- Album This song officially appears on the Pipes Of Peace (1993) Official album.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Recording "Twice In A Lifetime"
Mar 14, 1985
Mar 22, 1985
Overdubs for Cold Cuts project
September / October 1986
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Song facts
“Twice In A Lifetime” is a 1985 song written to be the theme song of the eponym movie. It is heard during the end of the movie, over the end credits. It remained commercially unavailable as a recording until 1993, when it was included as a bonus track on the reissue of McCartney’s album Pipes of Peace, as part of the Paul McCartney Collection.
The movie was directed by Bud Yorkin and starring Gene Hackman as a married steelworker in the midst of a mid-life crisis who becomes attracted to another woman, played by Ann-Margret.
Last updated on April 18, 2020
Lyrics
Now I know that
It can easily happen to someone like me
I don't want to step on anybody's toes
Who knows how to find love
Think before you give your answer
Who knows what a mystery may bring
Once in a life I'm a lucky man
If I can find the kind of love
That's gonna last for me
Twice in a lifetime
Is one of those unspoken dreams
We usually reserve for fantasy
Who knows how we find love
Stop before you give your answer
Who knows when a mystery begins
I know, I know
I know because it's happening to me
I know, I know
Twice in a lifetime
Is one of those unspoken dreams
We usually reserve for fantasy
Who knows how we find love
Stop before you give the answer
Who knows when a mystery begins
I know, I know
I know because it's happening to me
I know, I know
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1993
3:00 • Studio version • A • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums (?), Electric guitar (?), Mellotron, Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar (?)
- Jon Kelly :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Jackson :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Sax
- Session Recording:
- Mar 14, 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 22, 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Pipes Of Peace - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2015
3:00 • Studio version • A2015 • 2015 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums (?), Electric guitar (?), Mellotron, Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar (?)
- Jon Kelly :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Jackson :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Sam Okell :
- Remastering
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Sax
- Session Recording:
- Mar 14, 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 22, 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Bootlegs
Unofficial album • Released in 2000
2:59 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums (?), Electric guitar (?), Mellotron, Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar (?)
- Jon Kelly :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Jackson :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Sax
- Session Recording:
- Mar 14, 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 22, 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Pipes Of Peace - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
3:00 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums (?), Electric guitar (?), Mellotron, Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar (?)
- Jon Kelly :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Jackson :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Sax
- Session Recording:
- Mar 14, 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 22, 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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