Released in 1973
I Lie Around
Written by Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney
Last updated on April 1, 2021
Released in 1973
Written by Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney
Last updated on April 1, 2021
Album This song officially appears on the Live And Let Die / I Lie Around 7" Single.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1973
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
May-August 1970
Oct 19, 1970
Red Rose Speedway sessions at EMI Studios, Abbey Road
September 1972 - January 1973
Paul and Linda McCartney go and live in Scotland for a few months
April 10 to August 1970
I lie around
All over the place
It seems that I have no choice in the matter
Roll along wheel of fortune
As you roll along I stick around
Furthermore in the country
I will lay my burden down
I lie around
I lie around
I lie around
All over the place
All over the place
All over the place
All over the place
Too long have I been the heart of the matter
All along I was only over tired and overtaken
Furthermore in the country
I will lay my burden down
I lie around
I lie around
I lie around
All over the place
So long, bye bye, it was fun while it mattered
Roll along wheel of fortune
As you roll along I stick around
Furthermore in the country
I will lay my burden down
Yes, I lie around
All over the place
All over the place
All over the place
I lie around, around.
Live And Let Die / I Lie Around
7" Single • Released in 1973
5:01 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Vocals Henry McCullough : Backing vocals (?), Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums Hugh McCracken : Electric guitar (?) Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Oct 19, 1970 • Studio CBS Studios, New York City
Session Overdubs: Mid-November 1972 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Official album • Released in 1993
5:01 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Vocals Henry McCullough : Backing vocals (?), Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums Hugh McCracken : Electric guitar (?) Peter Mew : Remastering Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Oct 19, 1970 • Studio CBS Studios, New York City
Session Overdubs: Mid-November 1972 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
5:01 • Studio version • A2018
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Vocals Henry McCullough : Backing vocals (?), Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums Hugh McCracken : Electric guitar (?) Alex Wharton : Remastering Steve Orchard : Remastering Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Oct 19, 1970 • Studio CBS Studios, New York City
Session Overdubs: Mid-November 1972 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
7" Single • Released in 2022
5:01 • Studio version • A2018
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Vocals Henry McCullough : Backing vocals (?), Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums Hugh McCracken : Electric guitar (?) Alex Wharton : Remastering Steve Orchard : Remastering Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Oct 19, 1970 • Studio CBS Studios, New York City
Session Overdubs: Mid-November 1972 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
The Alternate Red Rose Speedway Volume 1: The Original Acetate
Unofficial album
5:02 • Studio version
Unofficial album • Released in 2000
4:59 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Vocals Henry McCullough : Backing vocals (?), Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums Hugh McCracken : Electric guitar (?) Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Oct 19, 1970 • Studio CBS Studios, New York City
Session Overdubs: Mid-November 1972 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Red Rose Speedway Collector's Edition
Unofficial album • Released in 2001
5:01 • Studio version • Original single version
UK Singles Collection - Volume 01
Unofficial album • Released in 2007
5:01 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Vocals Henry McCullough : Backing vocals (?), Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums Hugh McCracken : Electric guitar (?) Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Oct 19, 1970 • Studio CBS Studios, New York City
Session Overdubs: Mid-November 1972 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
5:00 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Vocals Henry McCullough : Backing vocals (?), Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums Hugh McCracken : Electric guitar (?) Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Oct 19, 1970 • Studio CBS Studios, New York City
Session Overdubs: Mid-November 1972 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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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