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Song facts
From Wikipedia:
“Maybe I’m Amazed” is a song written by Paul McCartney that was first released on his 1970 album McCartney. McCartney dedicated the song to his wife, Linda, who had helped him get through the break-up of the Beatles.
A live performance by McCartney’s later band Wings from the live album Wings over America, a recording of the the band’s 1975-1976 Wings Over the World tour, was released as a single. It became a top-ten hit in the United States and reached number 26 in the United Kingdom. The original studio version from McCartney has never been released as a single.
History
McCartney wrote the song in 1969, just before the Beatles’ break-up. He credited his wife Linda with helping him get through the difficult time. Although most of his debut solo album was recorded at his farm in Scotland, McCartney recorded “Maybe I’m Amazed” entirely in EMI’s Number Two studio in Abbey Road in London, where he was mixing “Every Night“. He played all the instruments: guitars, bass, piano, organ and drums. Although McCartney declined to release the song as a single in 1970, it nonetheless received a great deal of radio airplay worldwide, making it one of his most recognisable solo successes. A promotional film was made, comprising still photographs of McCartney, his wife Linda and stepdaughter Heather, which first aired in the UK on 19 April 1970 on ITV in its own slot, and as a part of an episode CBS Television’s The Ed Sullivan Show.
The original studio version of the song finished with a fade instead of a full ending, but McCartney later composed an ending that can be heard on the live versions of the song. McCartney first performed this live with Wings, in Châteauvallon, France, on 9 July 1972. During his guest appearance in The Simpsons episode “Lisa the Vegetarian“, McCartney says to Lisa and Apu “If you play Maybe I’m Amazed backwards, you’ll find a recipe for a ripping lentil soup“, which can be heard in the background when the song is played during the closing credits to the episode.
Later release
A live recording from the 1976 album Wings over America was released as a single by McCartney’s band Wings on 4 February 1977 and reached number 10 in the US on the Billboard pop charts, and number 28 in the UK. Versions of the song can be heard on several other live McCartney albums including Back in the U.S. and Back in the World. “Maybe I’m Amazed” has become a centrepiece of McCartney’s concerts, along with “Band on the Run” and “Live and Let Die“, live versions of the song are available on the 2011 reissue of McCartney.
Aftermath
Regarded as one of McCartney’s finest love songs, it achieved the number 347 position in the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list compiled by Rolling Stone magazine in November 2004, and is the only solo McCartney song to make the list. In a late 2009 Q&A with journalists held in London to promote his live album Good Evening New York City, McCartney said “Maybe I’m Amazed” was “the song he would like to be remembered for in the future“.
Covers
[…] Dave Grohl and Norah Jones together performed a version of the song during the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors ceremonies as a tribute to 2010 honoree Paul McCartney who was seated in the President’s Box alongside First Lady Michelle Obama and fellow 2010 honoree Oprah Winfrey.
[…] On the 27 May 2011 the official Paul McCartney YouTube channel held a “Maybe I’m Amazed Cover Competition” where users would submit video responses of themselves covering the song, the winner being the user whose video gained the most ‘likes’. On 28 June 2011, YouTube user “Troubleclef” was named winner of the contest.
‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ taken from the concert film ‘Rockshow’:
Regarded as one of McCartney’s finest love songs, it achieved the number 338 position in the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list compiled by Rolling Stone magazine in November 2004, and is the only solo McCartney song to make the list. In a late 2009 Q&A with journalists held in London to promote his live album Good Evening New York City, McCartney said “Maybe I’m Amazed” was “the song he would like to be remembered for in the future“.
Last updated on January 24, 2015
Lyrics
Baby I'm amazed at the way you love me
all the time.
and maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you pulled me
out of time, and hung me on a line, and maybe
I'm amazed at the way I really need you.
Middle
Baby, I'm a man, maybe I'm a lonely man
whose in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand
Baby I'm a man maybe you're the only woman
who could ever help me,
Baby, won't you help me to understand.
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you're with me
all the time,
and maybe I'm afraid of the way I leave you,
maybe I'm amazed at the way you help me
sing my song,
right me when I'm wrong,
and maybe I'm amazed at the way I really
need you.
