Back Band on the Run (Lied) German Band on the Run (canción) Spanish Band on the Run (chanson) French Band on the Run (singolo) Italian バンド・オン・ザ・ラン (曲) Japanese Band on the Run (სიმღერა) Georgian Band on the Run (single) Dutch Songen Band on the Run NN Band on the Run (sang) NB Band on the Run (canção) Portuguese
| "Band on the Run" | ||||
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&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Band_on_the_run.jpeg) Front cover of the Denmark single | ||||
| Single by Paul McCartney and Wings | ||||
| from the album Band on the Run | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | September 1973 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:09 (album version) 3:50 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Band_on_the_Run_Zoo_Gang_cover.jpg) Spanish cover with "Zoo Gang" on the B-side | ||||
| Official audio | ||||
| "Band On The Run" on YouTube | ||||
"Band on the Run" is a song by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, the title track to their 1973 album Band on the Run.
Released as a single in April 1974 in the US and in June 1974 in the UK, it topped the charts and sold over a million copies in 1974 in the United States, and reached number 3 in the United Kingdom.[1][2] An international success, it has become one of the band's most famous songs.
A medley of three distinct musical passages that vary in style, "Band on the Run" is one of McCartney's longest singles at 5:09. The song was partly inspired by a comment that George Harrison had made during a meeting of the Beatles' Apple record label. The song-wide theme is one of freedom and escape, and its creation coincided with Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr having parted with manager Allen Klein in March 1973, leading to improved relations between McCartney and his fellow ex-Beatles.
The original demos for this and other tracks on Band on the Run were stolen shortly after Wings arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, to begin recording the album. With the band reduced to a trio consisting of McCartney, his wife Linda, and Denny Laine, "Band on the Run" was recorded at EMI's Lagos studio and completed at AIR Studios in London.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Charts and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2011.