Paul McCartney discography

Paul McCartney discography
McCartney in Live 8
Studio albums	22
Soundtrack albums	1
Live albums	7
Compilation albums	3
Singles	75
Video albums	11
Music videos	55
Classical albums	4
Other albums	7

This article presents the complete discography of Paul McCartney as a solo artist and as a member of Wings.

Albums

Note that the track-listings differ on some UK/US releases, especially the compilation albums.

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions												Certifications
		U.S.	AUS	N.Z.	U.K.	BEL	FRA	ITA	NOR	SWE	SWI	JPN	ARG
1970	McCartney	1	5	6	2				2			13		2x platinum (US)
1971	Ram (Paul and Linda McCartney)	2	3	1	1				1			8		Platinum (US)
1971	Wild Life (Wings)	10	14	9	11				4			15		Gold (US)
1973	Red Rose Speedway (Paul McCartney and Wings)	1	1	10	5				4			13		Gold(US) Gold (UK)
1973	Band on the Run (Paul McCartney and Wings)	1	1	4	1				1			11	1	3x platinum (US) Platinum (UK)
1975	Venus and Mars (Wings)	1	1	1	1				1			9	1	Platinum (US, UK)
1976	Wings at the Speed of Sound (Wings)	1	1	2	2				2	7		4		Platinum (US) Gold (UK)
1978	London Town (Wings)	2	3	4	4				2	4		4		Platinum (US) Gold (UK)
1979	Back to the Egg (Wings)	8	2	9	6				5	5		7		Platinum (US) Gold (UK)
1980	McCartney II	3	7	5	1				5	5		8		Gold (US, UK)
1982	Tug of War	1	5	4	1				1	1		1	2	Platinum (US) Gold (UK)
1983	Pipes of Peace	15	16	38	4				1	4	12	5		Platinum (US, UK)
1984	Give My Regards to Broad Street	21	31	25	1				4	9		6		Platinum (UK) Gold (US)
1986	Press to Play	30	27	32	8				8	17	28	11		Gold (UK)
1988	Снова в СССР	109			63							48
1989	Flowers in the Dirt	21	18	22	1				1	2	13	9		Platinum (UK) Gold(DE, US, SWI)
1993	Off the Ground	17	8	4	5				2	10	5	5		Platinum(DE) Gold (US, SWI, JPN) Silver (UK)
1997	Flaming Pie	2	9	23	2	19	23		3	11	10	14		Gold (US, UK, NOR)
1999	Run Devil Run	27		37	12	44	55		12	23	36	30		Gold (UK)
2001	Driving Rain	26			46				18			27		Gold (US) Silver (UK)
2005	Chaos and Creation in the Backyard	6	33	46	10	15	3	3	8	3	9	19	14	Gold (US, UK)
2007	Memory Almost Full	3	33	21	5	25	13	8	4	3	20	17	13	Gold (US, UK, CAN, NOR)

Footnotes: Hear Music stated Memory Almost Full went platinum in the U.S. in February 2008, although the album had not received gold status by the Recording Industry Association of America until the following month.

Live albums

Date	Album	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		U.S.	U.K.	NZ	NOR	SWE	SWI	JPN	ARG
10 December 1976	Wings Over America (Wings)	1	8	3	7	33		4	2	Platinum (US) Gold (UK)
5 November 1990	Tripping the Live Fantastic	17	26	21				12		Gold (UK)
12 November 1990	Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights!	141			18	27	27			Platinum (US)
20 May 1991	Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)	14	7	35	13	20	39	24
15 November 1993	Paul is Live	78	34	27		23		16	1
11 November 2002	Back in the U.S.	8						4	1	2x Platinum (US) Platinum (ARG) Gold (JP)
17 March 2003	Back in the World		5	33		12	68	196	1	Gold (UK)

Compilation albums

Date	Album	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		U.S.	AUS	NZ	U.K.	BEL	ITA	NOR	SWE	SWI	JPN	ARG
2 November 1978	Wings Greatest (Wings)	29		16	5			20	32		24		Platinum (US, UK)
2 November 1987	All the Best!	62		5	2				7	11	11	1	3x Platinum (UK) 2x Platinum (US) Gold (ARG) Gold (JP)
7 May 2001	Wingspan: Hits and History	2	14	13	5	21	18	5	49		13	2	2x Platinum (US) Gold (AU)

Classical albums

Date	Album	UK	US
11 October 1991	Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio (with Carl Davis)	—	177
29 September 1997	Paul McCartney's Standing Stone	—	194
1 November 1999	Paul McCartney's Working Classical	—	—
25 September 2006	Ecce Cor Meum	141	—

