- Album This song officially appears on the My Brave Face / Flying To My Home 7" Single.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
May 05, 1988
"Flowers In The Dirt" sessions with Mitchell Froom & Neil Dorfsman
September - November 1988
Nov 09, 1988
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Song facts
From Wikipedia:
“Flying to My Home” is a song written by Paul McCartney in 1989. It was released as the B-side to the “My Brave Face” single from the album Flowers in the Dirt. Niles Krieger’s Vibrophone track was originally intended to be the centrepiece of the song. However, when the track was being mixed, the Vibrophone part was mixed down and buried under the percussion played by David Slitzky. Krieger has been quoted as saying “Working with Paul was one of the highlights of my career.” The song ended up being placed into the Paul McCartney lyrics book entitled Blackbird Singing numerous years following its initial release. The song is available on the 1993 remastered CD version of Flowers in the Dirt.
Last updated on November 25, 2016
Lyrics
I'm, I'm flying to my home, home
Flying to my home, home, home, home
The sun is fading in the west
Out where the cattle roam
I'm like a bird at the end of the day
Flying to my home
I'm flying to my home sweet majesty
I'm flying to my home
The sky is like a painted flag
Above a sea of chrome
I've got a woman living in my life
Living in my home
I'm flying to my home sweet majesty
I'm flying to my home
I haven't been back for so long
I don't know if I'm going to recognize it, ooh
They gave the old place a new face
And I'm going to take some time
To size the situation up
I haven't been back for so long
I don't know if I'm going to recognize it, ooh
They gave the old place a new face
And I'm going to take some time
To size the situation up
The sun is fading in the west
Out where the cattle roam
I've got a woman living in my life
Living in my home
I'm flying to my home sweet majesty
I'm flying to my home
I'm flying to my home
(I'm flying to my home)
I'm flying to my home
(I'm flying to my home)
I'm flying to my home
(I'm flying to my home)
I'm flying to my home sweet majesty
I'm flying to my home
I'm flying to my home
I'm flying to my home
Officially appears on
My Brave Face / Flying To My Home
7" Single • Released in 1989
4:13 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Autoharp, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar, Slide guitar, Synthesizer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Chris Whitten :
- Backing vocals, Drums
- Matt Butler :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- May 05, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- September - November 1988 ?
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London ?
- Session Mixing:
- Nov 09, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
CD Single • Released in 1989
4:13 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Autoharp, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar, Slide guitar, Synthesizer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Chris Whitten :
- Backing vocals, Drums
- Matt Butler :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- May 05, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- September - November 1988 ?
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London ?
- Session Mixing:
- Nov 09, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Official album • Released in 1993
4:13 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Autoharp, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar, Slide guitar, Synthesizer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Chris Whitten :
- Backing vocals, Drums
- Matt Butler :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- May 05, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- September - November 1988 ?
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London ?
- Session Mixing:
- Nov 09, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Flowers In The Dirt - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2017
4:13 • Studio version • A2017 • 2017 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Autoharp, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar, Slide guitar, Synthesizer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Chris Whitten :
- Backing vocals, Drums
- Matt Butler :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- May 05, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- September - November 1988 ?
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London ?
- Session Mixing:
- Nov 09, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
7" Single • Released in 2022
4:13 • Studio version • A2017
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Autoharp, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar, Slide guitar, Synthesizer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Chris Whitten :
- Backing vocals, Drums
- Matt Butler :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- May 05, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- September - November 1988 ?
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London ?
- Session Mixing:
- Nov 09, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Bootlegs
Unofficial album • Released in 2000
4:13 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Autoharp, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar, Slide guitar, Synthesizer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Chris Whitten :
- Backing vocals, Drums
- Matt Butler :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- May 05, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- September - November 1988 ?
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London ?
- Session Mixing:
- Nov 09, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
UK Singles Collection - Volume 04
Unofficial album • Released in 2007
4:13 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Autoharp, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar, Slide guitar, Synthesizer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Chris Whitten :
- Backing vocals, Drums
- Matt Butler :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- May 05, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- September - November 1988 ?
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London ?
- Session Mixing:
- Nov 09, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Flowers In The Dirt - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
4:13 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Autoharp, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar, Slide guitar, Synthesizer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Chris Whitten :
- Backing vocals, Drums
- Matt Butler :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- May 05, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- September - November 1988 ?
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London ?
- Session Mixing:
- Nov 09, 1988
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
Going further
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989
With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.
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