Back in Brazil is a song by English musician

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, released by

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. The song was released as a

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on 16 September 2018, and is featured on McCartney's 2018 album ''

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Recording

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'' called the song one of the weirdest tracks on the album, while noting that McCartney played over 9 instruments in the song. The song starts out with a lounge beat, but also included

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, Wurlitzer piano,

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, and a

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. The chorus of the song consists of McCartney shouting the word " ''Ichiban!''," which is strange because it is a

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word and not

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, the language widely spoken in Brazil. When asked why "Ichiban" was included in the song, McCartney said there was a "long answer" that he would give at a later date. McCartney's producer

Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs t ...

stated that "It was one of the trickier songs to get the feel of, to get the drum groove and all that stuff," and that McCartney "labored for hours working on the song." The song reached number 8 on the Brazilian iTunes chart.

Music video

A music video for the song was released on 16 September 2018. The video follows a story of a beautiful Brazilian woman who invites her boyfriend to a Paul McCartney concert. While stuck at work, the boyfriend cannot go and they nearly break up. At the concert McCartney invites her on stage to dance, and because of that moment she forgives her boyfriend when he comes back to apologize. The concert sequence was recorded during the McCartney's performance in

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, 20 October 2017 for the One on One Tour.

Personnel

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conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

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