Live and Let Die (song) AIR Studios, with Ray Cooper providing percussion instruments. The song "Live and Let Die" was previewed in the 1973 television special "James Paul McCartney", which aired on 16 April in the United States and 10 May in the United Kingdom. In the segment, McCartney and Wings were shown performing the song in his studio while clips of the film were shown, before the film's US theatrical release on 27 June. The single reached No. 1 on two of the three major US charts, though only reached No.2 on the US Hot 100 for three weeks. It was kept from the
Merrily We Live novel nor Courtenay Savage's play are credited. Noted Broadway columnist Ed Sullivan provided additional dialogue for the film, his first assignment for Hal Roach Studios. "Merrily We Live" received five Academy Award nominations in total: Supporting Actress, Sound (Elmer A. Raguse), Song, Art Direction and Cinematography. Billie Burke's Best Supporting Actress nomination was the only Oscar nomination of her career. Merrily We Live Merrily We Live is a 1938 comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, starring Constance Bennett and Brian Aherne and featuring Ann Dvorak, Bonita Granville, Billie Burke, Tom Brown, Alan Mowbray, Clarence Kolb and Patsy Kelly. The