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The 7" Singles Box | ||||
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Released | 2 December 2022 | |||
Recorded | 1970–2021 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 602:15 (digital version) | |||
Label | MPL | |||
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Paul McCartney chronology | ||||
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Singles from The 7" Singles Box | ||||
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Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [1] |
The 7" Singles Box Set is a box set by Paul McCartney released in December 2022 containing 80 seven-inch vinyl singles originally released between 1971 and 2022. [2] The box set was packaged in a wooden crate manufactured in the United Kingdom and limited to only 3000 units worldwide. [2] [3] The box set sold out upon announcement by McCartney. [4] It was also made available on various digital platforms. [5]
The box set was announced building upon an eventful 2022 for Paul McCartney,from the Got Back tour in late spring,his eightieth birthday on 18 June,his headlining the Glastonbury Festival a week later on 25 June,and the 5 August release of McCartney I II III,another box set collection bringing together the "McCartney trilogy" in McCartney , McCartney II ,and McCartney III . [6] With the announcement,mono versions of "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" and "Too Many People" from Ram were released as single tracks on digital platforms. [6]
An introduction for the box set was written by longtime Rolling Stone editor Rob Sheffield and published ahead of its release on Paul McCartney's website. In the introduction,Sheffield celebrated and complimented the box set and its capability to tell McCartney's biography:"The 7" Singles Box tells McCartney’s life story in 80 vinyl singles,right after his 80th birthday. It starts with "Another Day" from 1971,his first 45 after the Beatles. It carries through his one-of-a-kind career,from Wings up to McCartney III . These singles add up to a sprawling saga—an epic,really. It's no ordinary way to tell the story of a life,but then,this is no ordinary life." [7]
The box set includes 163 tracks across the 80 seven-inch vinyl singles,while a digital counterpart includes only 159 tracks (removing duplicates or re-releases noted in the following track listing). [8] [9]
All tracks are written by Paul McCartney, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Another Day" | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | 3:43 |
2. | "Oh Woman, Oh Why" | Paul McCartney | 4:35 | |
3. | "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (Mono) | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | 4:50 |
4. | "Too Many People" (Mono) | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | 4:18 |
5. | "The Back Seat of My Car" | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | 4:30 | |
6. | "Heart of the Country" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | 2:24 |
7. | "Love Is Strange" (Single Edit) | Ellas McDaniel, Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson | Paul McCartney and Wings | 4:15 |
8. | "I Am Your Singer" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 2:17 |
9. | "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:46 |
10. | "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (Version) | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:47 |
11. | "Mary Had a Little Lamb" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:33 |
12. | "Little Woman Love" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 2:08 |
13. | "Hi, Hi, Hi" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:10 |
14. | "C Moon" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 4:36 |
15. | "My Love" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 4:10 |
16. | "The Mess" (Live at The Hague) | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 4:58 |
17. | "Live and Let Die" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:14 |
18. | "I Lie Around" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 5:03 |
19. | "Helen Wheels" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:46 |
20. | "Country Dreamer" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:11 |
21. | "Jet" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 4:09 |
22. | "Let Me Roll It" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 4:50 |
23. | "Band on the Run" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 5:13 |
24. | "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 5:31 |
25. | "Mrs. Vanderbilt" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 4:40 |
26. | "Bluebird" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:24 |
27. | "Junior's Farm" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 4:22 |
28. | "Sally G" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:40 |
