Beautiful Night (Paul McCartney song)


"Beautiful Night" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the 13th track on his 1997 album Flaming Pie. In December 1997, it was released as the third and final single from that album, peaking at number 25 in the UK Singles Chart.
The song was originally recorded in August 1986 in New York City. That version can be heard on the CD single as part of the "Oobu Joobu" section. The 1986 version was officially released as a stand alone track in 2020 as a free download on McCartney's website.
The song features the first of two collaborations McCartney performed with Ringo Starr on Flaming Pie as well as an orchestration by George Martin, recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

Music video

The video accompanying the single was directed by Julien Temple and had to be re-edited as a brief glimpse of a woman skinnydipping caused a minor controversy. Also appearing in the video were Ringo Starr, Linda McCartney and the band Spud. The video debuted during an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Track listings

  1. "Beautiful Night" – 5:03
  2. "Love Come Tumbling Down" – 4:21
  3. "Oobu Joobu" – 9:54
  1. "Beautiful Night" – 5:08
  2. "Same Love" – 3:53
  3. "Oobu Joobu" – 8:33

    B-side information

"Same Love" and "Love Come Tumbling Down" are both previously unreleased tracks. The "Oobu Joobu" songs are a series of demos, interviews, and unreleased songs jumbled together into one track. The name is taken from McCartney's radio program, Oobu Joobu.
  1. "And Now" – 0:10
  2. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 1:14
  3. Beautiful Night Chat – 0:09
  4. Paul and Ringo talk about "Beautiful Night" – 2:06
  5. Ringo Chat – 0:09
  6. "Beautiful Night " – 1:31
  7. "Beautiful Night " – 4:02
  8. Goodbyes – 0:17
  9. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:37
  1. "This One" – 0:08
  2. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:32
  3. "Oobu Joobu We Love You" – 0:15
  4. Paul talks about Abbey Road – 0:43
  5. "Strawberry Fields Forever" – 0:14
  6. Paul talks about Abbey Road – 1:31
  7. "Come On Baby" – 0:54
  8. Paul talks about Abbey Road – 0:18
  9. "Come On Baby " – 0:33
  10. Paul ends chat about Abbey Road – 0:22
  11. "Okay are You Ready" – 0:10
  12. "Love Mix" – 3:02
  13. "Widescreen Radio" – 0:05
  14. Goodbye – 0:18
  15. "Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 0:48

    Personnel