The song was praised by former bandmate and songwriting partner , John Lennon , who considered it " a great song and a great album " . In 2014 , '' Billboard '' praised " Band on the Run " for having " three distinct parts that do n't depend on a chorus yet still manage to feel anthemic . " AllMusic critic Stewart Mason called the track " classic McCartney " , lauding the song for " manag ing to be experimental in form yet so deliciously melodic that its structural oddities largely go unnoticed . " Paul McCartney and Wings won the Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo , Group or Chorus for " Band on the Run " at the 17th Annual Grammy Awards . NME ranked the song as the tenth best song of the 1970s , as well as the fifteenth best solo song by an ex-Beatle . In 2010 , AOL Radio listeners voted " Band on the Run " the best song of Paul McCartney 's solo career , achieving a better ranking than " Maybe I 'm Amazed " and " Silly Love Songs " . In 2012 , '' Rolling Stone '' readers ranked the song as McCartney 's fourth best song of all time , behind " Maybe I 'm Amazed " , " Hey Jude " , and " Yesterday " . '' Rolling Stone '' readers also ranked the song the fifth best solo song by ex-members of The Beatles
17th Annual Grammy Awards
17th Annual Grammy Awards
Band on the Run (song)