Beautiful Night (Paul McCartney song)
"Beautiful Night" | ||||
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Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
from the album Flaming Pie | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 15 December 1997 | |||
Recorded | 13 May 1996 | |||
Studio | The Mill, Sussex and Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 5:03 | |||
Label | EMI, Parlophone | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Producer(s) |
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Paul McCartney singles chronology | ||||
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Flaming Pie track listing | ||||
14 tracks
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Music video | ||||
”Beautiful Night” on YouTube |
"Beautiful Night" is a song by
Background
The song was originally recorded in August 1986 in New York City. That version can be heard on the CD single as part of the "Oobu Joobu" section. McCartney recalled, "I had this song 'Beautiful Night', which I'd written quite a few years ago. I’d always liked it but I felt I didn't quite have the right version of it".[2] The 1986 version was officially released as a stand-alone track in 2020 as a free download on McCartney's website.[3]
The song is the first of three collaborations McCartney recorded with Ringo Starr during Flaming Pie sessions and features an orchestration by George Martin, recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Starr's inclusion was a suggestion by McCartney's producer, Jeff Lynne. McCartney explained, "I'd been saying to Ringo for years that it'd be great to do something, because we’d never really done that much work together outside the Beatles. One night Jeff Lynne suggested, 'Why don't you get Ringo in?' and I said, 'OK!' It just sort of happened".[2] Starr, meanwhile, recalled, "He invited me to play on 'Beautiful Night' and I said 'Sure'. I think it's a beautiful track".[4]
This version included a new, uptempo coda featuring vocals by Starr, as well as snippets of studio chatter from Starr. Upon completing the track, McCartney, Starr, and Lynne jammed, resulting in another track for Flaming Pie, "Really Love You".[2]
Critical reception
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Music video
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Track listings
- 7" R6489, CD1 CDRS6489
- "Beautiful Night" – 5:03
- "Love Come Tumbling Down" – 4:21
- "Oobu Joobu" (Part 5) – 10:15 (CD only)
- CD2 CDR6489
- "Beautiful Night" – 5:08
- "Same Love" – 3:53
- "Oobu Joobu" (Part 6) – 8:33
Oobu Joobu information
The "Oobu Joobu" songs are a series of demos, interviews, and unreleased songs jumbled together into one track. The name is taken from McCartney's radio program, Oobu Joobu.
- "Oobu Joobu" (Part 5) contains:
- "And Now" – 0:10
- "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 1:14
- Beautiful Night Chat – 0:09
- Paul and Ringo talk about "Beautiful Night" – 2:06
- Ringo Chat – 0:09
- "Beautiful Night (Flaming Pie Mix)" – 1:31
- "Beautiful Night (Original Version)" – 4:02
- Goodbyes – 0:17
- "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:37
- "Oobu Joobu" (Part 6) contains:
- "This One" (jingle) – 0:08
- "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:32
- "Oobu Joobu We Love You" – 0:15
- Paul talks about Abbey Road – 0:43
- "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Paul solo) – 0:14
- Paul talks about Abbey Road – 1:31
- "Come on Baby" – 0:54
- Paul talks about Abbey Road – 0:18
- "Come on Baby (contd.)" – 0:33
- Paul ends chat about Abbey Road – 0:22
- "Okay are You Ready" (jingle) – 0:10
- "Love Mix" – 3:02
- "Widescreen Radio" (jingle) – 0:05
- Goodbye – 0:18
- "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:48
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – Lead vocals and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, hammond organ, additional percussion
- Linda McCartney – backing vocals
- Jeff Lynne – backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Ringo Starr – backing and lead vocals, drums, percussion
- George Martin – orchestral arrangement
- David Snell – conductor
- Geoff Emerick – orchestral sessions audio engineer
- Jon Jacobs – orchestral sessions engineer
- Peter Cabbin – orchestral sessions engineer
- Paul Hicks – orchestral sessions engineer
- Susan Milan – flute
Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC )
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25 |
References
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Conrad, Anna (17 July 2020). "Paul McCartney on making 'Beautiful Night': 'Looking back, Ringo and I get quite emotional'". British GQ. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Downloads". PaulMcCartney.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "The Paul McCartney song Ringo Starr called "beautiful"". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 December 1997. p. 25. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Jones, Alan (20 December 1997). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 13. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Connell, Claudia (14 December 1997). "The Goss The Biz; Single review". News of the World.
External links
- Paul McCartney – Beautiful Night at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.