Last February's broadcast on CBS in which Janet Jackson's breast was bared during a duet with pop star Justin Timberlake spurred hundreds of thousands of complaints to federal regulators. Jackson blamed the incident on a "wardrobe malfunction."

National Football League spokesman Brian McCarthy told Reuters on Sunday there won't be any such malfunctions during the 12-minute performance, which will air on the Fox network.

He said the February 6 show will have wide audience appeal and bridge several generations of fans.

"We're very cognisant we'll be under spotlight with this year's half time show and we've looked at all facets of the show including talent selection, song selection and costume selection, to ensure we wouldn't have a repeat of what happened last year," McCarthy said.

"We're very comfortable that this year's show will be acceptable to a mass audience and won't have any issues."

CBS was fined $550,000 (296,000 pounds) by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission after the last show but Viacom co-President and CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves planned to fight the fine.

This will be McCartney's second Super Bowl appearance. He provided a memorable pre-game Super Bowl performance in 2002, the first Super Bowl after the September 11 attacks.

"There's nothing bigger than being asked to perform at the Super Bowl," former Beatle McCartney said in a statement. "We're looking forward to rocking the millions at home and in the stadium."

Watched by more than 144 million viewers in the United States last year, the Super Bowl is the nation's highest-rated TV programme and the most-watched single-day sporting event. The game will be broadcast in more than 200 countries worldwide.

保罗·麦卡特尼将担纲美国橄榄球超级碗决赛的中场演出，而组办方也承诺这次演出不会再出现露乳走光的场面。

今年2月哥伦比亚广播公司直播的超级碗中场秀上，歌坛当红小生贾斯汀在表演中“不慎”扯落搭档珍妮·杰克逊的胸衣，造成走光事件，舆论哗然。杰克逊将此次事件归咎于“服装故障”。

美国橄榄球联盟发言人布莱恩·麦卡锡于星期日告诉路透社在即将在福克斯有线电视网播放的12分钟表演中不会出现任何此类的事故。

他还说2月6日的演出将吸引大批的观众，包括不同年龄层的歌迷。

“我们非常清楚我们将在这次橄榄球决赛的间场演出中成为焦点，我们已经从各个方面精心准备这次表演，包括演员的选择，歌曲选择和服装选择等方面，我们会确保今年不会再出现类似的“事故”麦卡锡说。

“我们非常舒心今年的演出将会适合大众的口味，不会招来任何争议。”

去年的演出使哥伦比亚广播公司被美国联邦通讯委员会处以55万美元的罚款，但是美国媒体集团维亚康姆总裁和哥伦比亚首席执行官莱斯利·穆维思准备抵抗罚款。

这将是麦卡特尼第二次在超级碗比赛中露面，他在2002年美国橄榄球超级碗决赛的赛前演出令人难忘，那也是911后的第一场超级碗比赛。

“没有比在超级碗橄榄球赛中演出更重要的事了”，前披头士成员麦卡特尼说，“我们都盼望着让家里和体育馆里的观众都摇摆起来”。

去年超级碗橄榄球比赛在美国的观众达到了144多万，它是美国收视率最高的节目，也是最受欢迎的单天体育盛事。届时这项比赛将在全世界200多个国家播出。