McCartney had his first ideas about writing a song about quiet farm lifestyle during his long family stay at his cottage in Campbeltown, Scotland between April and August 1970,[4] amidst the turbulent break-up of the Beatles,[5] but he shelved his recording project for four years.

[6] In his 2021 memoir book titled The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, he said: It was such a relief to get out of those business meetings with people in suits, who were so serious all the time, and go off to Scotland and be able just to sit around in a T-shirt and corduroys.

McCartney said that, in contrast to the degree of thought Dylan applied to his song-writing, Junior's Farm "has silly words and basically all it means is, 'Let's get out of the city.'

"[8] McCartney and his band recorded "Junior's Farm" along with its B-side "Sally G" between July 16 and 18, 1974 during a short stay in Tennessee, [9] in a period particularly relaxed for him and no concert tours scheduled in that year.

Despite its relative success outside America, neither of these two songs were included on their subsequent studio album Venus and Mars of 1975, which was scheduled to start its recording sessions between November 5 and 13, 1974 in London.

Cash Box called it "a very strong disk," saying that "it has that unique McCartney flair that makes all his musical forays such inspired hit records.

"[15] The photo for one of the single's picture sleeves featured Wings dressed in costumes corresponding to the song's lyrics (for example, drummer Geoff Britton as a poker dealer and guitarist Denny Laine as an Eskimo).