Paul McCartney and Wings’ single ‘Band On The Run’ was released in the United States on 8 April 1974.
The single, with ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five’ on the b-side, topped the US Billboard Hot 100.
In the UK, ‘Band On The Run’ was issued with ‘Zoo Gang’ on the flipside. It peaked at number three on the UK singles chart.
Last updated: 23 July 2021
Also on this day...
- 1967: Paul McCartney and Mal Evans holiday in Denver
- 1966: Recording: Got To Get You Into My Life
- 1965: Filming: Help!
- 1963: The Beatles live: Swimming Baths, Leyton, London
- 1963: Julian Lennon is born
- 1962: The Beatles live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
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