| "Pipes of Peace" | ||||
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| Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
| from the album Pipes of Peace | ||||
| B-side | "So Bad" | |||
| Released | 5 December 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 10 September 1982[1] | |||
| Studio | AIR, London | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:56 (album version) 3:24 (7" version) | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
| Paul McCartney singles chronology | ||||
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| ”Pipes of Peace” on YouTube | ||||
"Pipes of Peace" is a song written by the English musician Paul McCartney and the title track on his 1983 studio album of the same name. It was released in December 1983 as a single and reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks and No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart for two weeks in January 1984.[2][3]
In the United States, "Pipes of Peace" was issued as the B-side as its British B-side, "So Bad", was the A-side.[4] "So Bad" reached number 23 at the US Billboard Hot 100[5] and reached number 3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. "So Bad" peaked at 18 on the Canadian RPM Chart (and two weeks at No. 2 AC).[6][7]
The song was included on the UK and Canada version of the 1987 compilation All the Best!, the 2001 compilation Wingspan: Hits and History and the 2016 compilation Pure McCartney.
- ^ "Pipes of Peace (song)". The Paul McCartney Project.
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Paul McCartney– So Bad / Pipes Of Peace (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs.com. 1983. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Pipes of Peace > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 18, 1984" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 50 AC - March 17, 1984" (PDF).