Soundtrack albums

Date	Title
16 January 1967	The Family Way

Other albums

Date	Album	UK
29 April 1977	Thrillington (Percy "Thrills" Thrillington)	—
15 November 1993	Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest (The Fireman)	—
21 September 1998	Rushes (The Fireman)	—
15 March 1999	Band on the Run: 25th Anniversary Edition (Paul McCartney & Wings)	69
21 August 2000	Liverpool Sound Collage (re-mix album)	—
13 June 2005	Twin Freaks (Twin Freaks is Paul McCartney and The Freelance Hellraiser (ie, Paul McCartney and Roy Kerr) - UK vinyl LP only)	—
24 November 2008	Electric Arguments (The Fireman)	79

Promotional and limited release albums

Year	Album	Notes
1980	The McCartney Interview	Commercially released interview album containing McCartney's interview with Musician (magazine). Charted at position #158 in the U.S.
1990	Paul McCartney ROCKS	Compilation of previously released tracks.
1993	The New World Sampler	Two disc set, contains All the Best! and the new compilation, New World Sampler.
1997	Oobu Joobu: Ecology	Tracks from McCartney's radio series, available only at Best Buy retail stores.
2005	Never Stop Doing What You Love	Compilation available through Fidelity Investments.
2005	Paul: The US Tour Presented by Lexus	Two disc set, contains Chaos and Creation in the Backyard and new live compilation Motor of Love. (While most of the tracks on Motor of Love have been previously released, the collection did include two new live recordings, "Drive My Car" recorded live at Super Bowl XXXIX and "The Long and Winding Road" recorded live in Anaheim, California in 2002.) The compilation was available through Lexus autos.
2007	iTunes Festival: London	Released exclusively for the iTunes Store on 21 August 2007, featuring live performances from McCartney's 5 July 2007 London appearance.

