Album This song officially appears on the Driving Rain Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 2001
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Feb 25, 2001
November 2001 • From paulmccartney.com
“Tiny Bubble” is a track from Paul McCartney’s 2001 album “Driving Rain“.
Recorded on 25th February 2001 onto 16-track analogue tape then loaded into Logic Audio for overdubs. Paul played Fender Rhodes then overdubbed Hofner Bass, Epiphone electric guitar and the lead vocal. Abe played a small scale DW drum kit. Rusty played Dan Electro and a Gibson 335 electric guitar. Gabe played Hammond organ.
From the liner notes of the album, and from paulmccartney.com
‘Tiny Bubble’ was a demo that I made up at my little studio in Scotland. It was just a stream of consciousness thing about all the world’s a tiny bubble. It started as a bit more ballady, but as happened with a few of the songs when you bring them to a band, as now you’ve got a drummer they hip up a bit. So this one went more towards Al Green or something and on the record we’ve left in a few of the rough edges, a few of the studio noises, which makes for a good sort of atmosphere. We hadn’t tried to tidy this album up too much, it’s still got a sort of raw freshness to it. – Paul McCartney, 2001
Paul McCartney – From “The Driving Rain interview” published on paulmccartney.com, November 2001
If you're part of my love
Don't leave home tonight
While we're sleeping we can learn to see that
All the worlds a tiny bubble
Floating inside
Those of us who notice are
Expected to hide
All the worlds a tiny bubble
Floating inside, the truth
When I look in your eyes
I can see the sky
Shining down upon the perfect garden
All the worlds a tiny bubble
Floating inside
Those of us who notice are
Expected to hide
All the worlds a tiny bubble
Floating inside, the truth
You can't imagine just what I've been going through
I wouldn't wish it on a soul much less on you
I well remember when my heart was free
Soul could laugh, so could we
If you're part of my love
Don't leave home tonight
While we're sleeping we can learn to see that
All the worlds a tiny bubble
Floating inside
Those of us who notice are
Expected to hide
All the worlds a tiny bubble
Floating inside, the truth
Don't leave home tonight
You can't imagine just what I've been going through
I wouldn't wish it on a soul much less on you
I well remember when my soul was free
Heart could sing, so could we
If you're part of my love
You won't leave home tonight
While we're sleeping we can learn to see that
All the worlds a tiny bubble
Floating inside
All the worlds a tiny bubble
Floating inside
All the worlds a tiny bubble
Official album • Released in 2001
4:21 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Executive producer, Piano, Vocals Rusty Anderson : Electric guitar Abe Laboriel Jr. : Drums Gabe Dixon : Hammond organ David Kahne : Mixing engineer, Producer Mark Dearnley : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jaime Sickora : Assistant engineer Kevin Mills : Second assistant engineer
Session Recording: Feb 25, 2001 • Studio Henson Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Driving Rain - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
4:21 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Executive producer, Piano, Vocals Rusty Anderson : Electric guitar Abe Laboriel Jr. : Drums Gabe Dixon : Hammond organ David Kahne : Mixing engineer, Producer Mark Dearnley : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jaime Sickora : Assistant engineer Kevin Mills : Second assistant engineer
Session Recording: Feb 25, 2001 • Studio Henson Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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