"Young Boy" 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 fifth track on his 1997 album

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 late April 1997, the song was released as the first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from that album, peaking at #19 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 (see 1997 in British music

1997 in British music

This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.-Summary:Oasis released their highly anticipated 3rd album, Be Here Now, on the 21st August . It sold 695,761 copies in its first three days to become the fastest selling album in UK history...

).

Track listing

• UK CD 1 CDRS6462

1. "Young Boy" (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,...
   
   )
2. "Looking For You" (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...
   
    and Jeff Lynne
   Jeff Lynne
   Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...
   
   )
3. "Oobu Joobu" (Part 1)
   • UK CD 2 CDR6462
4. "Young Boy" (with Steve Miller)
5. "Broomstick" (with Steve Miller)
6. "Oobu Joobu" (Part 2)

B-side information

"Looking for You" and "Broomstick" are both previously unreleased.

The "Oobu Joobu" tracks 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 2) contains:
9. Wide Screen Radio
10. "Oobu Joobu We Love You"
11. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme"
12. Brilliant, What's Next
13. "Atlantic Ocean"
14. Paul Reminisces
15. "Bouree"
16. "Oobu Joobu We Love You"
17. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme"