ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts æz ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ˌɔn tˈuː ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, ɪt ɹˈiːtʃt nˈʌmbɚ wˈʌn ɔnðə bˈɪlboːɹd hˈɑːt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˌɔn fˈoːɹ sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə fˈɜːst əvə stɹˈɪŋ ʌv pˈoʊstbˈiːɾəlz, pˈɔːl mə kˈɑːɹtnipˈɛnd sˈɪŋɡəlz tə tˈɑːp ðə jˌuːˈɛs pˈɑːp tʃˈɑːɹt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z.
Released in the United States as a single on 2 August 1971, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4 September 1971, making it the first of a string of post-Beatles, Paul McCartney-penned singles to top the US pop chart during the 1970s and 1980s.