Every Night (Paul McCartney song)

"Every Night" is a song by English musician Paul McCartney, released on his debut solo album McCartney in April 1970. He wrote the song while he was on holiday in Greece.[1] McCartney first performed it live on 23 November 1979 in Liverpool.[2]

"Every Night"
1981 live promotional single version from Concert for Kampuchea
Song by Paul McCartney
from the album McCartney
Released17 April 1970
Recorded22 February 1970
StudioAbbey Road, London
GenreRock
Length2:30
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Paul McCartney
Producer(s)Paul McCartney
McCartney track listing
13 tracks
Side one
  1. "The Lovely Linda"
  2. "That Would Be Something"
  3. "Valentine Day"
  4. "Every Night"
  5. "Hot as Sun/Glasses"
  6. "Junk"
  7. "Man We Was Lonely"
Side two
  1. "Oo You"
  2. "Momma Miss America"
  3. "Teddy Boy"
  4. "Singalong Junk"
  5. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
  6. "Kreen-Akrore"

Lyrics and music

The lyrics of "Every Night" reflect the difficult situation McCartney was dealing with at the time the song was written, which was in light of the imminent breakup of the Beatles; the words do, however, convey some optimism for the future.[3] According to James McGrath, the last line, "But tonight I just wanna stay in / And be with you," is the key to the song, in that it "quietly challenges the uneasy relationship between rock and domesticity."[3] McGrath points out that Bob Dylan's song from the previous year, "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You," ended on a similar note.[3] The vocalized bridge begins with the same melody that begins McCartney's Beatles song, "You Never Give Me Your Money".

Recording

McCartney premiered it during the Beatles' Get Back/Let It Be Sessions. The group messed around with the song on 21 and 24 January 1969 (a brief run through and John Lennon on slide guitar; respectively).[4]

McCartney sings and plays acoustic guitar, bass and drums on this recording.

Later release

"Every Night" is also included on:

Personnel

Cover versions

Billy Joe Royal released a cover of this song in 1970 as a single. It went to #113 on the U.S. Pop charts. The song was covered by Odetta (on her 1970 album Odetta Sings), Claudine Longet (on her 1972 album Let's Spend the Night Together), Phoebe Snow (as a single and on her 1978 album Against the Grain), Richie Havens (on his 1980 album Connections), The 5th Dimension on their 1971 album Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes and Carry The Zero (on the 2009 McCartney tribute album Looking for Change). In 2014 Jamie Cullum covered the song on The Art of McCartney covers album.[11]

Charts
Pheobe Snow version
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[12] 22

References
  1. Krupa, Jessy (21 June 2010). "Paul McCartney - "Every Night" < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. "Song - Paul McCartney". paulmccartney.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. McGrath, P. (2003). ""Like a second needs an hour": Time and the work of Paul McCartney". Interdisciplinary Literary Studies. Penn State University Press. 4 (2): 10–11. JSTOR 41208815. – via JSTOR (subscription required)
  4. "Paul McCartney: Every Night". The Beatles Bible. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  5. "Various – Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea". Discogs. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. "Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Paul McCartney". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  7. "Back in the U.S. - Paul McCartney". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  8. "Back in the World: Live - Paul McCartney". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  9. "Wingspan: Hits and History - Paul McCartney". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  10. "Pure McCartney - Paul McCartney". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  11. "The Art of McCartney - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  12. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 280. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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