Getting Closer (song)
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Getting Closer is a rock song from the Wings
album Back to the Egg
. It was released in the US in June 1979 as the first single from the album and hit #20, then was released in the UK in August 1979 as the second single and reached #60. The B-side for the US release was "Spin It On", which was also the B-side of the first UK single, "Old Siam, Sir
", while in the UK the B-side was another album track, "Baby's Request".
Wings (band)
Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
album Back to the Egg
Back to the Egg
Back to the Egg is the seventh and final studio album by Wings, released in 1979. It is also Wings' first album for Columbia Records after leaving long-time United States distributor Capitol Records in 1978...
. It was released in the US in June 1979 as the first single from the album and hit #20, then was released in the UK in August 1979 as the second single and reached #60. The B-side for the US release was "Spin It On", which was also the B-side of the first UK single, "Old Siam, Sir
Old Siam, Sir
"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. The B-side in the UK was also a track from the album, "Spin it On". "Old Siam, Sir" was also the B-side of the US single "Arrow Through Me".Linda...
", while in the UK the B-side was another album track, "Baby's Request".
Chart | Peak position |
Month |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
20 | June '79 |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
60 | August '79 |