"Zoo Gang" is a song composed by

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and

Linda McCartney Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney ( Eastman; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, animal rights activist, vegetarian cookbook author and advocate, and entrepreneur. She was the keyboardist in th ...

and performed by

Paul McCartney and Wings Wings were a British-American rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatle bassist Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for their co ...

Release

It was recorded on 25 April 1973 and was released on 28 June 1974 as the B-side of the "

Band on the Run ''Band on the Run'' is the third studio album by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released in December 1973. It was McCartney's fifth album after leaving the Beatles in April 1970. Although sales were modest initially ...

" single in the

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. "Zoo Gang" was the theme song to the short-lived television programme ''

The Zoo Gang ''The Zoo Gang'' is a 1974 ITC Entertainment drama series that ran for six one-hour colour episodes, based on the 1971 book of the same name by Paul Gallico. Plot Five French Resistance fighters, known by their animal-based code names (the Wol ...

''. In 1993, "Zoo Gang" was included as a bonus track on the re-issue of the album '' Venus and Mars'' on compact disc as part of ''

The Paul McCartney Collection ''The Paul McCartney Collection'' is a series of 16 remastered CDs by Paul McCartney of his solo and Wings albums, with most adding bonus tracks. The albums in the collection were released separately, with the first eight released on 7 June 1993, ...

''.Amazon.com: Venus and Mars: Music: Paul McCartney,Wings
/ref> It was the song's first appearance on an album. It was later released on all editions of the 2010 re-release of ''

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References

Paul McCartney songs Paul McCartney and Wings songs Songs written by Paul McCartney Television drama theme songs Songs written by Linda McCartney Song recordings produced by Paul McCartney 1973 songs Music published by MPL Music Publishing {{Beatles-song-stub