- Album This song officially appears on the Driving Rain Official album.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Feb 18, 2001
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Song facts
“Your Way” is a track from Paul McCartney’s 2001 album “Driving Rain“.
Recorded 18th February 2001 onto 8-track analogue tape then loaded into Logic Audio for overdubs. Paul played Epiphone electric guitar and sang the vocal then overdubbed his Ludwig drum kit and knee slaps. Abe played his drums then overdubbed electronic drums and backing vocals. Rusty played Vox bass guitar then overdubbed pedal steel guitar and backing vocals. Gabe played Hammond organ then overdubbed backing vocals.
From the liner notes of the album, and from paulmccartney.com
‘Your Way’ was a song that I wrote at the same time as I wrote ‘She’s Given Up Talking’, on holiday in Jamaica. It’s got a little country feel to it; it’s the first song with which we tried harmonies with the guys in the band and the nice thing about the guys is they can all sing. That was a real good bonus for me. It’s another one of those that goes up the octave, so in a way it’s a bit like two sides of a personality singing to each other, like a man and a woman – ‘I like it, please don’t take my heart away. It’s happy, where it is, so let it stay’.
Paul McCartney – From “The Driving Rain interview” published on paulmccartney.com, November 2001
Last updated on January 21, 2021
Lyrics
I like it
Please don't take my heart away
It's happy
Where it is so let it stay
You gave me love
You gave me what I wanted
You gave me love your way
I've seen it
Shining from the furthest stars
Like Venus
Saw it on the way to Mars
You gave me love
You gave me what I wanted
You gave me love your way
Your way is strong
Your way is right
Your way is mine tonight
I like it
Please don't take my heart away
It's happy
Where it is so let it stay
You gave me love
You gave me what I wanted
You gave me love your way
Your way is strong
Your way is right
Your way is mine tonight
Your way is strong
Your way is right
Your way is mine tonight
You gave me love your way
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 2001
2:55 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Drums, Electric guitar, Executive producer, Percussion, Vocals
- Rusty Anderson :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Pedal steel guitar
- Abe Laboriel Jr. :
- Backing vocals, Drums, Electronic drums
- Gabe Dixon :
- Backing vocals, Hammond organ
- David Kahne :
- Mixing engineer, Producer
- Mark Dearnley :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jaime Sickora :
- Assistant engineer
- Kevin Mills :
- Second assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 18, 2001
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Bootlegs
Driving Rain - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
2:55 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Drums, Electric guitar, Executive producer, Percussion, Vocals
- Rusty Anderson :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Pedal steel guitar
- Abe Laboriel Jr. :
- Backing vocals, Drums, Electronic drums
- Gabe Dixon :
- Backing vocals, Hammond organ
- David Kahne :
- Mixing engineer, Producer
- Mark Dearnley :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jaime Sickora :
- Assistant engineer
- Kevin Mills :
- Second assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 18, 2001
- Studio :
- Henson Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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