Singles

Year	Title	B-side	Peak chart positions							Album
			UK	US Hot 100	US AC	Canada RPM 100/AC	Germany	New Zealand	Australian Chart
1971	"Another Day"	"Oh Woman, Oh Why"	2	5	4	4	6	5	1	non-album single
	"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (Paul & Linda McCartney)	"Too Many People" (Paul & Linda McCartney)	—	1	9	1	—	1	5	Ram
	"The Back Seat of My Car" (Paul & Linda McCartney)	"Heart of the Country" (Paul & Linda McCartney)	39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Eat at Home" (Paul & Linda McCartney)	"Smile Away" (Paul & Linda McCartney)	—	—	—	—	—	7	21
1972	"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (Wings)	"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (instr. version) (Wings)	16	21	—	46	—	—	17	non-album single
	"Mary Had a Little Lamb" (Wings)	"Little Woman Love" (Wings)	9	28	29	41	—	13	17	non-album single
	"Hi, Hi, Hi" (Wings)	"C Moon" (Wings)	5	10	—	5	16	20	29	non-album single
1973	"My Love" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	"The Mess" (live) (Paul McCartney & Wings)	9	1	1	2	—	3	5	Red Rose Speedway
	"Live and Let Die" (Wings)	"I Lie Around" (Wings)	7	2	8	2	—	20	5	Live and Let Die
	"Helen Wheels" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	"Country Dreamer" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	12	10	—	4	—	14	17	non-album single
	"Jet" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	"Let Me Roll It" (UK & 2nd pressings of US) "Mamunia" (US 1st pressings only) (Paul McCartney & Wings)	7	7	—	5	—	2	—	Band on the Run
	"Mrs. Vandebilt" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	"Bluebird" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	—	—	—	—	—	9	41
1974	"Band on the Run" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	"Zoo Gang" (UK) "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US) (Paul McCartney & Wings)	3	1	22	1	—	1	—
	"Junior's Farm" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	"Sally G" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	16	3	—	10	—	3	12	non-album single
	"Walking in the Park with Eloise" (The Country Hams)	"Bridge Over the River Suite" (The Country Hams)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	non-album single
1975	"Listen to What the Man Said" (Wings)	"Love in Song" (Wings)	6	1	8	1	42	7	14	Venus and Mars
	"Letting Go" (Wings)	"You Gave Me the Answer" (Wings)	41	39	—	—	—	—	34
	"Venus and Mars/Rock Show" (Wings)	"Magneto and Titanium Man" (Wings)	—	12	—	12	—	—	34
1976	"Silly Love Songs" (Wings)	"Cook of the House" (Wings)	2	1	1	1	14	8	20	Wings at the Speed of Sound
	"Let 'Em In" (Wings)	"Beware My Love" (Wings)	2	3	1	3	29	13	65
1977	"Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) (Wings)	"Soily" (live) (Wings)	28	10	—	9	—	—	—	Wings over America
	"Seaside Woman" (Suzy and the Red Stripes)	"B Side to Seaside" (Suzy and the Red Stripes)	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	Wide Prairie
	"Mull of Kintyre" (UK A-Side) (Wings)	"Girls' School" (US A-Side) (Wings)	1	33	45	34	1	1	1	non-album single
1978	"With a Little Luck" (Wings)	"Backwards Traveler/Cuff-Link" (Wings)	5	1	5	1	17	14	11	London Town
	"I've Had Enough" (Wings)	"Deliver Your Children" (Wings)	42	25	—	24	—	—	99
	"London Town" (Wings)	"I'm Carrying" (Wings)	60	39	17	32	—	—	—
1979	"Goodnight Tonight" (Wings)	"Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (Wings)	5	5	30	2	34	6	6	non-album single
	"Old Siam, Sir" (Wings)	"Spin It On" (Wings)	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	Back to the Egg
	"Getting Closer" (Wings)	"Baby's Request" (UK) "Spin It On" (US) (Wings)	60	20	—	18	—	—	57
	"Arrow Through Me" (Wings)	"Old Siam, Sir" (Wings)	—	29	—	27	—	—	—
	"Wonderful Christmastime"	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae"	6	—	—	—	—	—	61	non-album single
1980	"Coming Up" (UK A-side)	"Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (U.S. A-side) "Lunchbox/Odd Sox" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	2	1	48	1	11	2	2	McCartney II
	"Waterfalls"	"Check My Machine"	9	106	—	—	55	15	31
1982	"Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder)	"Rainclouds"	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	Tug of War
	"Take It Away"	"I'll Give You a Ring"	15	10	6	17	46	30	18
	"Tug of War"	"Get It"	53	53	31	—	—	—	—
	"The Girl is Mine" (with Michael Jackson)	"Can't Get Outta the Rain" (Michael Jackson)	8	2	1	8	53	3	2	Thriller (Michael Jackson)
1983	"Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson)	"Ode to a Koala Bear"	2	1	3	1	12	10	4	Pipes of Peace
	"Pipes of Peace" (UK A-Side)	"So Bad" (US A-Side)	1	23	3	11	43	—	36
1984	"No More Lonely Nights"	"No More Lonely Nights" (playout version) (original release); "No More Lonely Nights" (special dance mix) (second single)	2	6	2	11	30	19	9	Give My Regards to Broad Street
	"We All Stand Together" (with The Frog Chorus)	"We All Stand Together" (humming version)	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	non-album single
1985	"Spies Like Us"	"My Carnival" (Paul McCartney & Wings)	13	7	—	24	—	—	55	non-album single
1986	"Press"	"It's Not True"	25	21	—	43	53	—	47	Press to Play
	"Pretty Little Head"	"Write Away"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Stranglehold"	"Angry"	—	81	—	90	—	—	—
	"Only Love Remains"	"Tough on a Tightrope"	34	—	9	7	—	—	—
1987	"Once Upon a Long Ago"	"Back on My Feet"	10	—	68	13	—	—	58	All the Best!
1989	"Ferry Cross the Mersey"(with the Christians, Holly Johnson, Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken Waterman)	"Abide with Me" (Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir)	1	—	—	—	—	—	45	non-album single
	"My Brave Face"	"Flying to My Home"	18	25	4	18	29	—	30	Flowers in the Dirt
	"This One"	"The First Stone"	18	94	28	60	40	—	—
	"Figure of Eight"	"Ou Est le Soleil"	42	92	47	75	—	—	—
1990	"Put It There"	"Mama's Little Girl"	32	—	11	9	60	—	—
	"Birthday" (live)	"Good Day Sunshine" (live)	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tripping the Live Fantastic
	"All My Trials" (live)	"C Moon" (live)	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights!
1993	"Hope of Deliverance"	"Long Leather Coat"	18	83	9	5	3	20	29	Off the Ground
	"C'Mon People"	"I Can't Imagine"	41	—	27	80	54	—	—
	"Off the Ground"	"Cosmically Conscious"	41	—	27	25	54	—	—
1997	"Young Boy"	"Looking for You"	19	—	44	22	—	—	—	Flaming Pie
	"The World Tonight"	"Used to Be Bad"	23	64	—	14	—	—	—
	"Beautiful Night"	"Love Come Tumbling Down"	25	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	"No Other Baby"	"Brown-Eyed Handsome Man"	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	Run Devil Run
2001	"From a Lover to a Friend"	"Riding into Jaipur"	45	—	24	—	—	—	—	Driving Rain
	"Freedom"	"From a Lover to a Friend"	—	97	20	—	—	—	—
2004	"Tropic Island Hum"	"We All Stand Together"	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	non-album single
2005	"Fine Line"	"Growing Up Falling Down"	20	—	25	—	70	—	—	Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
	"Jenny Wren"	"Summer of '59"	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	"Dance Tonight"	"Nod Your Head"	26	69	—	—	—	—	—	Memory Almost Full
	"Ever Present Past"	"House of Wax" (live)	85	110	16	—	—	—	—
	"Nod Your Head"	"Nod Your Head"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"Heal the Pain" (with George Michael)	"Heal the Pain" (with George Michael)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Twenty Five (George Michael)

Maxi-singles

Vinyl 12" singles and CD singles:

