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UK Release date : Monday, July 7, 1997

The World Tonight #1

By Paul McCartneyEP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles

Last updated on September 26, 2020

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Side 1

  1. The World Tonight

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:03 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Harmony vocal, Lead vocal, Percussion, Piano, Producer Jeff Lynne : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Harmony vocal, Keyboard, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer

    Session Recording: Nov 13-17, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Overdubs ?: February 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

  2. Used To Be Bad

    Written by Paul McCartney, Steve Miller

    4:08 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Drums, Lead vocal, Producer Steve Miller : Electric guitar, Lead vocal Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer

    Session Recording: May 05, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

  3. Oobu Joobu - Part 3

    1. Intro Chat

      0:09 • Radio show

    2. Oobu Joobu Main Theme

      0:48 • Radio show

    3. Squid

      Written by Paul McCartney

      6:25 • Studio versionA

      Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer Eddie Klein : Engineer Matt Butler : Engineer

      Session Recording: Dec 12, 1986 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye

    4. Paul McCartney talks about "The World Tonight"

      1:23 • Radio show

    5. Link

      0:05 • Radio show

    6. Oobu Joobu Main Theme

      0:59 • Radio show


In January 1995, Eddy Pumer, producer at Capital Radio (London), was contacted by Paul’s promotion man Joe Reddington to make a radio series titled, “Oobu Joobu“. This radio series was transmitted by American radio network Westwood One, between March 27 and September 2, 1995.

As a bonus on the CD singles from “Flaming Pie“, Eddy Pumer compiled a series of home demos, interviews, and unreleased songs into six long tracks, that were released over 6 CD singles – two each for each British singles from the album. They were distributed in the UK and continental Europe, but not in the US. The main point of attraction was the unreleased songs, taken from the mid-Eighties sessions.

The World Tonight” EP #1 was re-released in 2020 – with a slightly different track listing, and shortened “Oobu Joobu” section, to promote the release of the “Flaming Pie – Archive Collection“.

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