Arrow Through Me

"Arrow Through Me"
Single by Wings
from the album Back to the Egg
B-side	"Old Siam, Sir"
Released	14 August 1979 (US)
Format	7"
Recorded	12–17 July 1978
Genre	Soft Rock, R&B,[1] Funk
Length	3:37
Label	Columbia (US)
Writer(s)	Paul McCartney
Producer(s)	Paul McCartney Chris Thomas
Wings singles chronology
"Getting Closer" (1979) "Arrow Through Me" (1979) "Rockestra Theme" (1979) Back to the Egg track listing 14 tracks Side one "Reception" "Getting Closer" "We're Open Tonight" "Spin It On" "Again and Again and Again" "Old Siam, Sir" "Arrow Through Me" Side two "Rockestra Theme" "To You" "After the Ball/Million Miles" "Winter Rose/Love Awake" "The Broadcast" "So Glad to See You Here" "Baby's Request"

"Arrow Through Me" is an R&B song by Wings.

Background

"Arrow Through Me", unlike most songs on Back to the Egg, is more pop-oriented than rock-oriented.

"Arrow Through Me", harmonically it is almost like Duke Ellington could have had written it.

— Laurence Juber, Daytrippin'^[2]

Release

It was the A-side of the second US single released from Back to the Egg and peaked at number 29. The B-side was "Old Siam, Sir", which was the A-side of the first UK single.

Other

The rumour that it inspired ABC's 1982 hit "Poison Arrow" is false, although there are similarities in its music video to that of Wings' "Goodnight Tonight".

The song was used with the opening credits of, and as a main melody line through, the 1980 movie Oh! Heavenly Dog, starring Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour and Benji. In 2010, neo-soul artist Erykah Badu sampled "Arrow Through Me" on an album track called "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" on her CD 'New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)'. It also appeared in the WKRP in Cincinnati episode "God Talks to Johnny" (1979).

Charts

Year-end charts

References