Year	Title	Tracks	Format
1976	"Let 'Em In" (France only)	"Let 'Em In" "Beware My Love" [Although both tracks are described as (Disco Mix), this is not the case.]	12" single
1979	"Goodnight Tonight"	"Goodnight Tonight" (long version) "Daytime Nighttime Suffering"	12" single
1980	"Temporary Secretary"	"Temporary Secretary" "Secret Friend"	12" single
1982	"Ebony and Ivory"	"Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder) "Rainclouds" "Ebony and Ivory" (solo version)	12" single
	"Take It Away"	"Take It Away" "I'll Give You a Ring" "Dress Me Up as a Robber"	12" single
1983	"Say Say Say"	"Say Say Say" (remix by John "Jellybean" Benitez) (with Michael Jackson) "Say Say Say" (instrumental) "Ode to a Koala Bear"	12" single
1984	"No More Lonely Nights"	"Mo More Lonely Nights" (extended version) "Silly Love Songs" (remake) "No More Lonely Nights" (ballad)	12" single
	"No More Lonely Nights"	"No More Lonely Nights" (special dance mix) "No More Lonely Nights" (special dance mix by Arthur Baker) "No More Lonely Nights" (special dance edit)	12" single
1985	"Spies Like Us"	"Spies Like Us" (party mix) (remix by John Potoker) "Spies Like Us" (alternative mix, Known to His Friends as Tom) (remix by Art of Noise) "Spies Like Us" (DJ version) "My Carnival (party mix)"	12" single
1986	"Press"	"Press" "It's Not True" "Hanglide" "Press" (dub mix)	12" single
	"Only Love Remains"	"Only Love Remains" "Only Love Remains" (remix) "Tough on a Tightrope" (remix by Julian Mendolssohn) "Talk More Talk" (remix by Paul McCartney and Jon Jacobs)	12" single
	"Pretty Little Head"	"Pretty Little Head" "Pretty Little Head" (remix by John Potoker) "Angry" (remix by Larry Alexander) "Write Away"	12" single
1987	"Once Upon a Long Ago"	"Once Upon a Long Ago" (long version) "Back on My Feet" "Midnight Special" "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"	12" single
	"Once Upon a Long Ago"	"Once Upon a Long Ago" (extended version) "Back on My Feet" "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" "Kansas City"	12" single
	"Once Upon a Long Ago"	"Once Upon a Long Ago" "Back on My Feet" "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" "Kansas City"	CD single
1989	"My Brave Face"	"My Brave Face" "Flying to My Home" "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday" "Ain't That a Shame"	12" single
	"My Brave Face"	"My Brave Face" "Flying to My Home" "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday" "Ain't That a Shame"	CD single
	"This One"	"This One" "The First Stone" "Good Sign"	12" single
	"This One"	"This One" "The First Stone" "I Wanna Cry" "I'm In Love Again"	CD single
	"Figure of Eight"	"Figure of Eight" "This One" (Club Lovejoys mix)	12" single
	"Figure of Eight"	"Figure of Eight" "Ou Est le Soleil?" (remix by Shep Pettibone) "Ou Est le Soleil?" (Tub Dub mix) (remix by Shep Pettibone)	12" single
	"Figure of Eight"	"Figure of Eight" "The Long and Winding Road" "Loveliest Thing"	CD single
	"Figure of Eight"	"Figure of Eight" "Rough Ride" "Ou Est le Soleil?" (7" mix)	3" CD single
	"Ou Est le Soleil?"	"Ou Est le Soleil?" (remix by Shep Pettibone) "Ou Est le Soleil?" (Tub Dub mix) (remix by Shep Pettibone) "Ou Est le Soleil?" (instrumental mix) (remix by Shep Pettibone)	12" single
	"Put It There"	"Put It There" "Mama's Little Girl" "Same Time Next Year"	12" single
	"Put It There"	"Put It There" "Mama's Little Girl" "Same Time Next Year"	CD single
1990	"Birthday"	"Birthday" (live) "Good Day Sunshine" (live) "P.S. Love Me Do" (live) "Let 'Em In" (live)	12" single
	"Birthday"	"Birthday" (live) "Good Day Sunshine" (live) "P.S. Love Me Do" (live) "Let 'Em In" (live)	CD single
	"All My Trials"	"All My Trials" (live) "C Moon" (live) "Mull of Kintyre" (live) "Put It There" (live)	CD single
	"All My Trials"	"All My Trials" (live) "C Moon" (live) "Strawberry Fiels Forever/Help!/Give Peace a Chance" (live medley)	CD single
	"The Long and Winding Road"	"The Long and Winding Road" (live) "C Moon" (live) "Mull of Kintyre" (live) "Put It There" (live)	CD single
1992	"Hope of Deliverance"	"Hope of Deliverance" "Big Boys Bickering" "Long Leather Coat" "Kicked Around No More"	CD single
	"Deliverance"	"Deliverance" "Deliverance (dub mix) "Hope of Deliverance"	12" single
1993	"C'mon People"	"C'mon People" "I Can't Imagine" "Keep Coming Back to Love" "Down to the River"	CD single
	"C'mon People/Deliverance"	"C'mon People" "Deliverance" "Deliverance" (dub mix)	CD single
	"Off the Ground"	"Off the Ground" "Cosmically Conscious" "Style Style" "Sweet Sweet Memories" "Soggy Noodle"	CD single
	"Biker Like an Icon"	"Biker Like an Icon" "Midnight Special" "Things We Said Today" "Biker Like an Icon" (live)	CD single
1997	"The World Tonight" (U.S. version)	"The World Tonight" "Looking for You" "Oobu Joobu" (part 1)	CD single
	"The World Tonight"	"The World Tonight" "Used to Be Bad" "Oobu Joobu" (part 3)	CD single
	"The World Tonight"	"The World Tonight" "Really Love You" "Oobu Joobu" (part 4)	CD single
	"Young Boy"	"Young Boy" "Looking for You" "Oobu Joobu" (part 1)	CD single
	"Young Boy"	"Young Boy" "Broomstick" "Oobu Joobu" (part 2)	CD single
	"Beautiful Night"	"Beautiful Night" "Love Come Tumbling Down" "Oobu Joobu" (part 5)	CD single
	"Beautiful Night"	"Beautiful Night" "Same Love" "Oobu Joobu" (part 6)	CD single
1999	"No Other Baby"	"No Other Baby" "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" "Fabulous"	CD single
2001	"From a Lover to a Friend"	"From a Lover to a Friend" "From a Lover to a Friend" (David Kahne remix 1) "From a Lover to a Friend" (David Kahne remix 2)	CD single
	"Freedom"	"Freedom" (studio mix) "From a Lover to a Friend" "From a Lover to a Friend" (David Kahne remix 2)	CD single
2004	"Tropic Island Hum"	"Tropic Island Hum" "We All Stand Together"	CD single
2005	"Really Love You"	"Really Love You" "Lalula"	CD single
	"Fine Line"	"Fine Line" "Comfort of Love" "Growing Up Falling Down"	CD single
	"Jenny Wren"	"Jenny Wren" "I Want You to Fly" "This Loving Game"	CD single
2007	Amoeba's Secret	"Only Mama Knows" (live) "C Moon" (live) "That Was Me" (live) "I Saw Her Standing There" (live)	12" single
2009	Amoeba's Secret	"Only Mama Knows" (live) "C Moon" (live) "That Was Me" (live) "I Saw Her Standing There" (live)	CD single

