Time to Hide
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| "Time to Hide" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Wings | |
| from the album Wings at the Speed of Sound | |
| Released | 26 March 1976 |
| Recorded | January - February 1976 |
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 4:32 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter | Denny Laine |
| Producer | Paul McCartney |
"Time to Hide" is a song written by Denny Laine that was first released on Wings' 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. A live version was also released on Wings' 1976 live album Wings over America and was included in the 1980 film Rockshow.
"Time to Hide" was Laine's first solo composition to appear on a Wings album, although he had some previous co-writing credits with Paul McCartney.[1][2] Laine brought the song to the band at a recording session on 15 January 1976 and much of that session was devoted to learning and arranging it.[3] Laine said that "The fact that Paul wanted to record it was a compliment, so his contribution was the arrangement, helping with the arrangement, putting it together as a Wings song."[3] At the time, Laine's title was "If I Have to Run".[3]
An initial unsuccessful attempt was made to record the song on 27 January 1976.[3] A successful recording was made at sessions on 30 and 31 January.[3] A new bass drum part was overdubbed on 3 February.[3] Harmony vocals and a horn section were added later in February.[3]
On the song, Laine plays bass guitar and harmonica in addition to singing the lead vocal.[3][4] Jimmy McCulloch plays lead guitar, splitting the lead guitar work with Paul McCartney, who plays his guitar part using a Gizmotron.[3] Paul McCartney also plays organ and provides backing vocals, and Linda McCartney plays keyboards and sings backing vocals.[1][3][4] Joe English plays drums.[3] The song also incorporates a horn section consisting of Steve "Tex" Howard on trumpet, Thaddeus Richard and Howie Casey on saxophone and Tony Dorsey on trombone.[1]
Lyrics and music
The Beatles FAQ author Robert Rodriguez described "Time to Hide" song as an "I'm a bad man on the run" song.[5] The lyrics have the protagonist running away from his lover and from the law, hoping for time to hide away for a while.[3][4] He tries to reassure the lover that he isn't really running away from her.[3]
Ultimate Classic Rock critic Nick DeRiso described the song as incorporating "heavy blues interplay of guitar and a walking bass line from McCartney," which produces a sound that sounds like a combination of the Beatles and Cream.[6][2] DeRiso described Laine's vocal performance as being "as searing as it is insistent."[6][2] The song also showed off Wings' ability to harmonize the vocals. According to Laine "We'd go to the half-tempo thing in the middle, and that was to show off the harmonies."[2] Rodriguez suggested that one influence on the song was Simon and Garfunkel's "Somewhere They Can't Find Me".[5]
