Paul McCartney & Wings - Silly Love Songs - 1976 - Official Video

Silly Love Songs is a song by the British–American rock band Wings that was written by Paul and Linda McCartney. The song first appeared in March 1976 on the album Wings at the Speed of Sound, then it was released as a single backed with “Cook of the House“ on 1 April in the US, and 30 April in the UK. The song, which features disco overtones, was written in response to music critics accusing McCartney of predominantly writing “silly love songs“ and “sentimental slush“.[1] The song was McCartney’s 27th number one as a songwriter; the all-time record for the most number one hits achieved by a songwriter.[n 1] With this song, McCartney became the first person to have a year-end No. 1 song as a member of two distinct acts. McCartney previously hit No. 1 in the year-end Billboard chart as a member of the Beatles with “I Want to Hold Your Hand“ in 1964 and “Hey Jude“ in 1968.[2][3] “Silly Love Songs“ has since appeared on multiple McCart