Other appearances

• Live and Let Die Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1973) - 1 song
  • The soundtrack album from the James Bond film includes the title song performed by Paul McCartney & Wings.
• Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (1981) - 6 songs
  • A live album recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in December 1979 to benefit Cambodian refugees. The concert and album were organized by Paul McCartney and included live performances by both his band, Wings, and his "supergroup", Rockestra. Also featured on the album were live cuts by The Who, The Pretenders, Elvis Costello, Rockpile, Queen, The Clash, and Ian Dury & The Blockheads. The Paul McCartney tracks included on the album are as follows:
    • "Got to Get You Into My Life" (by Paul McCartney & Wings)
    • "Every Night" (by Paul McCartney & Wings)
    • "Coming Up" (by Paul McCartney & Wings)
    • "Lucille" (by Rockestra)
    • "Let It Be" (by Rockestra)
    • "Rockestra Theme" (by Rockestra)
• It's a Live-In World (1986) - 1 song
  • British various artists album to benefit The Anti-Heroin Project. In additional to the Paul McCartney, the album also contains songs by Bananarama, Elvis Costello, Dire Straits, Eurythmics, Howard Jones, and others. Paul McCartney's contribution to the album was the previously unissued "Simple as That".
• The Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary Birthday Party (1987) - 1 song (plus 2 more songs on bonus single)
  • A live album of a concert recorded to benefit The Prince's Trust, featured the music of Paul McCartney, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Elton John, Tina Turner, and Rod Stewart, as well as Paul McCartney. The album includes a live version of "Get Back". British copies of the album also contained a bonus single with a live version of McCartney performing "Long Tall Sally" on one side and "I Saw Her Standing There" on the other.
• Knebworth: The Album (1990) - 2 songs
  • A double live album recorded at Knebworth in 1990. In addition to Paul McCartney, the album also features performances by Tears for Fears, Genesis, Robert Plant, Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, and Paul McCartney. On the album, McCartney performs "Coming Up" and "Hey Jude".
• For Our Children (1991) - 1 song
  • A various artists' album of children's songs released by Disney to benefit the Pediatric AIDS Foundation includes Wings' "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
• The Last Temptation of Elvis (1991) - 1 song
  • A British album of popular artists recording songs from various Elvis Presley movies. Paul McCartney's contribution is "It's Now or Never".
• Earthrise: The Rainforest Album (1992) - 1 song
  • A various artists' album to draw attention to then environment includes Paul McCartney's song, "How Many People."
• Music for Montserrat (1997) - 1 song
  • To raise money to benefit Hurricane-ravaged Montserrat, a Caribbean island where George Martin operates a recording studio, Martin recruited a number of recording artists to perform a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. A CD with highlights from the concert, including Paul McCartney performing "Hey Jude", with Elton John and Sting taking a verse each, was released in 1997.
• Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute (1997) -1 song
  • A various artists' tribute album to Princess Diana includes Paul McCartney's "Little Willow," a song McCartney had originally written for Ringo Starr's children upon the death of their mother Maureen Starkey.
• Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noel Coward (1998) - 1 song.
  • A tribute album to Noel Coward, it contains Paul McCartney performing "A Room with a View".
• Maybe Baby: Original Soundtrack Featuring Music from and Inspired by the Film (2000) - 1 song
  • McCartney's version of the Buddy Holly song, "Maybe Baby" leads off the soundtrack album.
• Good Rockin' Tonight (2001) - 1 song
  • A tribute album to Elvis Presley's Sun Records sessions. In addition to McCartney, the album also contains contributions by Jeff Beck & Chrissie Hynde, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Elton John, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and others. Paul McCartney's contribution to the album is "That's All Right".
• Brand New Boots and Panties (2001) - 1 song
  • A tribute album to Ian Dury, it contains Paul McCartney performing "I'm Partial to Your Abracadabra".
• Music from Vanilla Sky (2001) - 1 song
  • Paul McCartney performs the Oscar-nominated title song on the soundtrack to the film, Vanilla Sky.
• The Concert for New York City (2001) - 4 songs
