Paul McCartney revisits the Wings years with a new soundtrack album tied to the documentary Man On The Run, chronicling a defining decade of reinvention.
by Paul Cashmere
Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles creative resurgence with Wings will be documented in sound as well as film with the announcement of Man On The Run – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack, a companion album to the forthcoming documentary Paul McCartney: Man On The Run. Both the album and film arrive on 27 February, marking a major new chapter in the ongoing reappraisal of McCartney’s 1970s output.
Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, Man On The Run explores the period following the dissolution of The Beatles, when McCartney faced intense scrutiny and uncertainty before rebuilding his career with Wings. The documentary traces the band’s rise from early scepticism to global success, capturing a decade that produced some of McCartney’s most enduring work.
The soundtrack album functions as a musical snapshot of that era, drawing together 12 tracks that span Wings’ catalogue and McCartney’s early solo years. It includes familiar classics alongside rarities that deepen the historical narrative. Among them are three previously unreleased recordings, ‘Arrow Through Me (Rough Mix)’ from the 1979 Back To The Egg sessions, ‘Live And Let Die (Rockshow)’ captured during the 1980 Rockshow concert film, and ‘Gotta Sing Gotta Dance’, originally featured in The James Paul McCartney TV Special in 1973.
To coincide with the announcement, ‘Arrow Through Me (Rough Mix)’ and ‘Live And Let Die (Rockshow)’ have been made available exclusively via Amazon Music ahead of release. The selections underline the breadth of Wings’ sound, from polished pop craftsmanship to arena-scale rock performances.
Reflecting on the period covered in the film, McCartney said the project captured a moment when ambition outweighed doubt. “We made what seemed like an impossible dream come true,” he said, summing up the determination that drove Wings through a turbulent but productive decade.
Man On The Run – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack will be released across multiple formats. These include a limited edition New York Taxi Cab Yellow Vinyl LP pressed at Jack White’s Third Man Pressing plant, a Tangerine Peel Orange Vinyl LP exclusive to Amazon, standard black vinyl, CD and digital editions. Each vinyl version will include a Man On The Run poster.
The album artwork reunites McCartney with Hipgnosis co-founder Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell, whose studio worked on eight Wings releases including Band On The Run, Venus And Mars and Wings Over America. Design duties were handled by Peter Curzon of Storm Studios, with creative direction overseen by McCartney himself.
The documentary premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2025 and will receive a one-night-only theatrical screening on 19 February before streaming globally on Prime Video from 27 February. Together with the 2025 album Wings and the book Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run, the film and soundtrack form a cohesive look back at one of the most productive reinventions in modern music history.
Man On The Run – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Track Listing
1 Wings – Silly Love Songs (Demo)
2 Paul McCartney – That Would Be Something (2011 Remaster)
3 Paul And Linda McCartney – Long Haired Lady (2012 Remaster)
4 Paul And Linda McCartney – Too Many People (2012 Remaster)
5 Paul McCartney And Wings – Big Barn Bed (2018 Remaster)
6 Paul McCartney – Gotta Sing Gotta Dance
7 Wings – Live And Let Die (Rockshow)
8 Paul McCartney And Wings – Band On The Run (2010 Remaster)
9 Wings – Arrow Through Me (Rough Mix)
10 Wings – Mull Of Kintyre (2016 Remaster)
11 Paul McCartney – Coming Up (2011 Remaster)
12 Paul McCartney And Wings – Let Me Roll It (2010 Remaster)
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