McCartney III Imagined
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Remix album by Paul McCartney | ||||
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Label | Capitol/Universal | |||
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Singles from McCartney III Imagined | ||||
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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.
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 becoming number 1 on the 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
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10[8] |
Metacritic | 76/100[5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Clash | 8/10[10] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[11] |
The Independent | [12] |
Loud and Quiet | 6/10[13] |
musicOMH | [14] |
NME | [15] |
The Observer | [16] |
Paste | 8.0/10[17] |
Pitchfork | 6.6/10[18] |
Uncut | 7/10[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.
– Digital edition[1]No. | Title | Length |
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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 (OCC)[22] | 3 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] | 46 |
UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 13 |
US Billboard 200[25] | 19 |
References
- ^ a b c McCartney III Imagined – CD. paulmccartney.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (11 March 2021). "Paul McCartney Taps St. Vincent, Beck, Phoebe Bridgers for 'III Imagined' Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Minsker, Evan. "Paul McCartney and Beck Share New Version of 'Find My Way'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "McCartney III Imagined by Paul McCartney". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "McCartney III Imagined - Available Now". paulmccartney.com. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b "McCartney III Imagined by Paul McCartney". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "McCartney III Imagined". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Paul McCartney - McCartney III Reimagined". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Tymochenko, Katie. "Paul McCartney Gets by with a Little Help from His Friends on 'McCartney III Imagined'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Paul McCartney - McCartney III Imagined". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Murphy, John (16 April 2020). "Paul McCartney – McCartney III Imagined". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Paul McCartney – 'McCartney III: Imagined' review: Macca shines with a little help from his friends". NME. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Spencer, Neil (18 April 2021). "Paul McCartney: McCartney III Imagined review – classy remixes by proxy". The Observer. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (15 April 2021). "Paul McCartney's Famous Friends Avoid Remix Clichés on McCartney III Imagined". Paste. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Paul McCartney - McCartney III Imagined". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Paul McCartney - McCartney III Imagined". Uncut. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 30, 2021)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-08-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – McCartney III Imagined". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)..." Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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