The World Tonight (song)
1997 single by Paul McCartney
| "The World Tonight" | ||||
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| 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 | 13 November 1995 | |||
| Studio | Hog Hill Mill (Icklesham, UK) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | EMI, Parlophone, Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
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| 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. This song and Young Boy were featured in the 1997 movie Fathers' Day.
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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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. p. 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.
- ^ "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.
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Paul McCartney singles discography
- "Another Day" / "Oh Woman, Oh Why" (with Linda McCartney)
- "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" / "Too Many People" (with Linda McCartney)
- "The Back Seat of My Car" / "Heart of the Country" (with Linda McCartney)
- "Eat at Home" / "Smile Away" (with Linda McCartney)
- "Wonderful Christmastime"
- "Coming Up"
- "Waterfalls"
- "Temporary Secretary"
- "Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder)
- "Take It Away"
- "Tug of War"
- "The Girl Is Mine" (with Michael Jackson)
- "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson)
- "Pipes of Peace"/""So Bad"
- "No More Lonely Nights"
- "We All Stand Together"
- "Spies Like Us"
- "Press"
- "Pretty Little Head"
- "Stranglehold"
- "Only Love Remains"
- "Once Upon a Long Ago"
- "Ferry Cross the Mersey"
- "My Brave Face" / "Flying to My Home"
- "This One"
- "Figure of Eight"
- "Put It There" / "Mama's Little Girl" (with Wings)
- "Birthday" (live) / "Good Day Sunshine" (live)
- "All My Trials" (live)
- "Hope of Deliverance"
- "C'Mon People"
- "Off the Ground"
- "Biker Like an Icon" / "Things We Said Today"
- "A Leaf" (with Anya Alexeyev)
- "Come Together" (The Smokin' Mojo Filters)
- "Young Boy"
- "The World Tonight"
- "Beautiful Night"
- "No Other Baby" / "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
- "Run Devil Run" (promo)
- "From a Lover to a Friend"
- "Freedom" / "From a Lover to a Friend"
- "Hello Goodbye" (promo)
- "Tropic Island Hum" / "We All Stand Together"
- "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (with U2)
- "Fine Line"
- "Jenny Wren"
- "Really Love You" (Twin Freaks)
- "This Never Happened Before" (promo)
- "Dance Tonight" / "Nod Your Head"
- "Ever Present Past"
- "Heal the Pain" (with George Michael)
- "Walk with You" (with Ringo Starr)
- "(I Want to) Come Home"
- "My Valentine"
- "Only Our Hearts"
- Christmas Kisses: "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" / "Wonderful Christmastime"
- "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Justice Collective)
- "New"
- "Queenie Eye"
- "Only One" (with Kanye West)
- "FourFiveSeconds" (with Rihanna & Kanye West)
- "All Day" (with Kanye West)
- "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (with Timo Maas & James Teej)
- "I Don't Know" / "Come On to Me"
- "Fuh You"
- "Who Cares"
- "Back in Brazil"
- "Get Enough"
- "Home Tonight / In a Hurry"
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