Queenie Eye

"Queenie Eye"
Single by Paul McCartney
from the album New
Released	24 October 2013
Recorded	January 2012[1]
Studio	Hog Hill, Sussex
Genre	Rock
Length	3:47
Label	Universal Music Group (UK) Hear Music (US)
Songwriter(s)	Paul McCartney, Paul Epworth
Producer(s)	Paul Epworth
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"New" (2013) "Queenie Eye" (2013) "Hope for the Future" (2014)
Music video
"Queenie Eye" on YouTube

"Queenie Eye" is a song by Paul McCartney, and 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]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Simon Aboud, McCartney's son-in-law by his daughter Mary. The video is notable for the array of famous people that appear in it including: actors Johnny Depp, Jeremy Irons, Chris Pine, Jude Law, Sean Penn, Alice Eve, actor-comedian James Corden, Meryl Streep, actress-comedian Tracey Ullman, models Kate Moss, Lily Cole, Laura Bailey, singers George Ezra, Jack Savoretti, Gary Barlow, artist Peter Blake, designer Tom Ford, comedian Howard Long, and many others who are shown dancing to the lyrics.

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.

Live performances

McCartney performed "Queenie Eye" on the 56th Annual Grammy Awards telecast in 2014, with fellow former Beatle Ringo Starr on drums^[3] as well as during his Out There and One on One tours. The song was also included in the setlist of Freshen Up tour as the only song from "New".^{[4][circular reference]}

Personnel

• Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, lap steel guitar, piano, Moog synthesizer, synthesizer, mellotron, tambourine
• Paul Epworth – drums

Chart positions

References

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