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"Goodnight Tonight" by ""Released23 March 1979RecordedOctober 1978Length4:15 (7")
7:14 (12")     Paul McCartney singles chronology""
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"Goodnight Tonight" is a song by the British–American rock band . Written and produced by , it was released as a non-album single on 23 March 1979 by  in the UK and  in the US. It was recorded during the sessions for the band's 1979 album  and is notable for its disco-inflected sound and spirited  break.

Recording

"Goodnight Tonight" began as an instrumental backing track McCartney had recorded in 1978. Needing a single for Wings to accompany the Back to the Egg album, McCartney took out the track and brought it into the studio, where the full Wings line-up completed it.  and  added electric guitars, mirroring Paul's parts and  added percussion, while the whole band sang in the chorus. Since the track was over seven minutes long, an edited version was used as the single, with the full version available as a . A  was made for the song, showing Wings performing in 1930s costumes; stills from the video were used on the single's sleeve. In the US, the single was the first released under McCartney's new deal with .

Release

The track did not appear on Wings' then-current album  (from which sessions this song was recorded), as McCartney felt it did not fit the theme of the LP; it was later included on the McCartney compilations  (1987),  (2001) and  (2016). The 7" version was released as a bonus track on the 1993 remastered CD of , as part of . The B-side of this single was "". An extended version of the song appears on a digital  re-issue of Back to the Egg.

Charts and reception

"Goodnight Tonight" was an international hit, reaching number five on both the  and the . , McCartney's former songwriting partner, later commented that he did not care for the song, but enjoyed McCartney's  on the single. The single was  by the  for sales of over one million copies.

 said it was an unusual song for McCartney in that the "percussion undercurrents and muscular bass playing is likely to receive disco play" and said that the " and  offer interesting flourishes."

Track listings 7" single (R 6023) "Goodnight Tonight" – 4:15 "" – 3:19 12" single (12 YR 6023) "Goodnight Tonight" (Long Version) – 7:15 "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" – 3:19