Let ' Em in - wikipedia Let ' Em in `` Let ' Em In '' German sleeve Single by Wings from the album Wings at the Speed of Sound B - side `` Beware My Love '' Released 23 July 1976 Format 7 - inch single Recorded 4 February 1976, Abbey Road Studios, London Genre Soft rock Length 5 : 10 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Producer ( s ) Paul McCartney Wings singles chronology `` Silly Love Songs '' ( 1976 ) `` Let ' Em In '' ( 1976 ) `` Maybe I 'm Amazed '' ( 1977 ) `` Silly Love Songs '' ( 1976 ) `` Let ' Em In '' ( 1976 ) `` Maybe I 'm Amazed '' ( 1977 ) Audio sample file help Wings at the Speed of Sound track listing 11 tracks Side one `` Let ' Em In '' `` The Note You Never Wrote '' `` She 's My Baby '' `` Beware My Love '' `` Wino Junko '' Side two `` Silly Love Songs '' `` Cook of the House '' `` Time to Hide '' `` Must Do Something About It '' `` San Ferry Anne '' `` Warm and Beautiful '' `` Let ' Em In '' is a song by Wings from their 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and reached the top 3 in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. It was a No. 2 hit in the UK ; in the U.S. it was a No. 3 pop hit and No. 1 easy listening hit. In Canada, the song was No. 3 for three weeks on the pop chart and No. 1 for three weeks on the MOR chart of RPM magazine. The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over one million copies. It can also be found on McCartney 's 1987 compilation album, All the Best ! A demo of the song, featuring Denny Laine on lead vocal, was included as a bonus track on the Archive Collection reissue of Wings at the Speed of Sound. Contents 1 Content 2 Release 3 Track listings 4 Chart performance 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Cover versions 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Content The song starts with the sound of a vibraphone, chiming the first eight notes from the Westminster Quarters, before the rhythm begins. The lyric name - checks several famous people, between friends and relatives of McCartney who, without a justified reason, knock on the door or ring the bell of his house and he exclaims `` Let ' Em In ''. Famous people as well as McCartney 's paternal aunt Gin and his brother Michael, and Linda McCartney 's brother John. Phil and Don Everly ( known as the Everly Brothers ) are named, along with Martin Luther. An uncle Ernie is also named ; this being the character Ringo Starr sang in the London Symphony Orchestra 's recording of the Who 's rock opera, Tommy. `` Let ' Em In '' is also notable for the false fade out, which, however, becomes loud for the last two notes of the song. The song makes use of the piano, drums, brass, including a trombone solo, and wind instruments, featuring flutes, plus backup vocals from Linda and other members of Wings. Release The song was released worldwide as a 7 '' single, except in France where it was released as 12 '' single ( the first - ever McCartney 12 `` ) with both sides labelled `` Special Disco Mix ''. It was included on the compilation album Wings Greatest ( 1978 ), as well as the Paul McCartney compilation albums All the Best ! ( 1987 ) and Wingspan : Hits and History ( 2001 ). Track listings 7 '' single ( R 6015 ) `` Let ' Em In '' -- 5 : 08 `` Beware My Love '' -- 6 : 05 12 '' single ( 2C 052 - 98.062 y ) `` Let ' Em In '' ( Special Disco Mix ) -- 5 : 08 `` Beware My Love '' ( Special Disco Mix ) -- 6 : 05 A ^ Released in France only. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1976 ) Peak position Australia 65 Canada Top Singles Canada Adult Contemporary Germany ( Official German Charts ) 29 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 25 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 13 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1976 ) Rank Canada 46 UK 29 US Billboard Hot 100 66 Cover versions During the 1976 Miss America pageant, emcee Bert Parks performed a memorable rendition of the song. The song was covered in 1977 by Billy Paul, substituting a list of notable African - American figures such as Malcolm X and Louis Armstrong in lieu of the people named in the original. This version reached No. 26 on the UK charts. See also List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1976 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 163. Jump up ^ `` Paul McCartney Charts and Awards ''. allmusic. Retrieved 13 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Official Charts : Paul McCartney ''. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` riaa.com ''. riaa.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 03. ^ Jump up to : Womack, Kenneth ( 2014 ). The Beatles Encyclopedia : Everything Fab Four. ABC - CLIO. p. 536. ISBN 9780313391729. Jump up ^ `` 1972 All - Star Orchestral Version of The Who 's `` Tommy '' to Be Reissued Next Month ``. ABC News Radio. 