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The World Tonight (song)

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Format
  
7", Maxi-CD

Length
  
4:03

Genre
  
Rock

B-side
  
"Looking for You" (US CD) "Used to Be Bad" (UK 7" and CD1) "Really Love You" (UK CD2)

Released
  
17 April 1997 (US) 7 July 1997 (UK)

Recorded
  
Sussex, England: 1995-11-13

"The World Tonight" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the second track on his 1997 album Flaming Pie. The first, and only, single from Flaming Pie that was released in the US, on 17 April 1997, and in July as the second single from that album in the UK, peaking at #23 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1997 in British music).

Contents

In the United States, the song was released as the first and only single from the album in May 1997, peaking at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 23 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Track listings

All songs written by Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  • US CD C2 7243 8 58650 2 2, released 6 May 1997 by Capitol Records.
    1. "The World Tonight" – 4:03
    2. "Looking for You" – 4:48
    3. "Oobu Joobu" (Part 1) – 9:55
  • UK 7" RP6472, UK CD1 CDRS6472
    1. "The World Tonight" – 4:03
    2. "Used to Be Bad" (Steve Miller, McCartney) – 4:08
    3. "Oobu Joobu" (Part 3) – 9:48 CD only
  • UK CD2 CDR6472
    1. "The World Tonight" – 4:03
    2. "Really Love You" (McCartney, Richard Starkey) – 5:14
    3. "Oobu Joobu" (Part 4) – 7:06

    B-sides

    The B-sides for the British release are two songs from Flaming Pie: "Used to Be Bad" and "Really Love You". The first, "Used to Be Bad", is the second collaboration on the album with Steve Miller, following "Young Boy" where Miller played electric and rhythm guitar and provided backing vocals. The third and final song that McCartney worked on with Miller was "If You Wanna", a song written when McCartney reached Minneapolis during his 1993 New World Tour.

    The second, "Really Love You", was the second of two collaborations McCartney performed with Ringo Starr on Flaming Pie (the first being "Beautiful Night").

    The B-side for the American release was originally released in the UK as the B-side for "Young Boy" and is another collaboration with Ringo Starr.

    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.

    1. "Some Folks Say Oobu" – 0:25
    2. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:30
    3. Fun Packed Radio Show – 0:08
    4. "I Love This House" – 3:41
    5. "Clock Work" – 0:04
    6. Paul talks about "Young Boy" – 3:47
    7. "Oobu Joobu We Love You" – 0:12
    8. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 1:06
  • "Oobu Joobu" (part 3) contains:
    1. Intro chat – 0:09
    2. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:48
    3. "Squid" – 6:25
    4. Paul talks about "The World Tonight" – 1:23
    5. Link – 0:05
    6. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:59
  • "Oobu Joobu" (part 4) contains:
    1. Intro chat – 0:06
    2. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:37
    3. Link – 0:18
    4. "Don't Break the Promise" (solo version) – 3:39
    5. Paul talks about reggae – 1:25
    6. Link – 0:04
    7. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:57

    Personnel

  • Paul McCartney - lead and harmony vocals, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, drums, percussion
  • Jeff Lynne - harmony vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards

    • References

    The World Tonight (song) Wikipedia
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