"Find My Way" is a song by the English musician and former

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bassist and vocalist

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. It was released by

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on 18 December 2020 as the first single from his ''

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'' album.

Background

The song started out on piano and was based on an idea that

had while in his car and started singing along and making his own lyrics and music. "Find My Way" is a song McCartney wrote to help get people through the

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. The song was recorded using a Brenell tape machine. The song also switches between the Moog synth bass and the Hofner bass.

Promotion

On December 5, 2020, the sheet music of the song and the rest of the tracks on ''

'' were posted on the wall of a random building in Liverpool to promote the album.

Music video

The video was directed by Roman Coppola, and shows

playing every instrument on the song in a collage of footage taken by 46 cameras.

Awards and accolades

"Find My Way" was nominated for Best Rock Song at the

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but lost to " Waiting on a War" by

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Beck remix

In 2021, the song was remixed by

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and included as a part of the '' McCartney III Imagined'' album.

Music video

The music video for the remix was directed by Andrew Dohono, and features a digitally de-aged McCartney deepfaked onto a mask being worn by dancer Jordan Johnson as he goes through a hotel. The video ends with

taking off a mask, as if to imply he was the one dancing.

Charts

References

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