Road
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- Album This song officially appears on the New Official album.
- Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 2012 (Paul McCartney was 70 years old)
Song facts
“Road” is a track from the 2013 album “NEW“, co-written by Paul McCartney and producer Paul Epworth, one of the four producers of the album.
I guess with that one we were aiming for something that was a little more esoteric and musically complex than the others I’d worked on. It’s like a journey. That actually started out with me on drums and him on Moog and it sounded like something by The Fall or Can.
Paul Epworth – NME, November 2013
Last updated on December 15, 2020
Lyrics
We came from nowhere
Hiding from a storm
We cling together
To keep each other warm
The road to somewhere
Stretches through the night
We follow blindly
Heading for the light
I can’t see anymore
The blinding light
It’s just a metaphor
I use when things aren’t going right
We held each other
Praying for a spark
Two crazy partners
Scrambling in the dark
Now where are we going
Searching in the night
We had a feeling
It’s going to be alright
I can’t see anymore
The blinding light
It’s just a metaphor
I use when things aren’t going right
Two crazy partners
Searching in the night
We’ve got a feeling
It’s going to be alright
We follow blindly
Heading for the light
We’ve got a feeling
It’s gonna be, it’s gonna be alright
We came from nowhere
Hiding from a storm
We cling together
To keep each other warm
The road to somewhere
Stretches through the night
We follow blindly
Heading for the light
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh
Heading for the light
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 2013
4:36 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Celeste, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
- Paul Epworth :
- Drums, Producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Steve Orchard :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Matt Wiggins :
- Recording engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- January 2012
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 2013 ?
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- April 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2013
4:36 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Celeste, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
- Paul Epworth :
- Drums, Producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Steve Orchard :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Matt Wiggins :
- Recording engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- January 2012
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 2013 ?
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- April 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2013
4:36 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Celeste, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
- Paul Epworth :
- Drums, Producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Steve Orchard :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Matt Wiggins :
- Recording engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- January 2012
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 2013 ?
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- April 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2014
4:36 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Celeste, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
- Paul Epworth :
- Drums, Producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Steve Orchard :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Matt Wiggins :
- Recording engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- January 2012
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 2013 ?
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- April 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2014
4:36 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Celeste, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
- Paul Epworth :
- Drums, Producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Steve Orchard :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Matt Wiggins :
- Recording engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- January 2012
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 2013 ?
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- 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
4:36 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Celeste, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
- Paul Epworth :
- Drums, Producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Steve Orchard :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Matt Wiggins :
- Recording engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- January 2012
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 2013 ?
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- 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
4:36 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Celeste, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
- Paul Epworth :
- Drums, Producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Kevin Mills :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Steve Orchard :
- Recording engineer (?)
- Jamie Kirkham :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mark 'Spike' Stent :
- Mixing engineer
- Matt Wiggins :
- Recording engineer
- Geoff Swan :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- January 2012
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 2013 ?
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- April 2013 ?
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Session Mixing:
- April 2013
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Latest concerts where Road has been played
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.