The World Tonight (song)
"The World Tonight" | ||||
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File:The World Tonight.jpg CD5 | ||||
Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
from the album Flaming Pie | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 17 April 1997 (US) 7 July 1997 (UK) | |||
Recorded | Sussex, England: 1995-11-13 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:03 | |||
Label | EMI, Parlophone, Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne | |||
Paul McCartney singles chronology | ||||
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Flaming Pie track listing | ||||
14 tracks
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"The World Tonight" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the second track on his 1997 album Flaming Pie.
In the United States, the song was released as the first and only single from the album on 17 April 1997,[1] peaking at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 23 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[2] The B-side for the American release was originally released in the UK as the B-side for "Young Boy" single and is an additional collaboration with Ringo Starr.
In the UK the song was released as the second single from Flaming Pie in July, peaking at #23 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1997 in British music).[3] The B-sides for the British release are two songs from Flaming Pie: "Used to Be Bad" and "Really Love You".
Track listings
All songs written by Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- US CD C2 7243 8 58650 2 2, released 6 May 1997 by Capitol Records.
- "The World Tonight" – 4:03
- "Looking for You" – 4:48
- "Oobu Joobu" (Part 1) – 9:55
- UK 7" RP6472, UK CD1 CDRS6472
- "The World Tonight" – 4:03
- "Used to Be Bad" (Steve Miller, McCartney) – 4:08
- "Oobu Joobu" (Part 3) – 9:48 CD only
- UK CD2 CDR6472
- "The World Tonight" – 4:03
- "Really Love You" (McCartney, Richard Starkey) – 5:14
- "Oobu Joobu" (Part 4) – 7:06
Oobu Joobu information
The "Oobu Joobu" songs are a series of demos, interviews, and unreleased songs jumbled together into one track. The name is taken from McCartney's radio program.
- "Oobu Joobu" (part 3) contains:
- Intro chat – 0:09
- "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:48
- "Squid" – 6:25
- Paul talks about "The World Tonight" – 1:23
- Link – 0:05
- "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:59
- "Oobu Joobu" (part 4) contains:
- Intro chat – 0:06
- "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:37
- Link – 0:18
- "Don't Break the Promise" – 3:39
- Paul talks about reggae – 1:25
- Link – 0:04
- "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:57
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
- Paul McCartney - lead and harmony vocals, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, drums, percussion
- Jeff Lynne - harmony vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Notes
- ^ Duffy, Thom (12 April 1997). "McCartney Let Loose On Capitol's 'Flaming Pie' Set". Billboard: 76.
- ^ "Paul McCartney - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1997-06-30. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1997-07-07. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ^ "Paul McCartney – The World Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ Peru Radio
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1997". RPM. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
External links
- Paul McCartney - The World Tonight at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.
- Articles with short description
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- Singlechart usages for Dutch100
- Singlechart usages for UK
- Singlechart called without song
- Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100
- Singlechart usages for Billboardadultalternativesongs
- Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock
- Paul McCartney songs
- 1997 singles
- Song recordings produced by Jeff Lynne
- Songs written by Paul McCartney
- Parlophone singles
- Song recordings produced by Paul McCartney
- Music published by MPL Music Publishing
- 1995 songs