So I just made up a story about people breaking out of prison. We're not criminals, we don't want to be. And our argument on was 'Don't put us on the wrong side. McCartney, who had been having legal trouble involving pot possession, said, "We were being outlawed for pot. In a 1988 interview with Musician magazine, McCartney noted the drug busts musicians of the late 1960s and early 1970s experienced as an inspiration for the "Band on the Run", also referencing the "desperado" image he attributed to bands like the Byrds and the Eagles as an influence. Band on the run – escaping, freedom, criminals. McCartney recalled: "He was saying that we were all prisoners in some way … I thought it would be a nice way to start an album." McCartney added, referring to his inspiration for "Band on the Run": "It's a million things … all put together. In a 1973 interview with Paul Gambaccini, McCartney stated that the lyric "if we ever get out of here" was inspired by a remark made by George Harrison during one of the Beatles' many business meetings. – Paul McCartney, to Clash Music in 2010 But then, you know, as it went on it became business meetings and all of that … So there was a feeling of "if we ever get out of here", yeah. It was symbolic: "If we ever get out of here … All I need is a pint a day" … we'd started off as just kids really, who loved our music and wanted to earn a bob or two so we could get a guitar and get a nice car. 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. 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. 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 song was partly inspired by a comment that George Harrison had made during a meeting of the Beatles' Apple record label. It has since become one of the band's most famous songs.Ī medley of three distinct musical passages that vary in style from folk rock to funk, "Band on the Run" is one of McCartney's longest singles at 5:09. The single sold over one million copies in 1974 in America.
The song topped the charts in the United States, also reaching number 3 in the United Kingdom. The song was released as a single in April 1974 in the US and in June 1974 in the UK, following the success of " Jet", and became an international chart success. " Band on the Run" is a song by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released as the title track to their 1973 album Band on the Run. Spanish cover with "Zoo Gang" on the B-side
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