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"With a Little Luck"
#1 weeks: 2
weeks: 1978-05-20, 1978-05-27
genre: rock
artist: Wings
album: London Town
writers: Paul McCartney
producers: Paul McCartney
label:
formats: 7"
lengths: 5:45

"With a Little Luck" is Wings' #1 (U.S.) single from their 1978 album London Town. The song was written by Paul McCartney in Scotland and recorded on board the boat Fair Carolin the Virgin Islands prior to the departure of lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Joe English from Wings. The song was released on St. Patrick's Day 1978, and hit number one in the United States later that spring. It was featured in the closing credits of the 1979 film Sunburnstarring Farrah Fawcett, Charles Grodin and Art Carney.

"With a Little Luck" was also released on Wings Greatest(1978) and the two-disc compilation, Wingspan(2001). There were two versions of the song: the original 5:45 version on London Town, and a DJ Edit, which only runs 3:13.

This song was written by Paul during the time his wife, Linda McCartney, was expecting a child. Her pregnancy put Wings on hold for a while and this song is a tribute to this era in their lives. The single version was released in the United States because music radio was not willing to play a "non-disco rock song" longer than 4 minutes. "With a Little Luck" was cut down to 3:13, much to Paul McCartney's dismay.