Spies Like Us (song)
"Spies Like Us" is the title song to the 1985 Warner Bros. motion picture of the same name, starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, and Donna Dixon. It was written and performed by Paul McCartney, and reached #7 on the "Billboard" singles chart in early 1986, making it McCartney's last US top ten hit until 2015's "FourFiveSeconds". It also reached #13 in the UK. Recording and release. Multiple releases were issued in the UK: a regular 7" single, a 7" shaped picture disc, a regular 12" single featuring extended mixes and the B-side "My  Carnival" (a Wings track from the "Venus and Mars" sessions) and a 12" picture disc. The minute-long outro is uptempo while the title is being sung repeatedly. When the movie "Spies Like Us" hit the theaters, producers opted to play the outro first in the closing credits before playing the entire song. "Spies Like Us" was released on CD in 1993, as part of the release of "The Paul McCartney Collection", as a bonus track on the album "Press to Play". The B-side, "My Carnival", was released as a bonus track on "Venus and Mars", and the 12  single was an exclusive to iTunes. As of 2020, the song is no longer available on for streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, or Amazon Music. Music video. The video for the song, directed by John Landis (who also directed the film), was not aired by the BBC because Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase appeared in it playing instruments. British labour rules at the time prohibited non-musicians from performing in videos, and Aykroyd and Chase did not actually play on the record, though both have worked as professional musicians. The video ends with McCartney, Chase, and Aykroyd walking across Abbey 	Spies Like Us (song)
14342446	Road, parodying the famous album cover. The video was however played on the long running BBC show Top of the Pops" on 2 January 1986 having already briefly featured in its Top 40 Breakers section during December 1985. McCartney, the song, and its associated film were all referenced in the Self song "Out With a Bang".