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Release date Oct 24, 2013

Queenie Eye

Promotional film • For Paul McCartney • Directed by Simon Aboud

Last updated on March 7, 2021


Details

  • Filming date: Early October 2013
  • Release date: Oct 24, 2013

Location

  • Filming location: Abbey Road Studios, London, UK

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From paulmccartney.com, October 23, 2013:

At the beginning of October Paul went into Abbey Road Studios to make a NEW video for his song ‘Queenie Eye’. During the video shoot he was joined by members of his family and a few friends.

From paulmccartney.com, October 24, 2013:

The video for ‘Queenie Eye’ was filmed at Abbey Road earlier this month and was directed by Simon Aboud. Featuring a number of special guests, the video sees Paul recording the track in what he thinks is an empty studio (Studio 2). As the song develops the studio starts to fill up with people all reacting in different ways to the song and Paul is completely unaware. The video brings everybody’s personal experience into one place.

From Wikipedia:

[…] The music video for the song was directed by Simon Aboud, husband of McCartney’s daughter Mary. The video is notable for the array of famous people that appear in it including: actors Johnny Depp, Jeremy Irons, Chris Pine, Jude Law, Sean Penn, actor-comedian James Corden, Meryl Streep, actress-comedian Tracey Ullman, model Kate Moss, singer Gary Barlow, artist Peter Blake, designer Tom Ford, and many others. […]

From PaulMcCartney.com in 2013 – The Year in Review | PaulMcCartney.com, December 31, 2013:

We got to invite 20 of Paul’s fans to Abbey Road Studios to be part of his ‘Queenie Eye’ video. 

From London Fans: Video Casting Call | PaulMcCartney.com, September 27, 2013:

PaulMcCartney.com is looking for 20 London-based fans who would like to be extras in a new music video for Paul. The video shoot will take place all day at a location within London on Wednesday 2nd October. To be eligible for selection you will need to send an email to pmc.videoshoot@gmail.com between the hours of 10am and 4pm on Saturday 28th September with the following:

1. The answer to the following question: Which female Hollywood actress has appeared in two of Paul’s music videos?

2. Your full name.

3. Your mobile phone number.

4. A photo of yourself holding a piece of paper stating your name, ‘Paul McCartney Video Casting’ plus the date the photograph was taken.

5. Your age and date of birth.

On the day of the shoot you will need to dress in a modern / cool / interesting manner so please wear your proposed outfit on the photograph.

The video director is looking for fans from all ethnicities, all ages, single people as well as couples. All applicants must be 18 or over and own photo ID which they will be required to bring on the day of shooting.

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