-29.03.1982

Ebony and Ivory

“Ebony and Ivory” Single artwork as featured in 'The 7" Singles Box'
-29.03.1982
“Ebony and Ivory” Single artwork as featured in 'The 7" Singles Box'
PAUL McCARTNEY - Ebony and IvoryPAUL McCARTNEY - Ebony and IvoryPAUL McCARTNEY - Ebony and IvoryPAUL McCARTNEY - Ebony and IvoryPAUL McCARTNEY - Ebony and Ivory
PAUL McCARTNEY - Ebony and Ivory
Release date - 29 March 1982
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Tracklisting

  1. AEbony and Ivory
  2. BRainclouds

Appears on

Tug Of War

Single Notes

‘Ebony and Ivory’ was Paul's first duet with a major artist, and reached Number One in both the US and UK, spending seven weeks at the top of the US charts. It was also ranked as the 69th biggest hit of all time by Billboard and became Paul’s most successful single since The Beatles.

It came from a thought, something I’d read by Spike Milligan, the British comedian. Spike had said that on the piano keyboard the black and white keys live perfectly happily, side by side, so why don’t we? Get on together? You know, us humans? I liked that idea, so I turned it into a song.
Paul