- Venus and Mars/Rock Show
Infobox Single
Name = Venus and Mars/Rock Show
Artist = Paul McCartney & Wings
from Album =Venus and Mars
B-side = "Magneto and Titanium Man "
Released =November 1 ,1975
Format = 7" single
Recorded =1975
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:46 (single version)/6:51 (album version)
Label =Capitol Records
Writer =Paul McCartney
Producer =Paul McCartney
Chart position = * #12 ("Billboard Hot 100 ")
Last single = "Letting Go"/"You Gave Me the Answer "
(1975)
This single = "Venus and Mars/Rock Show"/"Magneto and Titanium Man "
(1975)
Next single = "Silly Love Songs "
(1976)"Venus and Mars/Rock Show" is a single by 1970s
rock band Wings. It was released onNovember 1 ,1975 , to promote the band's contemporary album "Venus and Mars "; the two songs were the album's first and second tracks. TheB-side was "Magneto and Titanium Man", another track from the album.Venus and Mars/Rock Show became
Paul McCartney 's second post-Beatles single to fail to reach theUK Singles Chart , the first being "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey". It fared better in theUnited States , where it peaked at #12.The chorus of Rock Show mentions concerts at Amsterdam's
Concertgebouw , New York'sMadison Square Garden , and Los Angeles'Hollywood Bowl . The verses also name-drop other musical acts, includingJimmy Page . "Venus and Mars" also has a reprise that appears on the "Venus and Mars " album, which serves to open the B-side of the LP record.The single version of the song was also released on the "History" disc of the 2-disc compilation "".
Track listing
*UK 7" R6010
#"Venus and Mars" / "Rock Show" (single edit) - 3:46
#"Magneto and Titanium Man" - 3:16External links
* [http://www.jpgr.co.uk/r6010.html Paul McCartney - Venus and Mars] at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.
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