"The World Tonight" is a song by Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

 and is the second track on his 1997 album

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 Flaming Pie

Flaming Pie

Flaming Pie is an album by Paul McCartney, first released in 1997. His first studio album in over four years, it was mostly recorded following McCartney's involvement in the highly successful The Beatles Anthology project. In Flaming Pies liner notes McCartney said: " reminded me of The Beatles'...

. In July 1997, it was released as the second single

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 from that album, peaking at #23 in the UK Singles Chart

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 (see 1997 in British music

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).

In the United States

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, the song was released as the first and only single from the album in May 1997, peaking at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 and #23 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks

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 chart.

Track listings

All songs written by Paul McCartney, except where noted.

• U.S. CD C2 7243 8 58650 2 2, released May 6, 1997 by Capitol Records
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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
4. "The World Tonight" - 4:03
5. "Used to Be Bad" (Steve Miller
   Steve Miller (musician)
   Steven H. "Steve" Miller is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter who began his career in blues and blues rock and evolved to a more popular-oriented sound which, from the mid 1970s through the early 1980s, resulted in a series of successful singles and albums.-Early years:Born in Milwaukee,...
   
   , McCartney) - 4:08
6. "Oobu Joobu" (part 3) - 9:48 CD only
   • UK CD2 CDR6472
7. "The World Tonight" - 4:03
8. "Really Love You" (McCartney, Richard Starkey
   Ringo Starr
   Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
   
   ) - 5:14
9. "Oobu Joobu" (part 4) - 7:06

B-sides

The B-sides

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 for the British

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 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

Steve Miller (musician)

Steven H. "Steve" Miller is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter who began his career in blues and blues rock and evolved to a more popular-oriented sound which, from the mid 1970s through the early 1980s, resulted in a series of successful singles and albums.-Early years:Born in Milwaukee,...

, following "Young Boy

Young Boy

"Young Boy" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the fifth track on his 1997 album Flaming Pie. In late April 1997, the song was released as the first single from that album, peaking at #19 in the UK Singles Chart .-Track listing:...

" 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 New World Tour

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.

The second, "Really Love You", was the second of two collaborations McCartney performed with Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...

 on Flaming Pie (the first being "Beautiful Night

Beautiful Night (song)

"Beautiful Night" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the thirteenth track on his 1997 album Flaming Pie. In December 1997, it was released as the third and final single from that album, peaking at #25 in the UK Singles Chart ....

").

The B-side for the American

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 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

Oobu Joobu

Oobu Joobu was a radio show created by Paul McCartney in 1995 and described by McCartney as "wide-screen radio". The program aired on the American radio network Westwood One and its name was inspired by a BBC production of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Cocu...

.

• "Oobu Joobu" (part 1) contains:

1. "Some Folks Say Oobu"
2. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme"
3. Fun Packed Radio Show
4. "I Love This House"
5. "Clock Work"
6. Paul talks about "Young Boy"
7. "Oobu Joobu We Love You"
8. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme"

• "Oobu Joobu" (part 3) contains:

1. Intro chat
2. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme"
3. "Squid"
4. Paul talks about "The World Tonight"
5. Link
6. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme"

• "Oobu Joobu" (part 4) contains:

1. Intro chat
2. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme"
3. Link
4. "Don't Break The Promise"
5. Paul talks about reggae
6. Link
7. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme"

External links

• Paul McCartney - The World Tonight at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.