{"id":2346572,"date":"2026-03-26T16:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2346572"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:45:34","slug":"paul-mccartney-goes-back-to-his-early-life-on-new-album-the-boys-of-dungeon-lane-with-nostalgic-single-days-we-left-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/paul-mccartney-goes-back-to-his-early-life-on-new-album-the-boys-of-dungeon-lane-with-nostalgic-single-days-we-left-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney goes back to his early life on new album &#8216;The Boys Of Dungeon Lane&#8217; with nostalgic single &#8216;Days We Left Behind&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/ARTISTS\/PAUL-MCCARTNEY\">Paul McCartney<\/a> has marked his return with details of new album \u2018The Boys Of Dungeon Lane\u2019, sharing the nostalgic lead single \u2018Days We Left Behind\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-beatles\">The Beatles<\/a> icon will release his first album since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/paul-mccartney-mccartney-iii-review-2837117\">2020\u2019s acclaimed \u2018McCartney III<\/a>\u2018 on Friday May 29 (pre-order <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/paulmccartney.lnk.to\/TheBoysOfDungeonLane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>), and it will see McCartney reveal memories that he\u2019s never shared before from his formative years in Liverpool as a young man and an artist entering the world of music.<\/p>\n<p>Described as his \u201cmost introspective album to date\u201d, \u2018The Boys Of Dungeon Lane\u2019 is said to find McCartney \u201cin a candid, vulnerable and deeply reflective mood, writing with rare openness about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures shared with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/george-harrison\">George Harrison<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/john-lennon\">John Lennon<\/a> long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania\u201d. Having been teased this week by his brother and named after an area they\u2019d knock about in their youth, the record promises \u201cextraordinary honesty\u201d to tell \u201cthe story before THE story\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul McCartney - Days We Left Behind (Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2n1IhyF6R0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The first taster of McCartney\u2019s 19th solo album comes with the tender and stripped-back single \u2018Days We Left Behind\u2019 that takes him back to his pre-fame days of \u201csmoky bars and cheap guitars\u201d in Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is very much a memory song for me,\u201d said McCartney. \u201cThe album title, \u2018The Boys of Dungeon Lane\u2019, comes from a lyric in this track. I was thinking just that, about the days I left behind and I do often wonder if I\u2019m just writing about the past but then I think how can you write about anything else?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s just a lot of memories of Liverpool. It involves a bit in the middle about John and Forthlin Road which is the street I used to live in. Dungeon Lane is near there. I used to live in a place called Speke which is quite working class. We didn\u2019t have much at all but it didn\u2019t matter because all the people were great and you didn\u2019t notice you didn\u2019t have much.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul McCartney \u2013 The Boys of Dungeon Lane (Official Album Trailer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zckLcAuyG20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3936810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3936810\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3936810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul McCartney announces new album \u2018The Boys Of Dungeon Lane\u2019. Credit: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The album came about from a cup of tea with producer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/andrew-watt\">Andrew Watt<\/a> [<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/post-malone\">Post Malone<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ozzy-osbourne\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/elton-john\">Elton John<\/a>] in 2021, when McCartney was playing a guitar and strummed a chord he didn\u2019t recognise. He soon formed a three-chord sequence before Watt pushed them to record the song, which became the album\u2019s opening track \u2018As You Lie There\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In the spirit of his legendary 1970 debut solo album \u2018McCartney\u2019, the legend would go on to play the majority of the instruments himself \u2013 with the album credited entirely to himself. A press release reveals the album\u2019s diversity, offering \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/wings\">Wings<\/a> style rock, Beatles style harmonies, McCartney style grooves, understated intimacy, melody driven storytelling, character songs \u2013 the common thread being Paul\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018The Boys Of Dungeon Lane\u2019 tracklist is:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u2018As You Lie There\u2019<br \/>\u2018Lost Horizon\u2019<br \/>\u2018Days We Left Behind\u2019<br \/>\u2018Ripples in a Pond\u2019<br \/>\u2018Mountain Top\u2019<br \/>\u2018Down South\u2019<br \/>\u2018We Two\u2019<br \/>\u2018Come Inside\u2019<br \/>\u2018Never Know\u2019<br \/>\u2018Home to Us\u2019<br \/>\u2018Life Can Be Hard\u2019<br \/>\u2018First Star of the Night\u2019<br \/>\u2018Salesman Saint\u2019<br \/>\u2018Momma Gets By\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul McCartney Reveals Beatles High Jinks In NME Awards Speech\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q_TrYVS8n80?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>McCartney has recently been celebrating his post-Beatles life and time with Wings, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-mccartney-announces-new-book-wings-the-story-of-a-band-on-the-run-3841600\">publishing the book <em>The Story Of A Band On The Run<\/em><\/a> last year ahead of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/wings-announce-self-titled-anthology-collection-3891215\">an anthology collection album<\/a> and the acclaimed documentary <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/film-reviews\/paul-mccartney-man-on-the-run-review-wings-beatles-linda-3929952\"><em>Man On The Run \u2013 <\/em><\/a>which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/film-reviews\/paul-mccartney-man-on-the-run-review-wings-beatles-linda-3929952\"><em>NME<\/em> described as<\/a> painting him as \u201d goofy and a little corny, but always endearingly himself\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Last year saw <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-beatles-anthology-returns-for-2025-with-new-book-album-release-documentary-and-free-as-a-bird-video-3886197\">The Beatles\u2019 \u2018Anthology\u2019 celebrated<\/a> with a new book, expanded album and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/tv-reviews\/the-beatles-anthology-review-paul-mccartney-george-harrison-ringo-starr-3912705\">legendary documentary series expanded to nine episodes<\/a>. Filming continues on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/see-first-look-at-actors-as-the-beatles-from-upcoming-sam-mendes-biopics-3926400\">Sam Mendes\u2019 four Beatles biopics<\/a>, starring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/paul-mescal\">Paul Mescal<\/a> as McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/barry-keoghan\">Barry Keoghan<\/a> as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ringo-starr\">Ringo Starr<\/a> and set for release in 2028.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul McCartney has marked his return with details of new album \u2018The Boys Of Dungeon Lane\u2019, sharing the nostalgic lead single \u2018Days We Left Behind\u2019. 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