  • In the wake of the September 11 attacks, Paul McCartney arranged a benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in New York featuring many of the top names in music. The double live album of the concert included four Paul McCartney songs, including the live version of "Freedom", which had also been added, at the last minute, to McCartney's upcoming album, Driving Rain. The McCartney tracks on The Concert for New York City are as follows:
    • "I'm Down"
    • "Yesterday"
    • "Let It Be"
    • "Freedom"
• A Tribute to the King (2002) - 1 song
  • A tribute album to Elvis Presley, it contains Paul McCartney performing "All Shook Up".
• Party at the Palace (2002) - 2 songs
  • A live album of the concert recorded for Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee. The album features McCartney on the following two tracks:
    • "All You Need Is Love" (by Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Paul McCartney and various artists)
    • "Hey Jude" (by Paul McCartney featuring various artists)
• Music from the Motion Picture The In-Laws (2003) - 1 new song
  • The soundtrack to the 2003 re-make of the film, The In-Laws includes the previously unreleased (though widely bootlegged) Paul McCartney song, "A Love for You". The soundtrack album also includes two previously released Paul McCartney songs, "Live and Let Die" and "I'm Carrying". "Live and Let Die" appears here as an alternate version, different from the one used on the James Bond soundtrack from 1973.
• Concert for George (2003) - 4 songs
  • The live album honoring George Harrison, recorded on the first anniversary of Harrison's death. In addition to Paul McCartney, the concert also featured Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Billy Preston, and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Paul McCartney performed the following songs:
    • "For You Blue"
    • "Something" (by Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton)
    • "All Things Must Pass"
    • "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton)
• Goin Home - A Tribute to Fats Domino (2007) - 1 song
  • A tribute album to Fats Domino, it contains Paul McCartney performing "I Want To Walk You Home".
• Funny People Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009) - 1 song
  • The soundtrack album from the Adam Sandler film, Funny People includes "Great Day" by Paul McCartney.

Duets and collaborations

• With Tony Bennett
  • Duets: An American Classic (2006)
    • Contains "The Very Thought of You", a duet by Tony Bennett and Paul McCartney.
• With George Benson and Al Jarreau
  • Givin' It Up (2006)
    • Contains "Bring It On Home to Me" by George Benson, Al Jarreau and Paul McCartney
• With Johnny Cash
  • Water from the Wells of Home (1988)
    • Contains "New Moon over Jamaica", a duet by Johnny Cash and Paul McCartney (with harmonies by June Carter Cash, Linda McCartney, and Tom T. Hall).
• With Michael Jackson
  • Thriller (1983)
    • Contains "The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson with Paul McCartney.
• With Lulu
  • Together (2002)
    • Contains "Inside Thing (Let 'em In)", a duet by Lulu & Paul McCartney.
• With George Michael
  • Twentyfive (2006)
    • Contains "Heal the Pain by George Michael and Paul McCartney.
• With Heather Mills
  • "Vo!ce" (CD single) (1999)
    • The record is credited to "Heather Mills featuring Paul McCartney." McCartney co-wrote the song with Mills, and he provided the backing vocals and guitar. The CD single contains the following three tracks:
      • "Vo!ce" (radio edit)
      • "Vo!ce" (Paul McCartney's Mellow Extension)
      • "Vo!ce" (Someone U Love mix)
• With Lindsay Pagano
  • Love & Faith & Inspiration (2001)
    • Contains a version of the McCartney composed "So Bad", by Lindsay Pagano with accompanying vocals by Paul McCartney.
• With Carl Perkins
  • Go Cat Go (1996)
    • Contains "My Old Friend" by Carl Perkins & Paul McCartney.
• With Nitin Sawhney
  • London Undersound (2008)
    • Contains "My Soul", a collaboration by Nitin Sawhney and Paul McCartney.
• With Smokin' Mojo Filters (a.k.a. "Paul Weller & Friends")
  • The various artists' benefit album, Help (1995)
    • The album, which was released to benefit the Warchild charity, contained "Come Together", which Paul Weller, Paul McCartney,Steve Cradock, Damon Minchella of Ocean Colour Scene and Noel Gallagher released as the "Smokin' Mojo Filters".
• With Brian Wilson
  • Gettin' in Over My Head (2004)
    • Contains "A Friend Like You", a duet by Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney. on Gettin' in over My Head (2004)

