I Lie Around
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| A-side | "Live and Let Die" | |||
| Released | 1 June 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 19 October 1970[1] November 1972 (overdubs) | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
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| Label | Apple | |||
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| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Paul McCartney | |||
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"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
The song was recorded in the autumn of 1970 at Columbia Studios in New York, during sessions for Ram. Early mixes had Paul McCartney singing vocals on the entire song.[2] The released version was the first Wings song to have someone other than McCartney singing the lead vocal.[3]
Lyrics and music
"I Lie Around" opens with the sound of bleating sheep and "pastoral catcalls".[4]
Reception
Ultimate Classic Rock critic Nick DeRiso rated "I Lie Around" as Denny Laine's 8th best song, calling it a "fun cut about doing absolutely nothing".[3] NME writers Roy Carr and Tony Tyler described it as "playful", with "nice harmonies" and a "forgettable tune."[4]
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – co-lead vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, mellotron, synthesizer
- Linda McCartney – backing vocals
- Denny Laine – lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell – drums, backing vocals
Later release
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.[5] 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.[6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."I Lie Around (Song)".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.DeRiso, Nick (5 December 2023). "Top 10 Denny Laine songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Carr, Roy; Tyler, Tony (1978). The Beatles: An Illustrated Record. Harmony Books. p. 106. ISBN 0517533677.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wings, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings - Red Rose Speedway Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-06
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'The 7" Singles Box' – Out 2 December 2022". PaulMcCartney.com. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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