Jenny Wren
| "Jenny Wren" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Paul McCartney | |
| from the album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | |
| B-side | "Summer of '59" (7") "I Want You to Fly" (CD) "This Loving Game" (Maxi-CD) |
| Released | 21 November 2005 (2005年11月21日)[1] |
| Recorded | October 2004 |
| Studio | Ocean Way, Los Angeles |
| Genre | |
| Length |
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| Label | Parlophone |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney |
| Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich |
| Paul McCartney singles chronology | |
"Jenny Wren" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard . It was also released, in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2005, as the second single from the album.
Background
[edit ]"Jenny Wren" was written in Los Angeles. McCartney wrote the tune in the same sort of finger picking style found in "Blackbird", "Mother Nature's Son" (The Beatles ) and "Calico Skies" (Flaming Pie ).[citation needed ] The song earned a nomination for the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category.
As to who Jenny Wren is, McCartney said:
A wren is one of my favourite birds, little English bird, it’s the smallest English bird and I always feel very privileged to see a wren because they’re very shy and it’s just, Ah! So a combination of all of that. It’s a favourite bird for me, and then instead of making it a bird, again like ‘Blackbird,’ only more definitely this time I made it a woman, you know, a girl.[2]
Recording
[edit ]The song was recorded in October 2004.[3] The solo is played on an Armenian woodwind instrument, called a duduk—a first in pop music history[citation needed ]—played by Venezuelan-born world winds specialist and multi-instrumentalist Pedro Eustache. The guitar is tuned down a whole step for the song.[citation needed ]
Covers
[edit ]The song has been covered by several artists.
Track listing
[edit ]- Digital single released 31 October 2005
- "Jenny Wren" (radio edit) – 2:09
- 7" R6678
- "Jenny Wren" – 3:47
- "Summer of '59" – 2:11
- CD CDR6678
- "Jenny Wren" – 3:47
- "I Want You to Fly" – 5:03
- Maxi-CD CDRS6678
- "Jenny Wren" – 3:47
- "I Want You to Fly" – 5:03
- "This Loving Game" – 3:15
Chart positions
[edit ]| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[4] | 17 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 58 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 40 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 22 |
| UK Physical Singles Chart [8] | 18 |
Personnel
[edit ]Personnel per booklet.[9]
- Paul McCartney – vocals, Epiphone Texan acoustic guitar, Ludwig floor tom
- Pedro Eustache – duduk
References
[edit ]- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 19 November 2005. p. 21.
- ^ McGuinness, Paul (June 18, 2022). "Best Paul McCartney Songs: 20 Post-Beatles And Solo Tracks". U Discover Music. Retrieved 2022年06月19日.
- ^ Luca Perasi, Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013), L.I.L.Y. Publishing, 2013, ISBN 978-88-909122-1-4, pp. 384-85.
- ^ "Paul McCartney – Jenny Wren". Tracklisten.
- ^ "Paul McCartney – Jenny Wren" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Paul McCartney – Jenny Wren". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Chart Search". Official Charts Company for Paul McCartney. Retrieved 4 September 2005.
- ^ Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (Booklet). Paul McCartney. Parlophone, EMI. 2005. 00946 337958 2 2, 337 9582.
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External links
[edit ]- Official site
- Beatles.com.hk CD1 page (Hong Kong based)
- Beatles.com.hk CD2 page (Hong Kong based)
- Beatles.com.hk 7" page (Hong Kong based)
- Beatles.com.hk digital single page (Hong Kong based)