<P> The US radio edit was 3: 50 in length . The difference was largely caused by the removal of the middle or the second part of the song, as well as the verse that starts with "Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh ..." </P> <P> The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over one million copies . It was the second of five number - one singles for the band on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 1974, Billboard ranked it number 22 on its Top Pop Singles year - end chart . Billboard also listed the song as Paul McCartney's sixth most successful chart hit of all time, excluding Beatles releases . </P> <P> "Band on the Run" has also been featured on numerous McCartney / Wings compilation albums, including Wings Greatest, All the Best!, and Wingspan: Hits and History . The song is also performed in many of McCartney's live shows, with a live version being included on the 1976 live album Wings over America . </P> <P> An independent film produced by Michael Coulson while he was a college student in the mid 1970s was later included in The McCartney Years video compilation as well as the 2010 re-issue of the album Band on the Run . It served mostly as a tribute to the Beatles, featuring montages of still pictures from their career . Wings were not shown . The video ends with a collage of Beatles pictures much like the album cover of Sgt . Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . </P>

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