Venus and Mars/Rock Show

"Venus and Mars"/"Rock Show"
Single by Wings
from the album Venus and Mars
B-side"Magneto and Titanium Man"
Released27 October 1975 (US)
28 November 1975 (UK)
Recorded29 January 1975 (Venus and Mars)
27 January 1975 (Rock Show)[1]
StudioSea-Saint Studios
GenreArena rock[2]
Length3:46 (single version)
6:51 (album version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul McCartney
Wings singles chronology
"Letting Go"
(1975) 		"Venus and Mars"/"Rock Show"
(1975) 		"Silly Love Songs"
(1976)
Venus and Mars track listing
13 tracks
Side one
  1. "Venus and Mars"
  2. "Rock Show"
  3. "Love in Song"
  4. "You Gave Me the Answer"
  5. "Magneto and Titanium Man"
  6. "Letting Go"
Side two
  2. "Venus and Mars (Reprise)"
  3. "Spirits of Ancient Egypt"
  4. "Medicine Jar"
  5. "Call Me Back Again"
  6. "Listen to What the Man Said"
  7. "Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People"
  8. "Crossroads Theme"

"Venus and Mars"/"Rock Show" is a medley of two songs written by Paul and Linda McCartney and originally performed by Wings that make up the first two songs of the album Venus and Mars. The single was released in the United States on 27 October 1975 and in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1975.[3] The B-side is "Magneto and Titanium Man", another track from the album.[3] The single version is considerably shorter than the album version of the songs; in the single "Rock Show" is cut by more than 3 minutes and "Venus and Mars" is cut by a few seconds.[3][4] "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US,[5] but did not chart on the UK singles chart, the first McCartney penned single to do so.[6] In the book The Rough Guide to the Beatles, Chris Ingham praised both songs, describing "Venus and Mars" as "atmospheric" and "Rock Show" as "barnstorming".[7]

  1. ^ "Venus and Mars (album)". The Paul McCartney Project.
  2. ^ "Wings, Paul McCartney & Wings, Paul McCartney - Venus and Mars Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference blaney was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference eight was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Paul McCartney singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  7. ^ Ingham, C. (2009). The Rough Guide to the Beatles (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4053-8445-2.