"Queenie Eye" is a song by Paul McCartney, written by McCartney and producer Paul Epworth. It is the second single from McCartney's solo album New, released in 2013.
McCartney explained that the song name and chorus lyrics were from a children's game he would play when he was young called "Queenie, Queenie, who's got the ball?" (the "Queenie" was alternatively called "Queenie Eye" or "Queenio"), and used the version of the chant he remembered from the game in the song.[2]
Members of the public were also invited to participate in the video by way of a Twitter post on Paul McCartney's newsfeed. The Tweet asked people to send a photograph taken that day (Saturday) alongside their name and day's date. They were also asked to wear clothing that they would then wear at the video recording the following week (Wednesday) "somewhere in Central London". After a selection process by McCartney and his team, participants were advised by telephone on the Monday and Tuesday that they had been selected to appear in the music video. At that stage, they were advised of the location – ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS and then had to agree to a social media embargo until the video shoot was complete. They were also issued with the lyrics to the song which they were requested to learn ahead of the video shoot. Participants then spent the day at Abbey Road studios alongside the stars being filmed that day. Some were featured prominently in the video with others appearing in background shots.
