McCartney III Imagined

McCartney III Imagined
Remix album by
Paul McCartney
Released16 April 2021 (2021-04-16)
StudioVarious
GenreVarious
Length
  • 47:23 (digital)
  • 50:07 (physical)
LabelCapitol/Universal
ProducerVarious
Paul McCartney chronology
McCartney III
(2020) 		McCartney III Imagined
(2021) 		McCartney I II III
(2022)
Singles from McCartney III Imagined
  1. "The Kiss of Venus (Dominic Fike version)"
    Released: 11 March 2021
  2. "Find My Way (featuring Beck)"
    Released: 25 March 2021
  3. "Slidin' (EOB remix)"
    Released: 7 April 2021

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.

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10[8]
Metacritic76/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Clash8/10[10]
Exclaim!8/10[11]
The Independent[12]
Loud and Quiet6/10[13]
musicOMH[14]
NME[15]
The Observer[16]
Paste8.0/10[17]
Pitchfork6.6/10[18]
Uncut7/10[19]

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.

McCartney III Imagined – Digital edition[1]
No.TitleLength
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
McCartney III Imagined – Physical edition[1]
No.TitleLength
12."Long Tailed Winter Bird" (Idris Elba remix)2:44
Total length:50:07

Charts

Chart performance for McCartney III Imagined
Chart (2021) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 104
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 28
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 46
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 13
US Billboard 200[25] 19

References

  1. ^ a b c McCartney III Imagined – CD. paulmccartney.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ Kreps, Daniel (11 March 2021). "Paul McCartney Taps St. Vincent, Beck, Phoebe Bridgers for 'III Imagined' Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ Minsker, Evan. "Paul McCartney and Beck Share New Version of 'Find My Way'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ Sacher, Andrew (16 April 2021). "Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent & more on Paul McCartney III Imagined livestream today + album out now". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "McCartney III Imagined by Paul McCartney". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ Reimann, Nicholas (4 August 2021). "At 79, Paul McCartney Has A Bestselling Album Again—With A Little Help From (New) Friends". Forbes. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ "McCartney III Imagined - Available Now". paulmccartney.com. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "McCartney III Imagined by Paul McCartney". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "McCartney III Imagined". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Paul McCartney - McCartney III Reimagined". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  11. ^ Tymochenko, Katie. "Paul McCartney Gets by with a Little Help from His Friends on 'McCartney III Imagined'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Album reviews: Paul McCartney – III Imagined and AJ Tracey – Flu Game". The Independent. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Paul McCartney - McCartney III Imagined". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  14. ^ Murphy, John (16 April 2020). "Paul McCartney – McCartney III Imagined". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Paul McCartney – 'McCartney III: Imagined' review: Macca shines with a little help from his friends". NME. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  16. ^ Spencer, Neil (18 April 2021). "Paul McCartney: McCartney III Imagined review – classy remixes by proxy". The Observer. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  17. ^ Reed, Ryan (15 April 2021). "Paul McCartney's Famous Friends Avoid Remix Clichés on McCartney III Imagined". Paste. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Paul McCartney - McCartney III Imagined". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Paul McCartney - McCartney III Imagined". Uncut. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Top Albums (Week 30, 2021)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-08-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – McCartney III Imagined". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  25. ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)..." Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved 3 August 2021.