Every Night (Paul McCartney song)
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| "Every Night" | |
|---|---|
 1981 live promotional single version from Concert for Kampuchea | |
| Song by Paul McCartney | |
| from the album McCartney | |
| Released | 17 April 1970 |
| Recorded | 22 February 1970 |
| Studio | EMI, London |
| Genre | Folk Rock |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Label | Apple |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney |
| Producer(s) | Paul McCartney |
"Every Night" is a song by the English musician Paul McCartney, released on his debut solo album McCartney in April 1970. He wrote the song while he was on holiday in Greece,[1] and recorded it at EMI Studios in London on 22 February 1970.[2] McCartney first performed it live on 23 November 1979 in Liverpool.[3]
The lyrics of "Every Night" reflect the difficult situation McCartney was dealing with at the time the song was written, which was in light of the imminent break-up of the Beatles; the words do, however, convey some optimism for the future.[4]
According to James McGrath, the last line, "But tonight I just wanna stay in / And be with you," is the key to the song, in that it "quietly challenges the uneasy relationship between rock and domesticity."[4] McGrath points out that Bob Dylan's song from the previous year, "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You," ended on a similar note.[4] The vocalised bridge begins with the same melody that begins McCartney's Beatles song, "You Never Give Me Your Money".
"The structure of 'Every Night' is different from many McCartney songs [as rather than] a true chorus, the vocal refrain of 'every night' occurs at the beginning of each verse. The repeated section, which could be nominally classed as [the] chorus, [comprises] 'oo' vocalisations."[5]
Origin
Paul McCartney would recall having come up with the first two lines of "Every Night" in the mid-1960s, but the song only began to develop during the January 1969 Twickenham Studios sessions for the Beatles' Get Back/Let It Be: specifically on 21 and 24 January 1969 McCartney and his bandmates jammed around McCartney's initial musical idea, giving the song a brief run through with John Lennon on slide guitar.[6] McCartney completed the song while in the Corfiot village of Benitses where he and his wife Linda McCartney vacationed in May–June 1969, along with McCartney's stepdaughter Heather McCartney.[7]
Later release
"Every Night" is also included on:
- The live albums Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (1981),[8] Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) (1991),[9]Back in the U.S. (2002)[10] and Back in the World Live (2003).[11]
- The compilation albums Wingspan: Hits and History (2001)[12] and Pure McCartney (4-CD edition) (2016)[13]