As producer, composer, or session musician

• Rusty Anderson
  • Undressing Underwater (2005)
    • Paul McCartney contributes bass, backing vocals, and additional electric guitar to "Hurt Myself".
• Badfinger
  • Magic Christian Music (1969)
    • Contains "Come and Get It", which was written and produced by Paul McCartney. Also, McCartney produced and played piano on "Rock Of All Ages," and produced "Carry On Til Tomorrow."
• The Beach Boys
  • Smiley Smile (1967)
    • The song, "Vegetables" features the sound of McCartney eating raw carrots.
• Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
  • (no album)
    • The song, "I'm the Urban Spaceman" has Paul under the alias of Apollo C. Vermouth.
• Elvis Costello
  • Spike (1989)
    • Contains "Veronica" and "Pads, Paws, and Claws", which were co-written by Paul McCartney. McCartney also played the bass on "Veronica" and "...This Town..."
• Donovan
  • Barabajagal (1969)
    • Contains the song, "Atlantis" which is widely believed to feature the background vocals of Paul McCartney (and on which, according to Harry Castleman and Walter Podrazik's book, All Together Now, McCartney not only provided the background vocals but also played the tambourine). It should be noted, however, that McCartney is not listed in the album's credits. Furthermore, the various works of Mark Lewisohn (such as The Complete Beatles Chronicals and The Beatles Day by Day) fail to mention McCartney's participation on this song. In fact, according to the album's liner notes, the song was recorded in Los Angeles in November 1968, a month that, according to Lewisohn, McCartney spent mostly at his farm in Scotland.
• Allen Ginsberg
  • The Ballad of the Skeletons (1996)
    • Ginsberg recited his poetry to music. Paul McCartney played guitar, drums, hammond organ and maracas on the title track.
• George Harrison
  • Somewhere in England (1981)
    • The song, "All Those Years Ago", a tribute to John Lennon, included Paul McCartney on backing vocals and Ringo Starr on drums.
• Laurence Juber
  • "Straight Time" (1982)
    • The song "Maisie" is performed by Wings, with Paul McCartney on bass, Juber on guitar, Steve Holley on drums and Denny Laine on harmonica.
• Denny Laine
  • Holly Days (1977)
    • Produced by Paul McCartney, who also played most of the backing instruments and sang backing vocals on the album.
  • Japanese Tears (1980)
    • Two songs on the album, "Send Me The Heart" and "Weep For Love", were performed by Wings, with Paul McCartney on bass, keyboards, guitar, percussion and vocals, and McCartney also co-wrote "Send Me the Heart."
• Linda McCartney
  • Wide Prairie (1998)
    • An album by McCartney's wife, Linda, which was produced and partially composed by Paul McCartney. McCartney also played many of the instruments on the album, and some of the tracks featured Wings, including two that were originally attributed to Suzy and the Red Stripes.
• Mike McGear
  • McGear (1974)
    • An album by Paul McCartney's brother Michael, who sang lead vocals with Wings as his backing band. McCartney produced the album, composed or co-composed most of the tracks, sang harmony vocal on "The Man Who Found God on the Moon", and played bass, guitar and keyboards (although uncredited as a musician).
• Steve Miller Band
  • Brave New World (1970)
    • Paul McCartney (credited as Paul Ramon) played bass, drums, and provides backing vocals to "My Dark Hour".
• The Scaffold
  • Sold Out (1975)
    • Paul McCartney produced and Wings was the backing band on "Liverpool Lou" (with McCartney on bass); McCartney also produced and co-wrote the non-album B-side "Ten Years After on Strawberry Jam", performed by an uncredited Wings, with McCartney on bass and keyboards.
• Carly Simon
  • No Secrets (1972)
    • Paul McCartney provided back-up vocals on "Night Owl".
• Super Furry Animals
  • Rings Around the World (2001)
    • The song, "Receptacle for the Respectable" featured McCartney eating celery.
• Ringo Starr
  • Sentimental Journey (1970)
    • Paul McCartney arranged "Stardust".
  • Ringo (1973)
    • Paul McCartney wrote, arranged, played piano and synthesizer, and provided backing vocals on "Six O'Clock" and played kazoo (credited as "mouth sax") on "You're Sixteen".
  • Ringo's Rotogravure (1976)
    • Paul McCartney wrote and provided backing vocals to "Pure Gold".
  • Stop and Smell the Roses (1981)
    • Paul McCartney wrote, played bass and piano, and lent backing vocals to "Private Property" and "Attention".
  • Vertical Man (1998)
    • Paul McCartney played bass, lent backing vocals to "La De Da," "I Was Walking" and "What In The World" and appeared in the music video of "La De Da".
• James Taylor
  • James Taylor (1968)
    • Paul McCartney played bass on "Carolina in My Mind".
  • Walking Man (1974)
    • Paul & Linda provided backing vocals on "Rock'n'Roll Is Music Now".

