"New" is a song written by

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. It was originally recorded by McCartney and produced by English musician

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for McCartney's sixteenth studio album '' New'', and appears as the sixth track on the album. After being released early on the iTunes Store as a track available to download from ''New'' on 28 August 2013, the song was released as a single on 2 September 2013 and available exclusively on

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. The single's premiere on 28 August was concurrent with the official reveal of ''New'' on the same day. The single gained heavy airplay on Japanese radio stations, where it became a number 4 hit on the

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. The single joined

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's playlist and the album of the same name was their Record of the Week. The song appears in both the opening and the end credits of

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's 2013 animated film ''

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''.

Reception

"New" was greeted positively by critics and the musical press. As well as being selected as

's Record of the Week and placed on their A-list, the track was greeted as the "Track of the Day" by ''

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'' which praised its "doe-eyed optimism, irresistible melody" and "orchestrated pop arrangements". ''

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'' Will Hermes, praised its "bouncy harpsichord-laden melody", giving it a four-star rating and drawing comparisons to the Beatles' "

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", a view shared by ''

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'' which described it as a "jaunty, Beatles-esque stomp".

Live performances

McCartney performed the song live on late night shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as at the iHeartRadio Music Festival where he premiered it as well as several other songs off the new album.

Personnel

– vocals, bass guitar,

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, piano,

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* Rusty Anderson – backing vocals, guitar, bouzouki * Brian Ray – backing vocals, guitar * Abe Laboriel Jr. – backing vocals, drums *

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– backing vocals * Steve Sidwell – trumpet * Jamie Talbot –

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*Dave Bishop –

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Track listing

Chart performance

Release history

References

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