My Love – Paul McCartney And Wings

This track by Paul McCartney and Wings spent two weeks in the UK top 10 in 1973.

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Forty years ago this week, My love by Paul McCartney and Wings was at its highest position of number 9 in the UK singles chart for the second of two weeks, although it had spent one week at number 12 in between. It had entered the top 40 four weeks previously at number 25. After its second week at its peak position, the song dropped into the lower top 40 for the final four weeks of its chart life.

My love was released on the Apple record label and was the second UK top 10 hit for Paul McCartney and the third for Wings. It was taken from the gold-selling album Red rose speedway, which peaked at number 5 in the UK album chart. Both the single and the album went to the top of the US charts.

More music from Paul McCartney and Wings

 

UK singles chart for the week ending 12 May 1973

1. Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree – Dawn featuring Tony Orlando

2. Hell raiser – Sweet

3. Hello! Hello! I’m back again – Gary Glitter

4. See my baby jive – Wizzard

5. Giving it all away – Roger Daltrey

6. And I love you so – Perry Como

7. Brother Louie – Hot Chocolate

8. Drive-in Saturday – David Bowie

9. My love – Paul McCartney and Wings

10. No more Mr nice guy – Alice Cooper