2015 - 08 - 11. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 12. Jump up ^ Benitez, Vince Perez ( 2010 ). The Words and Music of Paul McCartney : The Solo Years. ABC - CLIO. pp. 71 -- 2. ISBN 9780313349690. Jump up ^ `` Let ' Em In ''. JPGR. 2000. Retrieved 25 September 2013. Jump up ^ Canada, Library and Archives ( 17 July 2013 ). `` Image : RPM Weekly ''. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Wings Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Let ' Em In ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Wings -- Let ' Em In '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Wings -- Let ' Em In ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Wings : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Wings Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Wings Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2015 ). The Comparison Book. Menonomee Falls, Wisconsin : Record Research Inc. p. 333. ISBN 978 - 0 - 89820 - 213 - 7. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Pop Singles '' Billboard December 25, 1976 : Talent in Action - 6 External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Wings Paul McCartney Linda McCartney Denny Laine Denny Seiwell Henry McCullough Jimmy McCulloch Geoff Britton Joe English Laurence Juber Steve Holley Studio albums Wild Life ( 1971 ) Red Rose Speedway ( 1973 ) Band on the Run ( 1973 ) Venus and Mars ( 1975 ) Wings at the Speed of Sound ( 1976 ) London Town ( 1978 ) Back to the Egg ( 1979 ) Live albums Wings over America ( 1976 ) Compilation albums Wings Greatest ( 1978 ) Cold Cuts Wingspan : Hits and History ( 2001 ) Singles `` Give Ireland Back to the Irish '' `` Mary Had a Little Lamb '' / `` Little Woman Love '' `` Hi, Hi, Hi '' / `` C Moon '' `` My Love '' `` Live and Let Die '' / `` I Lie Around '' `` Helen Wheels '' / `` Country Dreamer '' `` Mrs. Vandebilt '' / `` Bluebird '' `` Jet '' / `` Mamunia '' `` Let Me Roll It '' `` Band on the Run '' / `` Zoo Gang '' `` Nineteen Hundred and Eighty - Five '' `` Junior 's Farm '' / `` Sally G '' `` Listen to What the Man Said '' / `` Love in Song '' `` Letting Go '' / `` You Gave Me the Answer '' `` Venus and Mars / Rock Show '' / `` Magneto and Titanium Man '' `` Silly Love Songs '' / `` Cook of the House '' `` Let ' Em In '' / `` Beware My Love '' `` Maybe I 'm Amazed '' / `` Soily '' `` Seaside Woman '' `` Mull of Kintyre '' / `` Girls ' School '' `` With a Little Luck '' / `` Backwards Traveller '' / `` Cuff Link '' `` I 've Had Enough '' / `` Deliver Your Children '' `` London Town '' / `` I 'm Carrying '' `` Goodnight Tonight '' / `` Daytime Nighttime Suffering '' `` Old Siam, Sir '' `` Getting Closer '' `` Arrow Through Me '' `` Rockestra Theme '' `` Coming Up ( Live at Glasgow ) '' Tours Wings University Tour ( 1972 ) Wings Over Europe Tour ( 1972 ) Wings 1973 UK Tour ( May 1973 ) Wings Over the World tour ( 1975 - 1976 ) Wings UK Tour 1979 ( 1979 ) Concerts for the People of Kampuchea ( 1979 ) Filmography Wings Over the World ( 1979 ) Concert for Kampuchea ( 1980 ) Rockshow ( 1980 ) Back to the Egg ( 1981 ) Wingspan -- An Intimate Portrait ( 2001 ) Related articles Discography Songs The Beatles Ginger Baker 's Air Force Japanese Tears The Moody Blues Standard Time Suzy and the Red Stripes Small Faces The Oriental Nightfish Paul McCartney Paul `` Wix '' Wickens Rusty Anderson Brian Ray Abe Laboriel Jr. Linda McCartney Hamish Stuart Robbie McIntosh Chris Whitten Blair Cunningham Studio albums McCartney Ram ( with Linda McCartney ) McCartney II Tug of War Pipes of Peace Give My Regards to Broad Street Press to Play Снова в СССР Flowers in the Dirt Off the Ground Flaming Pie Run Devil Run Driving Rain Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Memory Almost Full Kisses on the Bottom New Egypt Station with Wings Wild Life Red Rose Speedway Band on the Run Venus and Mars Wings at the Speed of Sound London Town Back to the Egg Classical The Family Way Thrillington Paul McCartney 's Liverpool Oratorio Standing Stone Working Classical Ecce Cor Meum Ocean 's Kingdom Electronica Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest ( The Fireman ) Rushes ( The Fireman ) Liverpool Sound Collage Twin Freaks Electric Arguments ( The Fireman ) Unreleased albums Return to Pepperland Live albums Wings over America Tripping the Live Fantastic Unplugged ( The Official Bootleg ) Paul Is Live Back in the U.S. Back in the World Live Amoeba 's Secret Good Evening New York City Live in Los Angeles iTunes Live from Capitol Studios Compilations Wings Greatest Cold Cuts ( unreleased ) All the Best ! 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Question: who's that knocking at my door song paul mccartney
Answer: "Let 'Em In"