Length 3:08 | Released 1 December 1972 Genre Rock | |
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Recorded November 1972Abbey Road Studios, London Similar Girlfriend (Paul McCartney song) , Helen Wheels , Coming Up (song) | ||
"Hi, Hi, Hi" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was released as a double A-side single with "C Moon" in 1972. The song was recorded around the same time as "C Moon", in November 1972.
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Release
The single peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and at number 10 in the United States in January 1973. The song became a staple of Wings' live shows in the 1970s.
The song was included on the 2001 Paul McCartney compilation album Wingspan: Hits and History and as a bonus track on the 1993 reissue of Red Rose Speedway.
Ban
In the UK, the song was banned by the BBC for its sexually suggestive lyrics. The BBC also assumed that the title phrase, "We're gonna get hi, hi, hi" was a drug reference. The specific lyrics objected to is the apparent phrase "get you ready for my body gun"; McCartney has said that the correct lyrics are "get you ready for my polygon", an abstract image, and later said, "The BBC got some of the words wrong. But I suppose it is a bit of a dirty song if sex is dirty and naughty. I was in a sensuous mood in Spain when I wrote it."