Editing A-side and B-side (section)

==Double A-side==
A ''double A-side'', ''AA-side'', or ''dual single'' is a [[Single (music)|single]] where both sides are designated the A-side, with no designated B-side; that is, both sides are prospective hit songs and neither side will be promoted over the other. In 1949, [[Savoy Records]] promoted a new pair of singles by one of its artists, [[Paul Williams (saxophonist)|Paul Williams]]' "House Rocker" and "He Knows How to Hucklebuck", as "The New Double Side Hit – Both Sides 'A' Sides".<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Billboard |title=Rhythm & Blues Records |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=61 |issue=26 |page=30 |date=25 June 1949 |quote="Savoy and Paul Williams Lead Again with{{nbsp}}... The New Double Side Hit – Both Sides 'A' Sides" |issn=0006-2510 }}</ref> In 1965, ''Billboard'' reported that due to a disagreement between [[EMI Records|EMI]] and [[John Lennon]] about which side of [[the Beatles]]' "[[We Can Work It Out]]" and "[[Day Tripper]]" single should be considered the A-side and receive the plugging, "EMI settled for a double-side promotion campaign—unique in Britain."<ref>Hutchins, Chris. "[https://books.google.com/books?id=OykEAAAAMBAJ&dq=double+side+campaign+unique+britain+intitle%3Abillboard&pg=PA26 Music Capitals of the World] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320140044/https://books.google.com/books?id=OykEAAAAMBAJ&dq=double+side+campaign+unique+britain+intitle%3Abillboard&pg=PA26 |date=20 March 2023 }}" ''Billboard'' 4 December 1965: 26</ref>

In the UK, before the advent of digital downloads, both A-sides were accredited with the same chart position, for the singles chart was compiled entirely from physical sales. In the UK, the biggest-selling non-charity single of all time was a double A-side, [[Wings (band)|Wings]]' 1977 release "[[Mull of Kintyre (song)|Mull of Kintyre]]"/"[[Girls' School (song)|Girls' School]]", which sold over two million copies. It was also the [[List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones|UK Christmas No. 1]] that year.<ref name="UK Official Chart 2011">{{Cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19771218/7501/ |title=1977-12-24 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive {{!}} Official Charts<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=6 May 2020 |archive-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603234329/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19771218/7501/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 December 2020 |title=Every Official Christmas Number 1 ever |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/every-official-christmas-number-1-ever-__3618/ |url-status=live |website= |publisher=Official Charts Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403030036/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/every-official-christmas-number-1-ever-__3618/ |archive-date=3 April 2015 |access-date= }}</ref> [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] released "[[All Apologies]]" and "[[Rape Me]]" as a double A-side in 1993, and both songs are accredited as a hit on both the UK Singles Chart<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/nirvana/ Nirvana – UK Singles Chart Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002162723/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/nirvana/ |date=2 October 2013 }} officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.</ref> and the [[Irish Singles Chart]].<ref>[http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement User needs to do an artist search for "Nirvana"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120524211911/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |date=24 May 2012 }} irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2013.</ref>