"From Me to You" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in April 1963 as their third single. It was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The song was the Beatles' first number 1 hit on what became the official UK singles chart but the second,after "Please Please Me",on most of the other singles charts published in the UK at the time. "From Me to You" failed to make an impact in the United States at the time of its initial release. Instead,a 1963 cover version released by Del Shannon resulted in the song's becoming the first Lennon–McCartney track to enter the US pop charts. The Beatles' original was rereleased in the US in January 1964 as the B-side to "Please Please Me",and reached number 41.
"Come Together" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles,written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on their 1969 album Abbey Road and was also released as a single coupled with "Something". The song reached the top of the charts in the United States and Australia,but peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom.
"Birthday" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney,mainly by McCartney,it is the opening track on the third side of the LP. Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed it for Starr's 70th birthday at Radio City Music Hall on 7 July 2010.
"Ebony and Ivory" is a song that was released in 1982 as a single by Paul McCartney featuring Stevie Wonder. It was issued on 29 March that year as the lead single from McCartney's third solo album,Tug of War (1982). Written by McCartney,the song aligns the black and white keys of a piano keyboard with the theme of racial harmony. The single reached number one on both the UK and the US charts and was among the top-selling singles of 1982 in the US. During the apartheid era,the South African Broadcasting Corporation banned the song after Wonder dedicated his 1984 Academy Award for Best Original Song to Nelson Mandela.
"Coming Up" is a song written and performed by the English rock musician Paul McCartney,released as the opening track on his second solo studio album McCartney II (1980). Like other songs on the album,the song has a synthesised sound,featuring sped-up vocals created by using a vari-speed tape machine. McCartney played all instruments.
"Silly Love Songs" is a song by the British–American rock band Wings that was written by Paul and Linda McCartney. The song first appeared in March 1976 on the album Wings at the Speed of Sound, then it was released as a single backed with "Cook of the House" on 1 April in the US,and 30 April in the UK. The song,which features disco overtones,was written in response to music critics accusing McCartney of predominantly writing "silly love songs" and "sentimental slush";however,McCartney has since clarified that the song was actually directed to John Lennon who accused him of writing such songs.
"Live and Let Die" is the theme song of the 1973 James Bond film of the same name,performed by the British–American rock band Wings. Written by English musician Paul McCartney and his wife Linda McCartney,it reunited McCartney with former Beatles producer George Martin,who produced the song and arranged the orchestra. McCartney was contacted to write the song by the film's producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli before the screenplay was finished. Wings recorded "Live and Let Die" during the sessions for Red Rose Speedway in October 1972 at AIR Studios. It was also the first rock song to open a Bond film. Another version by B. J. Arnau also appears in the film.
"Press" is a song by the English rock musician Paul McCartney. It was released as the lead single from his sixth studio solo album,Press to Play (1986),being McCartney's 37th single. The single has "It's Not True" as its B-side,which was only included on CD releases of Press to Play.
Memory Almost Full is the fourteenth solo studio album by English musician Paul McCartney. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2007 and in the United States a day later. The album was the first release on Starbucks' Hear Music label. It was produced by David Kahne and recorded at Abbey Road Studios,Henson Recording Studios,AIR Studios,Hog Hill Mill Studios and RAK Studios between October 2003,and from 2006 to February 2007. In between the 2003 and 2006 sessions,McCartney was working on another studio album,Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005),with producer Nigel Godrich.
"Dance Tonight" is a song by Paul McCartney,the opening track to his 2007 album Memory Almost Full. The song was released as a download single in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2007,McCartney's 65th birthday. A week later,the song debuted at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart. The UK single was also issued as a picture disc that came in a plastic sleeve with a cardboard insert. On 1 July,the song peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States,it was released as the second single from the album,debuting and peaking at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100. It marked McCartney's final appearance in the Hot 100 until 2015. The song was also nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
"Bleeding Love" is a song recorded by British singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album,Spirit (2007). It was originally written and recorded by American singer Jesse McCartney,and was co-written and produced by American singer Ryan Tedder. "Bleeding Love" was released worldwide during the last quarter of 2007,and the first of 2008,as the album's lead single internationally,and as the second single in Ireland and the United Kingdom. McCartney later included his version of the song as a bonus track on the international edition of his third studio album,Departure (2008). It is Lewis' biggest hit,to date,and remains her signature song. As of 2021,"Bleeding Love" has been streamed over two billion times.
"My Brave Face" is a song by the English musician Paul McCartney,released as a single from his 1989 album,Flowers in the Dirt. Written by McCartney and Elvis Costello,"My Brave Face" is one of the most popular songs from Flowers in the Dirt. It peaked at number 18 in the United Kingdom and at number 25 in the United States. It was McCartney's last top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 until his 2014 collaboration with Kanye West,"Only One",and was the last Billboard top 40 hit by any former Beatle as a solo artist.
Amoeba's Secret is an EP by Paul McCartney recorded during a secret performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood,California,on 27 June 2007.
"Wonderful Christmastime" is a Christmas song by English musician Paul McCartney. Recorded during the sessions for his solo album McCartney II (1980),it was released in November 1979 following Wings' final album Back to the Egg earlier that year. It was McCartney's first solo single in over eight years since "Eat at Home" in 1971. "Wonderful Christmastime" has charted within the top 10 in Austria,Germany,Ireland,Latvia,the Netherlands,and the United Kingdom as well as the top 20 in Canada,Slovakia,Sweden,and Switzerland. Despite being regarded as one of McCartney's weaker compositions by some music critics,it is a popular song during Christmas and has been covered throughout the years by numerous artists.
Live in Los Angeles is a promotional live album by Paul McCartney recorded during a secret performance on 27 June 2007 at Amoeba Music in Hollywood,California. The album was released only in the United Kingdom and Ireland through a special promotion run by The Mail on Sunday and the Irish Sunday Mail.
"Say Say Say" is a song by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson,released in October 1983 as the lead single from McCartney's 1983 album Pipes of Peace. Produced by George Martin,it was recorded during production of McCartney's 1982 Tug of War album,about a year before the release of "The Girl Is Mine",the pair's first duet from Jackson's album Thriller (1982).
"Only One" is a song by American recording artist Kanye West,featuring English musician Paul McCartney. The song was released on December 31,2014,and was the first song released by West after the release of his sixth studio album Yeezus.
"FourFiveSeconds" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna,American rapper Kanye West,and English musician Paul McCartney. It was written and produced by McCartney,Kanye West,Mike Dean,Dave Longstreth and Noah Goldstein with additional writing from Kirby Lauryen,Ty Dolla Sign,Dallas Austin,Elon Rutberg and Rihanna. Previewed by West at the iHeartMedia Music Summit on January 21,2015,it was digitally released on January 24. "FourFiveSeconds" is a folk-pop and soul song with an instrumentation consisting of an acoustic guitar,organ and bass guitar.
"Come On to Me" is a song by English musician Paul McCartney,released by Capitol Records on 20 June 2018 as a double A-side single alongside "I Don't Know",both taken from McCartney's 17th studio album Egypt Station.
Amoeba Gig is a live album by Paul McCartney taken from the recordings of a secret performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood,California,on 27 June 2007,and released in July 2019. Tracks from the recordings were previously released in 2007 on Amoeba's Secret and as B-sides to the single "Ever Present Past." The album features the complete concert recording of that secret performance.
