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Released in 2020

Deep Down

Written by Paul McCartney

Last updated on January 10, 2021

Album This song officially appears on the McCartney III Official album.

Timeline This song was officially released in 2020

Master album

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This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Related interview

“Deep Down” is a track from 2020 album “McCartney III“.

That was just a jam I had. I had a beat I liked and chords that I liked and I didn’t really have much of an idea but I had had this thing that said “get deep down, wanna get deep down” as this idea. I didn’t quite know what I meant by deep down except I want to have a deep relationship with you or whatever so I just really kept going on it. Some songs you know you don’t quite know where you’re going; you’ve just got half an idea and it’s really just that you’re enjoying the groove and that one was one of those, I just thought of ideas as I went along.

Paul McCartney, from NME, December 23, 2020

There’s Moog bass on Deep Down, and also on Find My Way the bass switches between the Hofner and the Moog, sort of intersecting in different sections of the song. We use the Moog a fair bit.

Steve Orchard, from interview with MusicRadar, December 2020
From Universal Music – Calling all musicians – McCartney III is almost here! Teasers are popping up in cities across the globe, sharing excerpts of the sheet music from each song.We would love to see your takes on each song. Join in the fun by recording your own version! – In Paris

Lyrics

Gonna get deep down

Wanna do it right

Wanna get deep down

And look around

This end of town tonight

Wanna get you up

Gonna take a bite

Gotta let me know

If we can throw

A party every night

Wanna get deep down

Wanna do it right

Wanna get deep down

And look around

This end of town tonight

I wanna pick you up

Gonna get a bite

Gonna let me know

And we can throw

A party every night

Gonna get deep down

Wanna do it right

I wanna get deep down

And look around

This part of town tonight

Wanna get deep down…

Wanna get deep down

I wanna do it right

I wanna get deep down

And look around

This end of town tonight

Wanna get deep down

I wanna do it right

I wanna get deep down

And look around

This end of town tonight

I wanna pick you up

Gonna get a bite

Gonna let me know

And we can throw

A party every night

Gonna get deep down

Wanna do it right

I wanna get deep down

And look around

This part of town tonight

I wanna get you up

I wanna have a bite

I wanna let you know

That we can throw

A party every night

Wanna get deep down

Wanna do it right

Wanna get deep down

And look around

This end of town tonight

I wanna get deep down

Wanna do it right

I wanna get deep down

And look around

This end of town tonight

Wanna get deep down…

I need to talk to you

I wanna to talk to you

Come let me be with you tonight

I need to talk to you

I wanna to talk to you

Come let me be with you tonight

Wanna get deep down

Wanna do it right

Wanna get deep down

And look around

This end of town tonight

Wanna get you up

I need to talk to you

I wanna get a bite

I wanna to talk to you

Gonna let me know

Come let me be with you

If we can throw

A party every night

Tonight

I wanna pick you up

I wanna get it right

Gonna let me know

And we can throw

A party every night

Gonna get deep down

Gonna do it right

I wanna get deep down

And look around

This part of town tonight

Get deep down

Get deep down

Do it right

Wanna do it right

Get deep down

Look around

End of town tonight

Get deep down…

I wanna get deep down

I wanna get deep down tonight

I need to talk to you

I wanna to talk to you

Come let me be with you tonight, tonight

Tonight

Variations

  • A Album version
  • B "McCartney III Imagined" version

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Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

Paul McCartney writing

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Caio Lestermann • 4 years ago

It's not "Gonna take advice". It's "Gonna take a bite".

The PaulMcCartney Project • 4 years ago

Thanks @Caio ! Fixed !

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