"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) | |||||||||
Format | 7" | |||||||||
Recorded | 23 July 1978 | |||||||||
Genre | Hard rock | |||||||||
Length | 4:14 | |||||||||
Label | Parlophone/EMI (UK) | |||||||||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||||||||
Producer(s) |
Paul McCartney Chris Thomas |
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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. 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".
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.Paul McCartney and guitarist Denny Laine later recorded an instrumental demo for the song called "Super Big Heatwave".