Junk (song)
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| "Junk" | ||||
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| Song by Paul McCartney from the album McCartney | ||||
| Released | 17 April 1970 | |||
| Genre | Folk, rock | |||
| Length | 1:54 | |||
| Label | Apple, EMI | |||
| Writer | Paul McCartney | |||
| Producer | Paul McCartney | |||
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"Junk" is a song written by Paul McCartney in 1968 while The Beatles were in India. It was originally under consideration for The Beatles (also known as the White Album). It was passed over for that LP, as it was for Abbey Road. It was eventually released on McCartney's debut solo album McCartney in 1970. The version McCartney played for the rest of the Beatles, in May 1968, before the recording of The Beatles was released on Anthology 3 on 22 October 1996. The song's working title was "Jubilee".
[edit] Singalong Junk
"Singalong Junk" is an instrumental version of "Junk" that also appears on McCartney.
Besides the obvious exclusion of vocals, "Singalong Junk" features mellotron strings and the melody is played on a piano. The song also features more prominent drums. This version of the song is said to have been the original instrumental backing to which McCartney was planning on singing, but he opted for a simpler arrangement for the vocal version instead.
The song called "Junk" on McCartney's later album Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) is played without vocals, thereby making it "Singalong Junk", but it is not listed as such on the album. This song has been dropped from his live setlist, but was included on McCartney's and Wings 2001 compilation Wingspan: Hits and History.
"Singalong Junk" was included in the soundtrack's movie Hanging up (2000).
An instrumental version was included in the French film My Wife Is an Actress (2001).
"Singalong Junk" was also included in the Jerry Maguire soundtrack.
It also appears in the opening episode for Season 3 of Parenthood (2010 TV series).
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