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Who sang Band On The Run?

Release date: 1973

Duration: 05:9

Paul McCartney released the song Band On The Run. Date of release: 1973.

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The protagonist is trapped within four walls and sadly contemplates never seeing a nice person like his mother again. He imagines escaping and donating all his possessions to charity. As he and his partner attempt to escape, they are met with obstacles. Rain pours down around them and a bell rings in the village square. The jailer and the sailor Sam search for them everywhere, but they will never be found. The protagonist and his partner are a "group on the run".

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Paul McCartney - Short Biography

- Sir James Paul McCartney is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with The Beatles.
- As a member of The Beatles, McCartney wrote or co-wrote a record 32 songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
- McCartney has won 18 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
- In 1997, McCartney was knighted for services to music.
- In 2020, he is one of the richest musicians in the world, with an estimated fortune of £800 million.

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The song "Band on the Run" is a single by the Anglo-American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings. It is the title track from their 1973 album Band on the Run. The song was released as a single in April 1974 in the United States and June 1974 in the United Kingdom after the success of "Jet", and became an international hit. It reached number one on the charts in the United States and number three in the United Kingdom. The single sold over a million copies in 1974 in America and has since become one of the band's most famous songs.

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