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Paul McCartney ‘McCartney III’: Release date, concept, tracklist and all you need to know about Beatles icon's solo album

Rock legend Paul McCartney has written, performed and produced the third part of the trilogy, which marks his 18th solo album

After making his ardent fans wait for 40 years to complete the 'McCartney' solo album trilogy, Paul McCartney has finally announced ‘McCartney III.’ The 78-year-old former Beatles member took to his official Twitter account to share the big news with his fans. He shared the cover art as well as the official trailer of his much-awaited solo album ‘McCartney III.’ He captioned the post as, “McCartney III. The new album, out December 11th Pre-order: https://PaulMcCartney.lnk.to/McCartney3 #McCartneyIII”

‘McCartney III’ will be rock icon’s 18th solo album and it comes after a gap of two years when he had released his album titled ‘Egypt Station’ in 2018. Originally, the newly-announced album is a follow-up to his two LP’s i.e. 1970’s self-titled solo debut and 1908’s ‘McCartney II.’

Release date

As the tweet posted by the legendary musician confirms, ‘McCartney III’ will hit the Internet on December 11, 2020, via Capitol Records serving as a perfect year-ender for the fans. The album is also up for pre-order here.

The official website revealed that his upcoming project also will be available in CD, and on LP format manufactured by Third Man Pressing.  

Concept

Paul McCartney has shed light on the album via an official statement where he reveals, “I was living lockdown life on my farm with my family and I would go to my studio every day. I had to do a little bit of work on some film music and that turned into the opening track and then when it was done I thought what will I do next? I had some stuff I’d worked on over the years but sometimes time would run out and it would be left half-finished so I started thinking about what I had.”

The British crooner added, “Each day I’d start recording with the instrument I wrote the song on and then gradually layer it all up, it was a lot of fun. It was about making music for yourself rather than making music that has to do a job. So, I just did stuff I fancied doing. I had no idea this would end up as an album.”

Also, just like ‘McCartney II,’ Paul McCartney has also written, performed and produced the third part of the trilogy, as the official trailer mentions which you can check it out right here:

Tracklist

Since the album has just been announced, fans might have to wait a little longer for the official tracklist of ‘McCartney III.’ However, the official press release has spilled the beans on two songs i.e. ‘Long Tailed Winter Bird’ and ‘Winter Bird/When Winter Comes.’

According to the Ultimate Classic Rock website, both the songs are embellishments of an unreleased track which McCartney composed with George Martin in the 90’s. 

Where to stream

Fans will be able to enjoy Paul McCartney’s new album ‘McCartney III’ on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal and YouTube.