"Zoo Gang" is an instrumental song composed by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings.
It was recorded on 25 April 1973 and was released on 28 June 1974 as the B-side of the "Band on the Run" single in the United Kingdom. "Zoo Gang" was the theme song to the short-lived television programme The Zoo Gang. It was made by Sir Lew GradeâÂÂs ATV, who asked Paul McCartney to write the theme. 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. It was the song's first appearance on an album. It was later released on most editions of the 2010 re-release of Band on the Run.
The Zoo Gang also included incidental music by Ken Thorne, who had provided a similar score for Help! The Beatlesâ second film. In the USA, âÂÂBand On The Runâ was issued with âÂÂNineteen Hundred and Eighty-Fiveâ on the flipside. It was a bigger hit there, topping the Billboard Hot 100.
âÂÂZoo Gangâ was also recorded by Jungle Juice, a group of Session Musicians, who released it as a UK single on 25 May 1974.
The 2010 Special Edition of Band on the Run contained two CDs and a DVD. The first CD featured the remastered album, while the second contained bonus audio tracks: âÂÂHelen WheelsâÂÂ, âÂÂCountry Dreamerâ and âÂÂZoo GangâÂÂ, plus six performances from the One Hand Clapping documentary.