McCartney III Imagined

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McCartney III Imagined
McCartney III Imagined Album Cover.jpg
Remix album by
Paul McCartney
Released16 April 2021 (2021-04-16)
StudioVarious
Genre Various
Length
  • 47:23 (digital)
  • 50:07 (physical)
Label Capitol/Universal
Producer Various
Paul McCartney chronology
McCartney III
(2020)		McCartney III Imagined
(2021)		 McCartney I II III
(2022)
Singles from McCartney III Imagined
  1. "The Kiss of Venus (Dominic Fike version)"
    Released: 11 March 2021
  2. "Find My Way (featuring Beck)"
    Released: 25 March 2021
  3. "Slidin' (EOB remix)"
    Released: 7 April 2021

McCartney III Imagined is a remix album of songs from McCartney III , the eighteenth solo album by English musician Paul McCartney. It was released digitally on 16 April 2021, with a physical version released on 23 July. It features remixes by numerous artists.

Contents

The tracks were curated by McCartney, featuring "friends, fans, and brand new acquaintances". [1] Dominic Fike's version of "The Kiss of Venus" was released as the first single, followed by Beck's version of "Find My Way" and EOB's version of "Slidin'". [2] [3]

Coinciding with its release, McCartney had live conversations via Instagram Live with several contributors. [4] The album received positive reviews. [5] Following McCartney III accomplishing the same feat, it became the first remix album to top Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart in more than a decade, also reaching number 1 on the US Rock Albums and Vinyl Albums charts. [6]

Background

For McCartney III Imagined, McCartney enlisted numerous collaborators to remix and perform songs from the album, including: Beck, Dominic Fike, Khruangbin, St. Vincent, Dev Hynes, Phoebe Bridgers, Ed O'Brien, Damon Albarn, Josh Homme, Anderson .Paak, Robert Del Naja, and Idris Elba. [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10 [8]
Metacritic 76/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Clash 8/10 [10]
Exclaim! 8/10 [11]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Loud and Quiet 6/10 [13]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Paste 8.0/10 [17]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [18]
Uncut 7/10 [19]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, McCartney III Imagined has an average score of 76, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 7 out of 10, based on its assessment of the critical consensus. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul McCartney.

McCartney III Imagined– Digital edition [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Find My Way" (featuring Beck)4:53
2."The Kiss of Venus" (Dominic Fike version)2:23
3."Pretty Boys" (featuring Khruangbin)5:48
4."Women and Wives" (St. Vincent remix)3:00
5."Deep Down" (Blood Orange remix)4:24
6."Seize the Day" (featuring Phoebe Bridgers)3:29
7."Slidin'" (EOB remix)2:39
8."Long Tailed Winter Bird" (Damon Albarn remix)4:10
9."Lavatory Lil" (Josh Homme version)2:53
10."When Winter Comes" (Anderson .Paak remix)2:21
11."Deep Deep Feeling" (3D RDN remix)11:23
Total length:47:23
McCartney III Imagined– Physical edition [1]
No.TitleLength
12."Long Tailed Winter Bird" (Idris Elba remix)2:44
Total length:50:07

Charts

Chart performance for McCartney III Imagined
Chart (2021)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [20] 104
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [21] 28
Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] 3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [23] 46
UK Albums (OCC) [24] 13
US Billboard 200 [25] 19

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