1997 single by Paul McCartney
"Young Boy " is a song by English musicianPaul McCartney , included as the fifth track on his 10th solo studio album,Flaming Pie (1997). McCartney reportedly started working on the song in August 1994. The initial tracks were recorded in February 1995 atSteve Miller 's studio in Sun Valley, Idaho, and were completed in May at McCartney's home studio.[citation needed ]
On 28 April 1997, the song was released as the firstsingle fromFlaming Pie , peaking atNo. 3 in Spain and No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart . The single featured two non-album B-sides: "Looking for You" and "Broomstick". In the United States,Capitol Records chose to issue "The World Tonight " as the album's lead single instead.[ 1]
UK CD1 and Australian CD single [ 2] [ 3]
"Young Boy" (withSteve Miller ) – 3:54 "Looking for You" (withRingo Starr andJeff Lynne ) – 4:38 "Oobu Joobu" (Part 1) – 9:54 UK CD2 [ 4]
"Young Boy" (with Steve Miller) – 3:54 "Broomstick" (with Steve Miller) – 5:09 "Oobu Joobu" (Part 2) – 10:19 Japanese CD single [ 5]
"Young Boy" (with Steve Miller) – 3:55 "Looking for You" (with Ringo Starr and Jeff Lynne) – 4:38 The "Oobu Joobu" tracks are a series of home demos, interviews, and unreleased songs jumbled together into one track. The name is taken from McCartney's Radio program,Oobu Joobu .
"Oobu Joobu" (Part 1) contains: "Some Folks Say Oobu" – 0:25 "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:30 Fun Packed Radio Show – 0:08 "I Love This House" – 3:41 "Clock Work" – 0:04 Paul talks about "Young Boy" – 3:47 "Oobu Joobu We Love You" – 0:12 "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 1:06 "Oobu Joobu" (Part 2) contains: Wide Screen Radio – 0:12 "Oobu Joobu We Love You" – 0:06 "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:32 Brilliant, What's Next – 0:03 "Atlantic Ocean" – 6:25 Paul Reminisces – 1:24 "Bouree" – 0:23 "Oobu Joobu We Love You" – 0:12 "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 1:03 Chart (1997) Position Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM )[ 21] 85
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref. Europe 8 April 1997 Radio [ 22] United Kingdom 28 April 1997 [ 23] Japan 21 May 1997 CD Parlophone [ 24]
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