Facts Single by Paul McCartney, from the album McCartney II ...
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Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
from the album McCartney II | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 11 April 1980 (1980-04-11)[1] | |||
Recorded | July–August 1979 | |||
Genre | Funk rock | |||
Length | 3:49 (album/single edit) 5:35 (full length version) 4:10 ("Live at Glasgow" version) | |||
Label | Parlophone (UK) Columbia (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Paul McCartney singles chronology | ||||
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Wings singles chronology | ||||
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Back cover | ||||
McCartney II track listing | ||||
11 tracks
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Music video | ||||
"Coming Up" on YouTube | ||||
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The single was a hit in the UK, peaking at number 2 on the Singles Chart. In the United States and Canada, the live version of the song performed by Paul McCartney and Wings in Glasgow the year prior (released as the B-side to the single) saw greater success and reached number one in both countries.