Album This song officially appears on the Tropic Island Hum CD Single.
Timeline This song was officially released in 2004
Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1987, when Paul McCartney was 45 years old)
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
December 1987
September 1994
From Wikipedia:
Tropic Island Hum, released in 2004, is Paul McCartney’s second animated film for children. The associated single reached #21 in the UK. The song was recorded in 1995, and it was even accompanied to theaters with Disney’s Hercules movie in 1997.
All songs written by Paul McCartney.
Welcome to our island
Glad you came to call
Now you've made yourself at home
You're welcome to us all
We are simple people, why are we this way
This is what we always say
It's the way that we bong on the bongo
It's the way that be bang on the big base drum
It's the way we sing in the song book
Plays the tropic island hum
Hum, hum
Playing in the sunshine, lots of sea and sand
Its jolly nice in paradise
Lordie ain't life grand
Everyone was happy joining in the fun
Doing like we've always done
It's the way that we shake on the shakers
It's the way that we bang on the big base drum
It's the way that we bake in the cake off
Plays the tropic island hum
Good, good, good... Feeling good
Tonights a special night Feeling good
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Anything can happen in the meantime
Won't you come and celebrate our tropic island hum
CD Single • Released in 2004
3:16 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Double-bass (?), Percussion (?), Piano (?), Producer, Vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Matt Butler : Assistant recording engineer Peter Henderson : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Lance Phillips : Mixing engineer Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Unknown musician(s) : Acoustic guitar, Double-bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Horns, Mandolin, Percussion The London Community Gospel Choir : Vocals Marion Montgomery : Vocals
Session Recording: December 1987 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK and AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: September 1994 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
7" Single • Released in 2022
3:16 • Studio version • A2022 • 2022 remaster
Paul McCartney : Double-bass (?), Percussion (?), Piano (?), Producer, Vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Matt Butler : Assistant recording engineer Peter Henderson : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Lance Phillips : Mixing engineer Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Alex Wharton : Remastering Unknown musician(s) : Acoustic guitar, Double-bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Horns, Mandolin, Percussion The London Community Gospel Choir : Vocals Marion Montgomery : Vocals
Session Recording: December 1987 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK and AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: September 1994 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
1997 • For Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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Oobu Joobu • 1 year ago
As per an interview with the YouTube channel Produce Like A Pro, Chris Whitten plays drums on Tropic Island Hum (his first session with Paul).