29. | "Listen to What the Man Said" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:56 |
30. | "Love in Song" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:06 |
31. | "Letting Go" (7" Single Mix) | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:36 |
32. | "You Gave Me the Answer" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 2:15 |
33. | "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" (7" Single Edit) | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:47 |
34. | "Magneto and Titanium Man" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:17 |
35. | "Silly Love Songs" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 5:55 |
36. | "Cook of the House" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 2:40 |
37. | "Let 'Em In" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 5:11 |
38. | "Beware My Love" (7" Single Edit) | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 6:01 |
39. | "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Live) | Wings | 5:20 | |
40. | "Soily" (Live) | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Wings | 5:44 |
41. | "Mull of Kintyre" | McCartney, Denny Laine | Wings | 4:45 |
42. | "Girls' School" | Wings | 4:38 | |
43. | "With a Little Luck" (DJ Edit) | Wings | 3:13 | |
44. | "Backwards Traveller/Cuff Link" | Wings | 3:12 | |
45. | "I've Had Enough" | Wings | 3:05 | |
46. | "Deliver Your Children" | McCartney, Laine | Wings | 4:19 |
47. | "London Town" | McCartney, Laine | Wings | 4:11 |
48. | "I'm Carrying" | McCartney, Laine | Wings | 2:46 |
49. | "Goodnight Tonight" (Single Version) | Wings | 4:21 | |
50. | "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" | Wings | 3:23 | |
51. | "Old Siam, Sir" | Wings | 4:13 | |
52. | "Spin It On" | Wings | 2:15 | |
53. | "Getting Closer" | Wings | 3:24 | |
54. | "Baby's Request" | Wings | 2:51 | |
55. | "Arrow Through Me" (7" B-side is "Old Siam, Sir") | Wings | 3:38 | |
56. | "Wonderful Christmastime" (Edited Version) | Paul McCartney | 3:48 | |
57. | "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae" | Johnny Marks | Paul McCartney | 1:47 |
58. | "Coming Up" | Paul McCartney | 3:52 | |
59. | "Coming Up" (Live at Glasgow) | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:50 | |
60. | "Lunch Box/Odd Sox" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings | 3:54 |
61. | "Waterfalls" | Paul McCartney | 4:45 | |
62. | "Check My Machine" | Paul McCartney | 5:51 | |
63. | "Temporary Secretary" | Paul McCartney | 3:15 | |
64. | "Secret Friend" (7" Single Edit) | Paul McCartney | 5:14 | |
65. | "Ebony and Ivory" | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | 3:45 | |
66. | "Rainclouds" | McCartney, Laine | Paul McCartney | 3:13 |
67. | "Take It Away" | Paul McCartney | 4:02 | |
68. | "I'll Give You a Ring" | Paul McCartney | 3:06 | |
69. | "Tug of War" | Paul McCartney | 4:07 | |
70. | "Get It" | Paul McCartney | 2:30 | |
71. | "Say Say Say" | McCartney, Michael Jackson | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | 3:57 |
72. | "Ode to a Koala Bear" | Paul McCartney | 3:47 | |
73. | "Pipes of Peace" (7" Single Edit) | Paul McCartney | 3:28 | |
74. | "So Bad" | Paul McCartney | 3:22 | |
75. | "No More Lonely Nights" | Paul McCartney | 4:43 | |
76. | "No More Lonely Nights" (Playout Version) | Paul McCartney | 3:58 | |
77. | "We All Stand Together" (feat. The Frog Chorus) | Paul McCartney | 4:25 | |
78. | "We All Stand Together" (feat. The Finchley Frogettes / Humming Version) | Paul McCartney | 2:24 | |
79. | "Spies Like Us" | Paul McCartney | 4:47 | |
80. | "My Carnival" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney | 3:59 |
81. | "Press" (Video Edit) | Paul McCartney | 3:41 | |
82. | "It's Not True" | Paul McCartney | 4:30 | |
83. | "Pretty Little Head" (Remix) | McCartney, Eric Stewart | Paul McCartney | 3:51 |
84. | "Write Away" | McCartney, Stewart | Paul McCartney | 3:01 |
85. | "Stranglehold" | McCartney, Stewart | Paul McCartney | 3:38 |
86. | "Angry" (Remix) | McCartney, Stewart | Paul McCartney | 3:37 |
87. | "Only Love Remains" (Remix) | Paul McCartney | 4:14 | |
88. | "Tough on a Tightrope" | McCartney, Stewart | Paul McCartney | 4:40 |
89. | "Once Upon a Long Ago" | Paul McCartney | 4:16 | |
90. | "Back on My Feet" | McCartney, Elvis Costello | Paul McCartney | 4:23 |
91. | "My Brave Face" | McCartney, Costello | Paul McCartney | 3:19 |
92. | "Flying to My Home" | Paul McCartney | 4:14 | |
93. | "This One" | Paul McCartney | 4:12 | |
94. | "The First Stone" | McCartney, Hamish Stuart | Paul McCartney | 4:06 |
95. | "Figure of Eight" (7" Bob Clearmountain mix) | Paul McCartney | 5:13 | |
96. | "Où Est le Soleil" | Paul McCartney | 4:53 | |
97. | "Party Party" (7" B-side is an artwork etching) | P. McCartney, L. McCartney, Chris Whitten, Paul Wickens, Robbie McIntosh, and Hamish Stuart | Paul McCartney | 5:32 |
