UK Release date : Jul 07, 1997
The World Tonight / Used To Be Bad
By Paul McCartney • 7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Last updated on September 26, 2020
UK Release date : Jul 07, 1997
By Paul McCartney • 7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Last updated on September 26, 2020
Previous single Apr 21, 1995 • "A Leaf" by Paul McCartney released in the UK
EP Jul 07, 1997 • "The World Tonight #1" by Paul McCartney released in the UK
EP Jul 07, 1997 • "The World Tonight #2" by Paul McCartney released in the UK
Single Jul 07, 1997 • "The World Tonight / Used To Be Bad" by Paul McCartney released in the UK
Interview Jul 08, 1997 • Paul McCartney interview for The Today Show (NBC)
TV show Jul 10, 1997 • Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Next single Jul 20, 1998 • "La De Da" by Ringo Starr released in the UK
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Starting May 05, 1995
Nov 13-17, 1995
Written by Paul McCartney
4:03 • Studio version • A
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
SessionRecording : Nov 13-17, 1995 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
SessionOverdubs ? : February 1996 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, Steve Miller
4:08 • Studio version • A
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
SessionRecording : May 05, 1995 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
The lyrics were just gathering thoughts. Like ‘I go back so far, I’m in front of me’. I don’t know where that came from, but if I’d been writing with John he would have gone ‘Ok, leave that one in; we don’t know what it means but we do know what it means’.
Paul McCartney, from the back cover
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