Hi, Hi, Hi

"Hi, Hi, Hi"
One of side labels of one of UK vinyl pressings
Single by Wings
A-side	"C Moon"
Released	1 December 1972 (UK) 4 December 1972 (US)
Format	7" single
Recorded	November 1972
Genre	Rock
Length	3:08
Label	Apple
Writer(s)	Paul and Linda McCartney
Producer(s)	Paul McCartney
Wings singles chronology
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" (1972) "Hi, Hi, Hi" (1972) "My Love" (1973)
Alternative cover art Front cover of the German vinyl release

"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.^[1]

Release

The single peaked at number five in the United Kingdom^[2] and at number 10 in the United States in January 1973.^[3] The song became a staple of Wings' live shows in the 1970s.

The song was included on the Paul McCartney compilation album Wingspan: Hits and History, released in 2001.

Ban

In the UK, the song was banned by the BBC for its sexually suggestive lyrics.^[4] The BBC also assumed that the title phrase, "We're gonna get hi, hi, hi" was a drug reference.^[5] 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."^[4]

References

1. "The McCartney Recording Sessions - 1972". Webpages.charter.net. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
2. "Paul McCartney - The Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
3. "Paul McCartney singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
4. Badman, Keith (2003). The Beatles: Off the Record. Omnibus Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-7119-9199-6.
5. "The seven ages of Paul McCartney". BBC News. 17 June 2006.