Paul McCartney Shares First-Ever Duet With Ringo Starr 'Home To Us'

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Paul McCartney has shared his first-ever duet with Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, titled "Home to Us."

The new single is the second song to be released from Paul's forthcoming album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane.

Since the new album was announced, The Boys of Dungeon Lane has been surrounded by excitement from fans and media, and that anticipation reached fever pitch this week.

On Tuesday, Paul surprised 50 lucky fans invited for an exclusive first listen of his new album, joining them inside Abbey Road's Studio Two to share stories behind the new songs and recordings.

Following the rapturously received "Days We Left Behind," "Home to Us" is Paul's first ever duet with Ringo and features backing vocals from Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri. The song was formed around a drum track Paul invited Ringo to record for the album with producer Andrew Watt, and marks the only song on The Boys of Dungeon Lane that features a guest drummer. Paul plays the majority of the instruments on the new record - much in the spirit of his 1970 solo debut album, McCartney.

Speaking about "Home to Us," Paul said, "Ringo went round to the studio and drummed a bit. I said to Andrew, we should make a track and send it to him. So this song is done totally with Ringo in mind. In writing the song I'm talking about where we came from. In common with a lot of people, you come from nothing and you build yourself up. Ringo was from the Dingle, and that was well hard. He said he used to get mugged coming home, because he worked. Even though it was crazy, it was home to us."

"I made the song around that idea and sent it to Ringo. He sent me back a version where he just added some lines to the chorus, so I thought, maybe he doesn't like it. I rang him and he said he thought I only wanted him to sing one or two lines, and I said I'd love to hear him sing the whole thing," he continued. "So we took my first line, Ringo's second line, and then we had a duet. We'd never done that before. Then we wanted some backing vocals and I had the idea it would be nice to hear girls. Chrissie Hynde said she'd do it, and Sharleen Spiteri, they're mates. So they did it."

The Boys of Dungeon Lane is set for release on May 29 via MPL/Capitol Records.

The Boys of Dungeon Lane Tracklist:

As You Lie There
Lost Horizon
Days We Left Behind
Ripples in a Pond
Mountain Top
Down South
We Two
Come Inside
Never Know
Home to Us
Life Can Be Hard
First Star of the Night
Salesman Saint
Momma Gets By

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