Time To Hide

Written by Denny Laine

Album This song officially appears on the Wings At The Speed Of Sound Official album.
Timeline This song has been officially released in 1976

Related sessions

This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions


"At The Speed Of Sound" sessions #2

January - February 1976


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Lyrics

If I have to run
I'm not runnin' out on you
If I have to shake a little
Sand out of my shoes
I'm runnin' from the law
Or they'll put me inside

Baby, won't you let me have
A little time to hide
Baby, won't you let me have
A little time to hide

I've been on the run
Since the Good Lord knows when
And the day I die
I'll still be runnin' then
Runnin' from the days
When I would lay me down and cry

Baby, won't you let me have
A little time to hide
Baby, won't you let me have
A little time to hide

Will I love you tomorrow?
Yes, I will, my love
Yes, I will, my love
Will I beg, steal or borrow?
Yes, I will, my love
Yes, I will, my love

To spend a little time
Happy to be by your side
Baby, won't you let me have
A little time to hide

Baby, won't you let me have
A little time to hide

If I have to run
I'm not runnin' out on you
If I have to shake a little
Sand out of my shoes
I'm runnin' from the law
Or they'll put me inside

Baby, won't you let me have
A little time to hide
Baby, won't you let me have
A little time to hide
Baby, won't you let me have
A little time
Baby, won't you let me have
A little time
Baby, won't you let me have
A little time to hide

Officially appears on


Wings At The Speed Of Sound

Official album • Released in 1976

4:32 • Studio versionA

Performed by :
Paul McCartneyLinda McCartneyDenny LaineJimmy McCullochJoe English
Paul McCartney :
Producer
Denny Laine :
Lead vocals
Howie Casey :
Horns
Thaddeus Richard :
Horns
Mark Vigars :
Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
Pete Henderson :
Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
Steve Howard :
Horns
Tony Dorsey :
Horns

Session Recording:
Jan 27, 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:
January - March 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:
January - March 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road


Wings Over America

Official live • Released in 1976

4:56 • LiveL1

Paul McCartney :
Bass, Producer, Vocals
Linda McCartney :
Keyboard, Tambourine, Vocals
Denny Laine :
Gob iron, Tambourine, Vocals
Jimmy McCulloch :
Electric guitar, Vocals
Howie Casey :
Saxophone
Joe English :
Drums, Vocals
Thaddeus Richard :
Saxophone
Mark Vigars :
Assistant mixing engineer
Phil McDonald :
Mixing engineer, Overdubs recording
Steve Howard :
Percussion, Trumpet
Tony Dorsey :
Tambourine, Trombone
Jack Maxson :
Recording engineer
Tom Walsh :
Assistant recording engineer

Concert From the concert in New York, USA on May 25, 1976


Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1993)

Official album • Released in 1993

4:32 • Studio versionA1993 • 1993 remaster

Performed by :
Paul McCartneyLinda McCartneyDenny LaineJimmy McCullochJoe English
Paul McCartney :
Producer
Denny Laine :
Lead vocals
Howie Casey :
Horns
Thaddeus Richard :
Horns
Mark Vigars :
Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
Pete Henderson :
Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
Steve Howard :
Horns
Tony Dorsey :
Horns
Peter Mew :
Remastering

Session Recording:
Jan 27, 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:
January - March 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:
January - March 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road


Wings Over America - Archive Collection

Official live • Released in 2013

4:57 • LiveL1.2013 • 2013 remaster

Paul McCartney :
Bass, Producer, Vocals
Linda McCartney :
Keyboard, Tambourine, Vocals
Denny Laine :
Gob iron, Tambourine, Vocals
Jimmy McCulloch :
Electric guitar, Vocals
Howie Casey :
Saxophone
Joe English :
Drums, Vocals
Thaddeus Richard :
Saxophone
Mark Vigars :
Assistant mixing engineer
Phil McDonald :
Mixing engineer, Overdubs recording
Steve Howard :
Percussion, Trumpet
Tony Dorsey :
Tambourine, Trombone
Jack Maxson :
Recording engineer
Tom Walsh :
Assistant recording engineer
Guy Massey :
Remastering
Steve Rooke :
Remastering
Simon Gibson :
Remastering

Concert From the concert in New York, USA on May 25, 1976


Wings At The Speed Of Sound - Archive Collection

Official album • Released in 2014

4:32 • Studio versionA2014 • 2014 remaster

Performed by :
Paul McCartneyLinda McCartneyDenny LaineJimmy McCullochJoe English
Paul McCartney :
Producer
Denny Laine :
Lead vocals
Howie Casey :
Horns
Thaddeus Richard :
Horns
Mark Vigars :
Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
Pete Henderson :
Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
Steve Howard :
Horns
Tony Dorsey :
Horns

Session Recording:
Jan 27, 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:
January - March 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:
January - March 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road


Wings At The Speed Of Sound (Limited Orange LP)

Official album • Released in 2017

4:32 • Studio versionA2014

Performed by :
Paul McCartneyLinda McCartneyDenny LaineJimmy McCullochJoe English
Paul McCartney :
Producer
Denny Laine :
Lead vocals
Howie Casey :
Horns
Thaddeus Richard :
Horns
Mark Vigars :
Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
Pete Henderson :
Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
Steve Howard :
Horns
Tony Dorsey :
Horns

Session Recording:
Jan 27, 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:
January - March 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:
January - March 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Bootlegs



Great Lost Takal Master

Unofficial live • Released in 1996


Wings Over Boston

Unofficial live • Released in 2000


Wings Are Alright Tonight

Unofficial live • Released in 2001


Wings Over Frisco

Unofficial live • Released in 2002


Live performances

“Time To Hide” has been played in 38 concerts.

Latest concerts where Time To Hide has been played







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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