Must Do Something About It
"Must Do Something About It" | |
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Song by Wings | |
from the album Wings at the Speed of Sound | |
Published | McCartney Music Ltd. |
Released | 25 March 1976 |
Recorded | 5 January 1976 |
Genre | Soft rock[1] |
Length | 3:42 |
Label | MPL Communications (UK) MPL Communications/Capitol (US) |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney |
Wings at the Speed of Sound track listing | |
11 tracks
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"Must Do Something About It" is a song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that first appeared on the Wings 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound.
Recording
The lead vocal was sung by Wings drummer Joe English rather than by McCartney, the only Wings song on which English was the lead vocalist.[2][3] This was part of McCartney's attempt to democratize the band; each of the five members of Wings had at least one lead vocal on Wings at the Speed of Sound.[2] McCartney decided to have English perform the lead vocal after the backing track had been recorded.[3] A version of the song was recorded at the time with McCartney on lead vocal and remained unreleased until November 2014 when it was included as a bonus track on the remastered album.
Personnel
- Joe English - vocals, drums, percussion
- Paul McCartney - bass, backing vocals, shaker
- Jimmy McCulloch - electric guitar
- Linda McCartney - tambourine
- Denny Laine - acoustic guitar
Lyrics and music
The song's lyrics tell of the singer's loneliness.
Reception
Most commentators have remarked on English's singing. Robert Rodriguez wrote that English's vocals added "a needed authenticity" to the song and wasn't sure that McCartney's vocals would have been as convincing.
On the song itself, Rodriguez claims that it was "tossed off simply to fill space on an
References
- ^ "Paul McCartney and Wings: Wings at the Speed of Sound, PopMatters". December 2014.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ ISBN 0-615-11724-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-34969-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87930-968-8.
- ISBN 978-1-4053-8445-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-906002-02-2.