Released in 1985
Written by Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney
Last updated on April 22, 2016
Album This song officially appears on the Spies Like Us / My Carnival 7" Single.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1985
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Feb 12, 1975
"Cold Cuts" overdubs and mixing
January 12th - 23th, 1981
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Feb 28, 2019 • From paulmccartney.com
My Carnival – Recorded on February 12, 1975, in the Sea Saint Studios, New Orleans, during the Venus And Mars sessions. Bookmarked for both the 1978 and 1981 collections and officially released on November 18, 1985 as the b-side of ‘Spies Like Us.’
It's my carnival, it's a lovely day
Well, it's my carnival, it's a lovely day
Well, all you people getting ready to play
I want to hear you say, come on down
This is my carnival, it's a lovely day
It's my carnival, it's a lovely day
This is my carnival, it's a lovely day
All you people getting ready to play
I wanna hear you say, come on down
It's my carnival, it's a lovely day
It's my carnival, it's a lovely day
This is my carnival, it's a lovely day
All you people getting ready to play
I wanna hear you say, come down
This is my carnival, it's a lovely day
It's is my carnival, it's a lovely day
It's is my carnival, it's a lovely day
All you people getting ready to play
I wanna hear you say, oh
It's my carnival, it's a lovely day
7" Single • Released in 1985
3:59 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Crowd vocals, Electric guitar Joe English : Crowd vocals, Drums Tony Dorsey : Crowd vocals, Trombone Alan O'Duffy : Recording engineer Ken Lexton : Crowd vocals, Trumpet George Porter Jr. : Cow-bell, Crowd vocals Benny Spellman : Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals
Session Recording: Feb 12, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
12" Single • Released in 1985
6:00 • Studio version • B • Party Mix
Paul McCartney : Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Crowd vocals, Electric guitar Joe English : Crowd vocals, Drums Tony Dorsey : Crowd vocals, Trombone Alan O'Duffy : Recording engineer Ken Lexton : Crowd vocals, Trumpet George Porter Jr. : Cow-bell, Crowd vocals Benny Spellman : Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals Gary Langan : Remixing
Session Recording: Feb 12, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Official album • Released in 1993
3:59 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Crowd vocals, Electric guitar Joe English : Crowd vocals, Drums Tony Dorsey : Crowd vocals, Trombone Alan O'Duffy : Recording engineer Ken Lexton : Crowd vocals, Trumpet George Porter Jr. : Cow-bell, Crowd vocals Benny Spellman : Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Feb 12, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Venus And Mars - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2014
4:00 • Studio version • A2014 • 2014 remaster
Paul McCartney : Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Crowd vocals, Electric guitar Joe English : Crowd vocals, Drums Tony Dorsey : Crowd vocals, Trombone Alan O'Duffy : Recording engineer Ken Lexton : Crowd vocals, Trumpet George Porter Jr. : Cow-bell, Crowd vocals Benny Spellman : Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals
Session Recording: Feb 12, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
7" Single • Released in 2022
4:00 • Studio version • A2014
Paul McCartney : Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Crowd vocals, Electric guitar Joe English : Crowd vocals, Drums Tony Dorsey : Crowd vocals, Trombone Alan O'Duffy : Recording engineer Ken Lexton : Crowd vocals, Trumpet George Porter Jr. : Cow-bell, Crowd vocals Benny Spellman : Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals
Session Recording: Feb 12, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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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Andrew Lynch • 4 years ago
There was also a unique remix issued here: https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Art-Of-The-12-Volume-Two-A-Promotion-Of-A-Way-Of-Life/release/3098068
The PaulMcCartney Project • 4 years ago
Hi Andrew, I have this 12" listed at https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/album/the-art-of-the-12-volume-two-a-promotion-of-a-way-of-life/
But I can only see a unique mix of "Spies Like Us" there. There is no reference to "My Carnival" on Discogs. Am I missing something ?