- Album This song officially appears on the Red Rose Speedway LP.
- Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 1972 (Paul McCartney was 30 years old)
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Oct 03, 1972
Jan 15, 1973
Other songs from the Red Rose Speedway medley
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
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Song facts
“Power Cut” is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings from the band’s 1973 album, Red Rose Speedway.
Last updated on February 12, 2022
Lyrics
There may be a powercut,
And the candles burn down low
But something inside of me
Says the bad news isn't so
I may never tell you
But baby you should know
There may be a miracle
And baby I love you so etc.
I may never tell you
But baby you should know
There may be a miracle
And baby I love you so etc.
Officially appears on
LP • Released in 1973
11:25 • Studio version • A • Medley with "Hold Me Tight" / "Lazy Dynamite" / "Hands Of Love"
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Celeste, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Electric piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Henry McCullough :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Oct 03, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 15, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 16, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Official album • Released in 1993
11:25 • Studio version • A1993 • Medley with "Hold Me Tight" / "Lazy Dynamite" / "Hands Of Love" - 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Celeste, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Electric piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Henry McCullough :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Oct 03, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 15, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
11:19 • Studio version • A2018 • Medley with "Hold Me Tight" / "Lazy Dynamite" / "Hands Of Love" - 2018 Remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Celeste, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Electric piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Henry McCullough :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Oct 03, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 15, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
11:19 • Studio version • A2018 • Medley with "Hold Me Tight" / "Lazy Dynamite" / "Hands Of Love" - 2018 Remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Celeste, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Electric piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Henry McCullough :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Oct 03, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 15, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Red Rose Speedway (50th Anniversary)
LP • Released in 2023
11:25 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Celeste, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Electric piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Henry McCullough :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Oct 03, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 15, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 16, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Bootlegs
Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
3:54 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Celeste, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Electric piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Henry McCullough :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums
- Mark Vigars :
- Recording assistant engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Mixing assistant engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Oct 03, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 15, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
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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