"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.
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.
The song topped the charts in the United States, also reaching number 3 in the United Kingdom.
The single sold over one million copies in 1974 in America.
It has since become one of the band's most famous songs.