Days We Left Behind

Track list

Disc 1

1. Days We Left Behind

   Written by Paul McCartney

   3:18 • Studio version • A • Stereo

   Paul McCartney : Lead vocals, Producer Andrew Watt : Producer

On April 26, 2026, following two weeks of hints shared on Paul’s social media profiles, Paul McCartney’s new album “The Boys Of Dungeon Lane” was officially announced for release on May 29. The album’s lead single, “Days We Left Behind“, was released the same day.

The single premiered on BBC Merseyside Radio at 2:50pm UK time, and the announcement was made at 3 PM UK time.

This is very much a memory song for me. The album title, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, comes from a lyric in this track. I was thinking just that, about the days I left behind and I do often wonder if I’m just writing about the past but then I think how can you write about anything else? It’s just a lot of memories of Liverpool.  It involves a bit in the middle about John and Forthlin Road which is the street I used to live in. Dungeon Lane is near there.  I used to live in a place called Speke which is quite working class.  We didn’t have much at all but it didn’t matter because all the people were great and you didn’t notice you didn’t have much.

Paul McCartney – From Paul McCartney | News | Paul Announces New Album – ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’, March 26, 2026

From Billboard, April 10, 2026:

Paul McCartney furthers his legacy on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart as “Days We Left Behind” debuts at No. 22 on the list dated April 18. […]

McCartney last appeared on Adult Contemporary with “Come On to Me,” which hit No. 10 in October 2018, becoming his 19th top 10 as a soloist. The sum includes five No. 1s, with three as part of Wings — “My Love” (three weeks, 1973), “Silly Love Songs” (one week, 1976) and “Let ‘Em In” (one, 1976) — along with “Ebony and Ivory” with Stevie Wonder (five, 1982), and “The Girl Is Mine” with Michael Jackson (four, 1982-83). He first reached the chart on his own in 1971 with the No. 4-peaking “Another Day.”

McCartney initially made the chart in the 1960s via The Beatles, who earned three top 10s in 1970-76, led by the No. 1 “Let It Be” (four weeks, 1970).

His latest marks his highest debut on Adult Contemporary since 1978, when “With a Little Luck,” with Wings, entered at No. 21.

“Days We Left Behind” is also drawing early play at adult alternative radio. It debuted at No. 7 on the Rock Digital Songs chart dated April 11. […]