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UK Release date : Monday, January 12, 2015

Hope For The Future

By Paul McCartney12" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles

Last updated on February 11, 2021

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Side 1

  1. Hope For The Future (Main)

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:10 • Studio versionA • Main version

    Paul McCartney : Guitar, Piano, Vocals Rusty Anderson : Lead guitar Abe Laboriel Jr. : Drums Paul Wickens : Keyboards Brian Ray : Bass guitar Eddie Klein : Recording engineer Toby Pitman : Keyboards, Programming Caroline Dale : Cello Giles Martin : Producer London Symphony Orchestra : Orchestra Keith Smith : Recording engineer Ben Foster : Arranger, Conductor Sam Okell : Recording engineer Jamie Kirkham : Assistant recording engineer, Recording engineer Mark 'Spike' Stent : Mixing engineer Libera : Boys choir Brian Montgomery : Recording engineer

    Session Recording: 2012 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Recording: Sep 20, 2012 • Studio Avatar Studios, New York, USA

    Session Recording: 2012 or 2013 ? • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Session Orchestra overdubs: Nov 21, 2012 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

  2. Hope For The Future (Thrash)

    Written by Paul McCartney

    2:57 • Studio versionB • Thrash version

    Paul McCartney : Guitar, Piano, Vocals Rusty Anderson : Lead guitar Abe Laboriel Jr. : Drums Paul Wickens : Keyboards Brian Ray : Bass guitar Eddie Klein : Recording engineer Toby Pitman : Additional bass, Additional drums, Additional guitar, Keyboards, Programming Caroline Dale : Cello Giles Martin : Producer London Symphony Orchestra : Orchestra Keith Smith : Recording engineer Ben Foster : Arranger, Conductor Sam Okell : Recording engineer Jamie Kirkham : Assistant recording engineer, Recording engineer Mark 'Spike' Stent : Mixing engineer Libera : Boys choir Brian Montgomery : Recording engineer

    Session Recording: 2012 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Recording: Sep 20, 2012 • Studio Avatar Studios, New York, USA

    Session Recording: 2012 or 2013 ? • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Session Orchestra overdubs: Nov 21, 2012 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

  3. Hope For The Future (Mirwais Mix)

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:26 • Studio versionE • Mirwais Mix

    Paul McCartney : Guitar, Piano, Vocals Rusty Anderson : Lead guitar Abe Laboriel Jr. : Drums Paul Wickens : Keyboards Brian Ray : Bass guitar Eddie Klein : Recording engineer Toby Pitman : Keyboards, Programming Caroline Dale : Cello Giles Martin : Producer Keith Smith : Recording engineer Ben Foster : Arranger, Conductor Sam Okell : Recording engineer Jamie Kirkham : Assistant recording engineer, Recording engineer Mark 'Spike' Stent : Mixing engineer Libera : Boys choir Brian Montgomery : Recording engineer Mirwais : Remixing

    Session Recording: 2012 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Recording: Sep 20, 2012 • Studio Avatar Studios, New York, USA

    Session Recording: 2012 or 2013 ? • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Session Orchestra overdubs: Nov 21, 2012 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Side 2

  1. Hope For The Future (Beatsession Mix)

    Written by Paul McCartney

    6:00 • Studio versionC • Beatsession Mix

    Beatsession : Remixing

  2. Hope For The Future (Jaded Mix)

    Written by Paul McCartney

    5:34 • Studio versionD • Jaded Mix

    Jaded : Remixing


From paulmccartney.com, January 9, 2015:

From the record breaking video game ‘Destiny’ 
Paul McCartney’s ‘Hope For the Future’ is to be released on vinyl

UK:  12th January 2015 / US: 13th January 2015 
12” vinyl to include Paul’s original anthem plus four special mixes

 
Paul McCartney’s song ‘Hope For The Future’ which was released digitally in December will be released physically on 180-gram 12” vinyl next week. The song was written by Paul for the record-breaking video game ‘Destiny’.

Produced by Giles Martin and mixed by Mark “Spike” Stent, ‘Hope For The Future’ is as epic as the game itself which smashed records with its half-billion-dollar first day revenues. The song, which features an orchestra, was recorded between Paul’s Hog Hill Mill studio in Sussex, Avatar Studios in New York, Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios in London.  […] 

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