Let Me Roll It

"Let Me Roll It"
Single by Paul McCartney and Wings
from the album Band on the Run
A-side "Jet"
Released 15 February 1974
Format 7" single
Recorded September–October 1973
Lagos, Nigeria
Genre Rock
Length 4:47
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
Producer(s) Paul McCartney
Wings chronology
"Mrs Vandebilt"
(1973)		 "Jet"
(1974)		 "Band on the Run"
(1974)
Band on the Run track listing

"Let Me Roll It" is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings released on the 1973 album Band on the Run. The song was also released as the B-side to "Jet" in early 1974, and has remained a staple of McCartney's live concerts since it was first released.

Origin

Some critics saw the song as a pastiche of John Lennon's sound, particularly the riff and the use of tape echo on the vocals. McCartney, however, didn't intend the song to be a pastiche of Lennon. He did say the vocal "does sound like John... I hadn't realised I'd sung it like John."[1]

Live performances

Since its first release, McCartney has performed "Let Me Roll It" in his live concerts. He has also included live versions of the song on several live albums, including Wings over America, Paul Is Live, Back in the U.S. (and Back in the World), and Good Evening New York City.

Personnel

Notes

  1. ↑ McCartney, Paul, Band on the Run: 25th anniversary edition, disc two, track 14
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