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Release date : Friday, June 26, 2020

The World Tonight (2020)

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

Last updated on December 23, 2023

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Side 1

  1. The World Tonight

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:03 • Studio versionA2020 • 2020 remaster

    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. The World Tonight

    Written by Paul McCartney

    2:27 • DemoB

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer, Vocal Alex Wharton : Mastering

    Session Recording: June 1993

  3. The World Tonight

    Written by Paul McCartney,

    3:48 • Rough mixC

    Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Drums, Vocal Jeff Lynne : Acoustic guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Assistant recording engineer Alex Wharton : Mastering

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

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

  4. Oobu Joobu - Part 3

    1. Intro Chat

      0:09 • Radio show

    2. 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

    3. Paul McCartney talks about "The World Tonight"

      1:23 • Radio show

    4. Link

      0:05 • Radio show

    5. Oobu Joobu Main Theme

      0:59 • Radio show


From paulmccartney.com, June 26, 2020:

‘The World Tonight’ EP shares another slice of the Flaming Pie Archive Collection with three different recordings of 1997 single ‘The World Tonight’. Listen to the brand new remastered single and previously unreleased home recording and rough mix alongside excerpts of ‘Oobu Joobu Part 3′.

The below table summarizes the differences between “Oobu Joobu Part 3” released on the 1997 EP and the 2020 version.

Oobu Joobu Part 3 (1997)Oobu Joobu Part 3 (2020)
Intro Chat0:090:09
Oobu Joobu Main Theme0:48Absent
Squid6:256:25
Paul McCartney Talks About The World Tonight1:231:23
Link0:05Absent
Oobu Joobu Main Theme0:59Absent
Total length9:497:57
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