- Album This song officially appears on the Red Rose Speedway LP.
- Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 1972 (Paul McCartney was 30 years old)
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Sep 16, 1972
Mixing "Hold Me Tight", "Lazy Dynamite"
Jan 14, 1973
Other songs from the Red Rose Speedway medley
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
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Song facts
“Lazy Dynamite” is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings from the band’s 1973 album, Red Rose Speedway.
It was written in late 1971 or early 1972 under the working title of “Baby Dynamight”.
Last updated on March 16, 2022
Lyrics
Oh lazy dynamite
Oh lazy dynamite
Oh lazy dynamite
Oh lazy dynamite
Won't you come out tonight
When the time is right
Oh why do you fight that feeling in your heart
Don't you know that inside
There's a love you can't hide
So why do you fight that feeling in your heart
Oh lazy dynamite (repeat 3 times)
Oh why do you fight that feeling in your heart
Don't you know that inside
There's a love you can't hide
So why do you fight the feeling in your heart
Oh lazy dynamite (repeat 3 times)
Officially appears on
LP • Released in 1973
11:25 • Studio version • A • Medley with "Hold Me Tight" / "Hands Of Love" / "Power Cut"
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Harmonica
- Henry McCullough :
- Electric guitar
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- John Leckie :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 16, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 14, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 16, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Official album • Released in 1993
11:25 • Studio version • A1993 • Medley with "Hold Me Tight" / "Hands Of Love" / "Power Cut" - 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Harmonica
- Henry McCullough :
- Electric guitar
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- John Leckie :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 16, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Jan 14, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
11:19 • Studio version • A2018 • Medley with "Hold Me Tight" / "Hands Of Love" / "Power Cut" - 2018 Remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Harmonica
- Henry McCullough :
- Electric guitar
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remastering
- John Leckie :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 16, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Jan 14, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
11:19 • Studio version • A2018 • Medley with "Hold Me Tight" / "Hands Of Love" / "Power Cut" - 2018 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Harmonica
- Henry McCullough :
- Electric guitar
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remastering
- John Leckie :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 16, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Jan 14, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Red Rose Speedway (50th Anniversary)
LP • Released in 2023
11:25 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Harmonica
- Henry McCullough :
- Electric guitar
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- John Leckie :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 16, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 14, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 16, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Bootlegs
Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
2:50 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Harmonica
- Henry McCullough :
- Electric guitar
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- John Leckie :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 16, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Jan 14, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
Going further
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989
With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.
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