Videography

Video albums

Date	Title	Time	Notes
26 November 1980	Rockshow	102 minutes	Concert/Documentary of McCartney's 1976 "Wings Over America" tour.
23 October 1984	Give My Regards to Broad Street	85 minutes	Motion picture starring Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and featuring a number of original Paul McCartney songs.
18 January 2000	Standing Stone	133 minutes	The Standing Stone concert (81 minutes) and a "making of" documentary (52 minutes).
19 June 2001	Live at the Cavern Club!	63 minutes	Filmed live at the Cavern Club on 14 December 1999; includes biographies of McCartney's bandmates on that day (David Gilmour, Ian Paice, Chris Hall, Pete Wingfield, and Mick Green); and History of the Cavern Club.
17 March 2003	Back in the U.S. (Concert Film)	180 minutes	Compiled from McCartney's two concert tours of North America in 2002; includes McCartney's tributes to John Lennon ("Here Today") and George Harrison ("Something").
27 September 2004	The Animation Collection	127 minutes	Animated shorts and music; includes an interview with McCartney and a "making of" documentary.
15 November 2004	Put It There	65 minutes	Focuses on the making of McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt album, including interview footage.
18 January 2005	Paul McCartney's Get Back World Tour	92 minutes	Filmed before audiences in 45 cities in 13 countries, including the record for the largest stadium audience when 184,000 paid to see McCartney perform in Rio de Janeiro.
14 June 2005	Paul McCartney in Red Square (A Concert Film)	180 minutes	Includes a 20-minute director's cut of previously unreleased footage, and a behind-the-scenes featurette.
14 November 2006	The Space Within US	105 minutes	Includes interviews with McCartney, his band, and his US tour crew.
13 November 2007	The McCartney Years	375 minutes	Includes an exclusive commentary, behind the scenes footage, over 40 music videos, and two hours of historic live performances. (Despite the release of The McCartney Years, a number of McCartney's music videos still remain unavalible, including, "Uncle Albert/Admaral Halsey", most of the songs from Back To The Egg, "We All Stand Together", "Stranglehold", "Driving Rain" and "Your Loving Flame".)

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
1970	"Maybe I'm Amazed"
1971	"Heart of the Country"
1972	"Hi Hi Hi"
	"C Moon"
1973	"My Love"
	"Helen Wheels"
1974	"Mamunia"
	"Band on the Run"
1976	"Silly Love Songs"
1977	"Mull of Kintyre"
1978	"With a Little Luck"
	"I've Had Enough"
1979	"Goodnight Tonight"
	"Baby's Request"
	"Spin It On"
	"Again and Again and Again"
	"Old Siam, Sir"
	"Arrow Through Me"
	"Winter Rose/Love Awake"
	"Baby's Request"
	"Wonderful Christmastime"	Russell Mulcahy
1980	"Coming Up"
	"Waterfalls"
	"Ebony and Ivory"
1982	"Take It Away"
	"Tug of War"
1983	"Say Say Say"	Bob Giraldi
	"Pipes of Peace"
1984	"No More Lonely Nights"
1985	"Spies Like Us"	John Landis
1986	"Press"	Philip Davey
	"Stranglehold"	Bob Giraldi
	"Pretty Little Head"	Steve Barron
	"Only Love Remains"
1987	"Once Upon a Long Ago"
1989	"My Brave Face"
	"This One"	Tim Pope
	"Figure of Eight"
1990	"Birthday"
	"All My Trials"
	"Put It There"
1993	"Hope of Deliverance"	Andy Morahan
	"Off the Ground"
	"C'mon People"	Kevin Godley
	"Biker Like an Icon"
1997	"The World Tonight"	Alistair Donald
	"Young Boy"	Alistair Donald
	"Little Willow"
	"Beautiful Night"	Julien Temple
1999	"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"	David Leland
	"No Other Baby"	Pedro Romhanyi
2005	"Fine Line"
2007	"Dance Tonight"	Michel Gondry
	"Ever Present Past"	Phil Griffin
2008	"Sing the Changes"
2009	"Dance 'Til We're High"

See also

• The Beatles discography