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I Lie Around
"I Lie Around"
Single by Paul McCartney and Wings
A-side"Live and Let Die"
Released1 June 1973
Recorded19 October 1970[1]
November 1972 (overdubs)
GenreRock
Length4:59
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney and Wings singles chronology
"My Love"
(1973)
"I Lie Around"
(1973)
"Helen Wheels"
(1973)

"I Lie Around" is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings that was released as the B-side to the "Live and Let Die" single in 1973. The first two verses are sung by Wings guitarist Denny Laine, while Paul McCartney sings the third verse.

Recording

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The song was recorded in the fall of 1970 at Columbia Studios in New York, during sessions for Ram. Early mixes had Paul McCartney singing vocals on the entire song.[2]

Personnel

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Later release

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Although the song was not placed on an album when it was initially released, it was included as a bonus track on the CD release of Paul McCartney and Wings' 1973 studio album, Red Rose Speedway, when that work became available on compact disc in 1987.[3] It was also included as a bonus track on the remastered version of Red Rose Speedway that was re-released on CD in 1993 as a part of The Paul McCartney Collection, as well as the 2018 Red Rose Speedway (Archive Collection). It was also included on The 7" Singles Box in 2022.[4]

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