Middle
Baby I'm a man, (REPEAT)…
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1970
3:54 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Organ, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney:
- Backing vocals
- Phil McDonald:
- Engineer, Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 22, 1970
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Official live • Released in 1976
5:20 • Live • L1
- Paul McCartney:
- Lead vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney:
- Backing vocals, Keyboard, Vocals
- Denny Laine:
- Backing vocals, Bass, Bass guitar, Vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch:
- Electric guitar, Lead guitar, Vocals
- Joe English:
- Drums, Vocals
- Mark Vigars:
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Phil McDonald:
- Mixing engineer, Overdubs recording
- Jack Maxson:
- Recording engineer
- Tom Walsh:
- Assistant recording engineer
Concert From the concert in Kansas City, USA on May 29, 1976
7" Single • Released in 1977
5:11 • Live • L1
- Paul McCartney:
- Lead vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney:
- Backing vocals, Keyboard, Vocals
- Denny Laine:
- Backing vocals, Bass, Bass guitar, Vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch:
- Electric guitar, Lead guitar, Vocals
- Joe English:
- Drums, Vocals
- Mark Vigars:
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Phil McDonald:
- Mixing engineer, Overdubs recording
- Jack Maxson:
- Recording engineer
- Tom Walsh:
- Assistant recording engineer
Concert From the concert in Kansas City, USA on May 29, 1976
Official live • Released in 1990
4:42 • Live • L2
- Performed by:
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Robbie McIntosh • Hamish Stuart • Paul Wickens • Chris Whitten
- Paul McCartney:
- Producer
- Eddie Klein:
- Assistant engineer
- Matt Butler:
- Assistant engineer
- Peter Henderson:
- Producer
- Bob Clearmountain:
- Mixing engineer, Producer
- Jeff Cohen:
- Recording engineer
- Geoff Foster:
- Assistant engineer
- Scott Hull:
- Assistant engineer
- George Cowan:
- Assistant engineer
- Paul Rushbrook:
- Assistant engineer
Concert From the concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Nov 08, 1989
Official album • Released in 1999
2:04 • Classical version • B
- Paul McCartney:
- Executive producer
- Eddie Klein:
- Engineer
- Keith Smith:
- Engineer
- Steve Rooke:
- Mastering
- Krista Bennion Feeney:
- First violin
- Anca Nicolau:
- Second violin
- Joanna Hood:
- Viola
- Myron Lutzke:
- Cello
- Loma Mar Quartet:
- Arranger
- Performed by:
- Loma Mar Quartet
- John Fraser:
- Producer
- Roberto Pansera:
- Arranger
- Arne Akselberg:
- Balance engineer
- Paul Baily:
- Editor
- Caroline Haigh:
- Editor
- Session Recording:
- February 21-25th, 1999
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Official album • Released in 2001
3:53 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Organ, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney:
- Backing vocals
- Phil McDonald:
- Engineer, Mixing engineer
- Recording:
- Feb 22, 1970
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
Official live • Released in 2002
4:49 • Live • L3
- Paul McCartney:
- Executive producer
- Performed by:
- Paul McCartney • Rusty Anderson • Abe Laboriel Jr. • Paul Wickens • Brian Ray
- David Kahne:
- Producer
- Michael Brauer:
- Engineer
- Ricardo Chavarria:
- Assistant engineer
Concert From the concert in East Rutherford, USA on Apr 17, 2002
Official live • Released in 2003
4:47 • Live • L3
- Paul McCartney:
- Executive producer
- Performed by:
- Paul McCartney • Rusty Anderson • Abe Laboriel Jr. • Paul Wickens • Brian Ray
- David Kahne:
- Producer
- Michael Brauer:
- Engineer
- Ricardo Chavarria:
- Assistant engineer
Concert From the concert in East Rutherford, USA on Apr 17, 2002
Official album • Released in 2005
6:12 • Studio version
- Paul McCartney:
- Executive producer
- Clive Goddard:
- Mixing engineer
- Freelance Hellraiser:
- Producer
- Session Recording:
- Circa 2004
- Studio:
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
McCartney - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2011
3:53 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Organ, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney:
- Backing vocals
- Phil McDonald:
- Engineer, Mixing engineer
- Recording:
- Feb 22, 1970
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
Bootlegs
Live performances
“Maybe I'm Amazed” has been played in 531 concerts and 1 soundchecks.
Latest concerts where “Maybe I'm Amazed” has been played
Jul 13, 2019 • Part of Freshen Up Tour
Jul 10, 2019 • Part of Freshen Up Tour
Jul 06, 2019 • Part of Freshen Up Tour
Jun 29, 2019 • Part of Freshen Up Tour
Jun 28, 2019 • Part of Freshen Up Tour
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