New (Paul McCartney song)

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"New"
New Single Cover.jpg
Single by Paul McCartney
from the album New
Released2 September 2013
RecordedJanuary, July–September 2012, February–March 2013
Genre Pop [1] [2]
Length2:57
Label
Songwriter(s) Paul McCartney
Producer(s) Mark Ronson
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"Out Of Sight"
(2013)		"New"
(2013)		"Queenie Eye"
(2013)
Music video
"New" (Lyric Video) on YouTube

"New" is a song written by Paul McCartney. It was originally recorded by McCartney and produced by English musician Mark Ronson for McCartney's sixteenth studio album New , and appears as the sixth track on the album. After being released early on the iTunes Store as a track available to download from New on 28 August 2013, the song was released as a single on 2 September 2013 and available exclusively on Amazon.com. The single's premiere on 28 August was concurrent with the official reveal of New on the same day. The single gained heavy airplay on Japanese radio stations, where it became a number 4 hit on the Japan Hot 100.

Contents

The single joined BBC Radio 2's playlist and the album of the same name was their Record of the Week.

The song appears in both the opening and the end credits of the 2013 animated film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 . [3]

Reception

"New" was greeted positively by critics and the musical press. As well as being selected as BBC Radio 2's Record of the Week [4] [5] and placed on their A-list, [6] the track was greeted as the "Track of the Day" by Mojo which praised its "doe-eyed optimism, irresistible melody" and "orchestrated pop arrangements". [7] Rolling Stone 's Will Hermes, praised its "bouncy harpsichord-laden melody", giving it a four-star rating and drawing comparisons to the Beatles' "Got to Get You into My Life", [8] a view shared by The Daily Telegraph which described it as a "jaunty, Beatles-esque stomp". [9]

Live performances

McCartney performed the song live on late night shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as well as at the iHeartRadio Music Festival where he premiered it as well as several other songs off the new album.

Personnel

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."New"2:57

Chart performance

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 12
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [11] 12
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [12] 4
Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 25
Poland (LP3) [14] 32
UK Singles (OCC) [15] 105
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 21
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [17] 18
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 46

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom [19] 2 September 2013Digital download Universal Music Group International
United States [20] 3 September 2013 Hear Music

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