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- Album This song officially appears on the New Official album.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
April 2013
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Song facts
“Looking At Her” is a song from 2013 album “NEW“, produced by Giles Martin, one of the four products who worked on this album. Little is known about the making-of of this song, as neither Paul McCartney or Giles Martin have talked about it, in the various interviews they held to talk about the release of this album.
From the NEW biography:
[…] There’s ‘Looking At Her’, which starts out as a classic McCartney melody, then responds to the line “Me, I’m just losing my mind” with huge, explosive blasts of Moog noise. […]
Last updated on May 28, 2019
Lyrics
If you ask her how it’s done
She won’t know
It’s like trying to catch the sun
On the water
She tries to explain
Then it happens again
Everybody’s looking at her
She’s got everybody talking about her
She’s good, she’s kind
She’s so refined
But me, I’m losing my mind
Though she haunts me like the sound
Of the rain
Or a river running down
To the ocean
I hate to complain
But it’s happening again
Everybody’s looking at her
She’s got everybody talking about her
She’s good, so fine
She’s sweet as wine
But me, I’m losing my mind
Doesn’t she know, why can’t she see
Look at the effect that she’s having on me
I’m not alone
I’m part of the crowd
Turning our heads as she walks down the street
She tries to explain
Then it happens again
Everybody’s looking at her
She’s got everybody talking about her
She’s good, she’s kind
She’s so refined
But me, I’m losing my mind
I’m losing my mind
I’m losing my mind
I’m losing my mind
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 2013
3:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Percussion, Vocals
- Rusty Anderson :
- Guitar
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Toby Pitman :
- Keyboards, Programming
- Giles Martin :
- Producer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Sam Okell :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Bill Rahko :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Nicolas Essig :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Recording :
- Early 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Mill, Rye, UK
- Session Recording:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2013
3:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Percussion, Vocals
- Rusty Anderson :
- Guitar
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Toby Pitman :
- Keyboards, Programming
- Giles Martin :
- Producer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Sam Okell :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Bill Rahko :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Nicolas Essig :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Recording :
- Early 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Mill, Rye, UK
- Session Recording:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2013
3:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Percussion, Vocals
- Rusty Anderson :
- Guitar
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Toby Pitman :
- Keyboards, Programming
- Giles Martin :
- Producer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Sam Okell :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Bill Rahko :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Nicolas Essig :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Recording :
- Early 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Mill, Rye, UK
- Session Recording:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2014
3:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Percussion, Vocals
- Rusty Anderson :
- Guitar
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Toby Pitman :
- Keyboards, Programming
- Giles Martin :
- Producer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Sam Okell :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Bill Rahko :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Nicolas Essig :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Recording :
- Early 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Mill, Rye, UK
- Session Recording:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2014
3:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Percussion, Vocals
- Rusty Anderson :
- Guitar
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Toby Pitman :
- Keyboards, Programming
- Giles Martin :
- Producer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Sam Okell :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Bill Rahko :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Nicolas Essig :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Recording :
- Early 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Mill, Rye, UK
- Session Recording:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
NEW (Limited Edition - Pink LP)
Official album • Released in 2018
3:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Percussion, Vocals
- Rusty Anderson :
- Guitar
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Toby Pitman :
- Keyboards, Programming
- Giles Martin :
- Producer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Sam Okell :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Bill Rahko :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Nicolas Essig :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Recording :
- Early 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Mill, Rye, UK
- Session Recording:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Bootlegs
New - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
3:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Percussion, Vocals
- Rusty Anderson :
- Guitar
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Toby Pitman :
- Keyboards, Programming
- Giles Martin :
- Producer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Sam Okell :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Bill Rahko :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Nicolas Essig :
- Assistant recording engineer (?)
- Recording :
- Early 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Mill, Rye, UK
- Session Recording:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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Is this song about Jane Asher? It seems to fit how Paul felt fairly early in their relationship--and maybe a bit later when he seemed to be losing himself a bit to other influences and fell out of the relationship.
Hi Kirk, A very good question, and I don't have the answer now - Will need to do a bit of research ! As you can appreciate, the pages related to NEW are still very weak in terms of content ! Thanks !