Live and Let Die ( song ) - wikipedia Live and Let Die ( song ) `` Live and Let Die '' A-side label of the UK 7 - inch single Single by Paul McCartney and Wings from the album Live and Let Die B - side `` I Lie Around '' Released 1 June 1973 ( UK ) 18 June 1973 ( US ) Format 7 '' single Recorded October 1972 Genre Symphonic rock Length 3 : 12 Label Apple Songwriter ( s ) Paul McCartney Linda McCartney Producer ( s ) George Martin Wings singles chronology `` My Love '' ( 1973 ) `` Live and Let Die '' ( 1973 ) `` Helen Wheels '' ( 1973 ) `` My Love '' ( 1973 ) `` Live and Let Die '' ( 1973 ) `` Helen Wheels '' ( 1973 ) James Bond theme singles chronology `` Diamonds Are Forever '' ( 1971 ) Diamonds Are Forever 1971 `` Live and Let Die '' ( 1973 ) Live and Let Die1973 `` The Man With the Golden Gun '' ( 1975 ) The Man With the Golden Gun 1975 `` Live and Let Die '' is the main theme song of the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die, written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney 's band Wings. It was one of the group 's most successful singles, and the most successful Bond theme to that point, charting at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. Commissioned specifically for the movie and credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, it reunited the former Beatle with the band 's producer, George Martin, who both produced the song and arranged the orchestral break. It has been covered by several bands, with the Guns N ' Roses version being the most popular cover. Both the McCartney and the Guns N ' Roses versions were nominated for Grammys. In 2012, McCartney was awarded the Million - Air Award from Broadcast Music, Inc. ( BMI ), for more than 4 million performances of the song in the US. Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Release and aftermath 3 Personnel 4 Chart positions 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Parody 6 Guns N ' Roses version 6.1 Charts 6.2 Personnel 7 See also 8 References Background and Recording Even before Tom Mankiewicz had finished writing the screenplay to Live and Let Die, producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli invited Paul McCartney to write the theme song. McCartney asked to be sent a copy of Ian Fleming 's novel. `` I read it and thought it was pretty good. That afternoon I wrote the song and went in the next week and did it... It was a job of work for me in a way because writing a song around a title like that 's not the easiest thing going. '' Originally, producer Harry Saltzman was interested in having Shirley Bassey or Thelma Houston perform it instead of Wings. Martin said McCartney would allow the song to be used in the movie only if Wings was able to perform the song in the opening credits. Saltzman, who had previously rejected the chance to produce A Hard Day 's Night, decided not to make the same mistake twice and agreed. A second version of the song, performed by B.J. Arnau, also appears in the film. Arnau 's performance originally was meant for the group Fifth Dimension. The Arnau version of the song appears on the soundtrack album as a component in a medley that also contains two George Martin - composed instrumental pieces, `` Fillet of Soul -- New Orleans '' and `` Fillet of Soul -- Harlem ''. Wings recorded `` Live and Let Die '' during the sessions for the Red Rose Speedway album, in October 1972. The song was taped at A.I.R. Studios, with Ray Cooper providing percussion instruments. Release and aftermath The single reached No. 2 in the United States and No. 9 in the United Kingdom. The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over one million copies. Although McCartney 's previous single, `` My Love '', had been credited to ' Paul McCartney & Wings ', the label of the `` Live and Let Die '' single credited the performing artist simply as ' Wings '. On the soundtrack album, however, the song was credited to ' Paul McCartney & Wings ' and was credited as such in the opening titles to the film. `` Live and Let Die '' was the last McCartney single on Apple Records that was credited only to ' Wings '. `` Live and Let Die '' was not featured on a McCartney album until the Wings Greatest compilation in 1978, and was included again on 1987 's All the Best ! and 2001 's Wingspan : Hits and History. The entire soundtrack also was released in quadrophonic. `` Live and Let Die '' was the first James Bond theme song to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song ( garnering McCartney his second Academy Award nomination and Linda her first ), but lost to the theme song from The Way We Were. In Wings ' live performances of the song, the instrumental break featured flashpots and a laser light show. McCartney has continued to play the song on his solo tours, often using pyrotechnics when playing outdoor and indoor venues. `` Live and Let Die '' is the only song to appear on all of McCartney 's live albums ( except for the acoustic - based Unplugged. ) Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, the song was placed on Clear Channel 's list of inappropriate song titles. Personnel Paul McCartney -- lead vocals, piano Linda McCartney -- backing vocals, keyboards Henry McCullough -- lead guitar Denny Laine -- backing vocals, bass guitar Denny Seiwell -- drums Ray Cooper -- percussion George Martin -- orchestral arrangement Chart positions Weekly charts Chart ( 1973 ) Peak position Australia Kent Music Report 5 Canada ( RPM 100 Top Singles ) Germany ( Media Control ) 31 Japan ( Oricon ) 25 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 29 New Zealand ( Listener ) 20 Norway ( VG - lista ) UK ( Official Charts Company ) 9 US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box Top 100 US Record World Singles Chart Year - end charts Chart ( 1973 ) Rank Canada 39 US Billboard Hot 100 56 Parody In 1984, McCartney asked `` Weird Al '' Yankovic when he was going to parody one of his songs. A couple of years later, Yankovic asked for permission to put his parody `` Chicken Pot Pie '' on an album ( as a courtesy ; legally, he did not need permission ). McCartney denied the use because he is a vegetarian and did not want to promote the consumption of meat. Yankovic, a vegetarian himself, said he respected the decision ; however, he has performed the song live. Guns N ' Roses version `` Live and Let Die '' U.S. commercial cassette single Single by Guns N ' Roses from the album Use Your Illusion I A-side `` Live and Let Die '' ( LP Version ) B - side `` Live and Let Die '' ( Live at Wembley Stadium, London on 31 August 1991 ) `` Shadow of Your Love '' ( Live ) Released 3 December 1991 Format CD 7 '' 12 '' Genre Hard rock, heavy metal Length 3 : 04 Label Geffen Songwriter ( s ) Paul McCartney Linda McCartney Producer ( s ) Mike Clink Guns N ' Roses Guns N ' Roses singles chronology `` Do n't Cry '' ( 1991 ) `` Live and Let Die '' ( 1991 ) `` Knockin ' on Heaven 's Door '' ( 1992 ) `` Do n't Cry '' ( 1991 ) `` Live and Let Die '' ( 1991 ) `` Knockin ' on Heaven 's Door '' ( 1992 ) `` Live and Let Die '' was released as the second single from Use Your Illusion I album and the fourth out of all the Use Your Illusion singles. A music video was made in November 1991 featuring the band playing live on stage and showing old pictures. The video also was made shortly before Izzy Stradlin 's departure, and it is the last video where he appears. It charted at No. 20 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song was nominated for `` Best Hard Rock Performance '' during the 1993 Grammy Awards. Charts Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 10 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 27 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 20 Finland ( The Official Finnish Charts ) France ( SNEP ) 39 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 33 Ireland ( IRMA ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 13 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 15 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 19 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 33 Personnel Guns N ' Roses W. Axl Rose -- lead vocals, keyboards, programming, backing vocals Slash -- lead guitar, 6 - string bass Izzy Stradlin -- rhythm guitar Duff McKagan -- bass Matt Sorum -- drums Dizzy Reed -- piano Additional musicians Shannon Hoon -- backing vocals Johann Langlie -- programming Jon Thautwein -- horn Matthew McKagan -- horn Rachel West -- horn Robert Clark -- horn Track listing `` Live and Let Die '' -- 2 : 59 `` Live and Let Die '' ( Live ) -- 3 : 37 `` Shadow of Your Love '' ( Live ) -- 2 : 50 See also Outline of James Bond References ^ Jump up to : Benitez, Vincent P. ( 2010 ). The Words and Music of Paul McCartney : The Solo Years. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger. p. 50. ISBN 978 - 0 - 313 - 34969 - 0. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums. London : Guinness World Records Limited Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2006 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books Jump up ^ `` Live and Let Die Recognized for over 4 Million Performances in the USA ''. 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Preceded by Shirley Bassey Diamonds Are Forever, 1971 James Bond title artist Live and Let Die ( song ), 1973 Succeeded by Lulu The Man with the Golden Gun, 1974 James Bond music Themes `` James Bond Theme '' ( Monty Norman ) `` James Bond Is Back '' ( John Barry ) `` 007 Theme '' ( John Barry ) `` On Her Majesty 's Secret Service '' ( John Barry ) `` Bond 77 '' ( Marvin Hamlisch ) `` James Bond Theme '' ( Moby ) Soundtracks Dr. No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty 's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill GoldenEye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Quantum of Solace Skyfall Spectre Composers Monty Norman John Barry George Martin Marvin Hamlisch Bill Conti Michael Kamen Éric Serra David Arnold Thomas Newman Eon themes `` Kingston Calypso '' `` From Russia with Love '' `` Goldfinger '' `` Thunderball '' `` You Only Live Twice '' `` We Have All the Time in the World '' `` Diamonds Are Forever '' `` Live and Let Die '' `` The Man with the Golden Gun '' `` Nobody Does It Better '' `` Moonraker '' `` For Your Eyes Only '' `` All Time High '' `` A View to a Kill '' `` The Living Daylights '' `` Where Has Everybody Gone ? '' `` Licence to Kill '' `` If You Asked Me To '' `` GoldenEye '' `` Tomorrow Never Dies '' `` The World Is Not Enough '' `` Die Another Day '' `` You Know My Name '' `` Another Way to Die '' `` Skyfall '' `` Writing 's on the Wall '' Non-Eon themes `` Casino Royale '' `` The Look of Love '' `` Never Say Never Again '' Compilations Shaken and Stirred The Incredible World of James Bond The Best of Bond... 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Question: who sang the original song live and let die
Answer: Paul McCartney