McCartney III Imagined
2021 remix album by Paul McCartney
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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.
- 47:23 (digital)
- 50:07 (physical)
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| Released | 16 April 2021 | |||
| Studio | Various | |||
| Genre | Various | |||
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| Producer | Various | |||
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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
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.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 | |
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| 12. | "Long Tailed Winter Bird" (Idris Elba remix) | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 50:07 | |
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| French Albums (SNEP)[20] | 104 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] | 28 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[22] | 3 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[23] | 46 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[24] | 13 |
| US Billboard 200[25] | 19 |