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Released in 1970

Singalong Junk

Written by Paul McCartney • Instrumental

Last updated on April 14, 2022

Album This song officially appears on the McCartney LP.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1970

Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1968, when Paul McCartney was 26 years old)

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Related sessions

This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Other songs from "McCartney" appearing on "Unplugged" (1991)

“Singalong Junk” is an instrumental version of “Junk“, both songs appearing on Paul McCartney’s debut solo album, “McCartney“, released in April 1970.

This was take 1, for the vocal version, which was take 2, and a shorter version. Guitars, and piano and bass, were put on at home, and the rest added at Morgan Studios. The strings are Mellotron, and they were done at the same time as the electric guitar, bass drum, and sizzle cymbal.

Paul McCartney, from the press release of “McCartney”, April 1970

An instrumental version of “Junk” was first performed live during Paul’s appearance on MTV Unplugged on January 25, 1991, and was titled “Junk” – instead of “Singalong Junk” – when released on the Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) album

“Singalong Junk” was included on the soundtrack of:

  • The 1996 movie “Jerry Maguire” (along with “Momma Miss America“)
  • The 2000 movie “Hanging Up” (but not included on the soundtrack album)
  • The 2001 french movie “My Wife Is An Actress” (no soundtrack album released)
From the press release of “McCartney”, April 1970

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Bootlegs

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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