No Words by Paul McCartney & Wings

Album: Band On The Run (1973)

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This was Wings guitarist and pianist Denny Laine's sole writing credit for Band On The Run. He recalled to Gibson.com: "The only song I wrote was 'No Words,' and that ended up being a dual composition, because 'No Words' was two songs that were put together. It was Paul's idea to put two of my songs together, which made one song, and then he added a few lines in the last verse and helped me put it together. So it came to be a dual composition. But basically it was my song and all the rest of the songs were his."

A few years later Laine enjoyed the biggest commercial success of his career when he co-wrote with McCartney the smash hit "Mull of Kintyre."

Comments: 4

Scott from NjPaul wrote 1/3 or 1/2 of it so I does sound like a Paul song. I think he wrote the middle part and possibly the guitar riff and helped Denny with song lyrics. Dual composition.
Don from Sevierville, TnI wonder if the "burning love" part was a reference to the Elvis Presley song "Burning Love" from 1972?
Claudio Antonio Guerrero from Sao Paulo - BrasilNo Words sounds as the first songs written by John and Paul. A great song and a nice surprising on Denny's composition.
Buddy from Branford, CtWow...sure fooled me! I had no idea Denny wrote this??? Sounds like a McCartney song!!! Doesn't it folks???

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