Overview
- In a Vevo Footnotes video released Dec. 18, McCartney addresses an online claim that the 1979 song encourages witchcraft, joking he is the 'head wizard of a Liverpool coven' before calling the theory nonsense.
- He reiterates the commonly misheard lyric is 'the mood is right' rather than 'the moon is right,' echoing a clarification he previously gave in 2022.
- McCartney says he wrote the track to capture the festive party spirit he knew from Liverpool family gatherings.
- Released in 1979, the single reached No. 6 in the UK and has since become a seasonal radio and TV staple.
- The Footnotes piece also highlights the video’s production with Wings, directed by Russell Mulcahy at the Fountain Inn in West Sussex and the Hippodrome in Eastbourne, coinciding with current archival and promotional activity.