98. | "Put It There" | Paul McCartney | 2:11 | |
99. | "Mama's Little Girl" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney | 3:47 |
100. | "The Long and Winding Road" (Live) | Paul McCartney and John Lennon | Paul McCartney | 4:09 |
101. | "C Moon" (Live) | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney | 3:45 |
102. | "Birthday" (Live) | Paul McCartney and John Lennon | Paul McCartney | 2:50 |
103. | "Good Day Sunshine" (Live) | Paul McCartney and John Lennon | Paul McCartney | 2:53 |
104. | "All My Trials" (7" B-side is "C Moon") | Paul McCartney | 3:28 | |
105. | "The World You're Coming Into" | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeremy Budd, and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa | 2:30 | |
106. | "Tres Conejos" | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sally Burgess, Jerry Hadley, and Willard White | 2:43 | |
107. | "Save the Child" | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sally Burgess, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and Jerry Hadley | 3:27 | |
108. | "The Drinking Song (Let's Find Ourselves a Little Hostelry)" | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Willard White, and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa | 2:06 | |
109. | "Hope of Deliverance" | Paul McCartney | 3:24 | |
110. | "Long Leather Coat" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Paul McCartney | 3:36 |
111. | "C'Mon People" | Paul McCartney | 5:49 | |
112. | "I Can't Imagine" | Paul McCartney | 4:40 | |
113. | "Young Boy" (feat. Steve Miller) | Paul McCartney | 3:56 | |
114. | "Looking For You" (feat. Jeff Lynne and Ringo Starr) | Paul McCartney | 4:41 | |
115. | "The World Tonight" (feat. Jeff Lynne) | Paul McCartney | 4:06 | |
116. | "Used to Be Bad" (feat. Steve Miller) | McCartney, Steve Miller | Paul McCartney | 4:13 |
117. | "Beautiful Night" (feat. Jeff Lynne, Ringo Starr, and Linda McCartney) | Paul McCartney | 5:06 | |
118. | "Love Come Tumbling Down" | Paul McCartney | 4:24 | |
119. | "No Other Baby" | Dick Bishop, Bob Watson | Paul McCartney | 4:18 |
120. | "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" | Chuck Berry | Paul McCartney | 2:29 |
121. | "Fabulous" | Harold Land, Jon Sheldon | Paul McCartney | 2:16 |
122. | "From a Lover to a Friend" | Paul McCartney | 3:50 | |
123. | "Riding into Jaipur" | Paul McCartney | 4:09 | |
124. | "Tropic Island Hum" (7" B-side is "We All Stand Together") | Paul McCartney | 3:14 | |
125. | "Fine Line" | Paul McCartney | 3:07 | |
126. | "Growing Up Falling Down" | Paul McCartney | 3:28 | |
127. | "Jenny Wren" | Paul McCartney | 3:48 | |
128. | "Summer of '59" | Paul McCartney | 2:10 | |
129. | "Dance Tonight" | Paul McCartney | 2:56 | |
130. | "Dance Tonight" (Demo) | Paul McCartney | 2:57 | |
131. | "Nod Your Head" | Paul McCartney | 1:58 | |
132. | "222" | Paul McCartney | 3:40 | |
133. | "Ever Present Past" | Paul McCartney | 2:57 | |
134. | "House of Wax" (Live) | Paul McCartney | 5:19 | |
135. | "Sing the Changes" | The Fireman | 3:45 | |
136. | "Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight" (Radio Edit) | The Fireman | 3:46 | |
137. | "(I Want To) Come Home" | Paul McCartney | 3:36 | |
138. | "(I Want To) Come Home" (Demo) | Paul McCartney | 3:37 | |
139. | "My Valentine" | Paul McCartney | 3:16 | |
140. | "Get Yourself Another Fool" | Haywood Henry, Monroe Tucker | Paul McCartney | 4:43 |
141. | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (7" B-side is "Wonderful Christmastime") | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | Paul McCartney | 3:36 |
142. | "New" | Paul McCartney | 2:59 | |
143. | "Early Days" | Paul McCartney | 4:08 | |
144. | "Queenie Eye" | McCartney, Paul Epworth | Paul McCartney | 3:48 |
145. | "Save Us" | McCartney, Epworth | Paul McCartney | 2:40 |
146. | "Hope for the Future" (Main) | Paul McCartney | 4:09 | |
147. | "Hope for the Future" (Thrash) | Paul McCartney | 2:56 | |
148. | "In the Blink of an Eye" | Paul McCartney | 3:20 | |
149. | "Walking in the Park with Eloise" | James McCartney | Carl Davis | 2:14 |
150. | "I Don't Know" | Paul McCartney | 4:11 | |
151. | "Come On to Me" | Paul McCartney | 4:11 | |
152. | "Who Cares" | Paul McCartney | 3:15 | |
153. | "Fuh You" | McCartney, Ryan Tedder | Paul McCartney | 3:25 |
154. | "Home Tonight" | Paul McCartney | 3:05 | |
155. | "In a Hurry" | Paul McCartney | 4:04 | |
156. | "Find My Way" | Paul McCartney | 3:53 | |
157. | "Winter Bird/When Winter Comes" | Paul McCartney | 3:14 | |
158. | "Women and Wives" | Paul McCartney | 2:54 | |
159. | "Women and Wives" (St. Vincent Remix) | Paul McCartney and St. Vincent | 3:02 | |
Total length: | 602:15 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [10] | 126 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [11] | 13 |
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