McCartney III Imagined

McCartney III Imagined is a remix album of songs from McCartney III, the eighteenth solo album by English musician Paul McCartney. It was released digitally on 16 April 2021, with a physical version released on 23 July. It features remixes by numerous artists.

McCartney III Imagined
Remix album by Paul McCartney
Released	16 April 2021 (2021-04-16)
Studio	Various
Genre	Various
Length	47:23 (digital) 50:07 (physical)
Label	Capitol/Universal
Producer	Various
Paul McCartney chronology
McCartney III (2020) McCartney III Imagined (2021) McCartney I II III (2022)
Singles from McCartney III Imagined
"The Kiss of Venus (Dominic Fike version)" Released: 11 March 2021 "Find My Way (featuring Beck)" Released: 25 March 2021 "Slidin' (EOB remix)" Released: 7 April 2021

The tracks were curated by McCartney, featuring "friends, fans, and brand new acquaintances".^[1] Dominic Fike's version of "The Kiss of Venus" was released as the first single, followed by Beck's version of "Find My Way" and EOB's version of "Slidin'".^[2][3]

Coinciding with its release, McCartney had live conversations via Instagram Live with several contributors.^[4] The album received positive reviews.^[5] Following McCartney III accomplishing the same feat, it became the first remix album to top Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart in more than a decade, also reaching number 1 on the US Rock Albums and Vinyl Albums charts.^[6]

Background

For McCartney III Imagined, McCartney enlisted numerous collaborators to remix and perform songs from the album, including: Beck, Dominic Fike, Khruangbin, St. Vincent, Dev Hynes, Phoebe Bridgers, Ed O'Brien, Damon Albarn, Josh Homme, Anderson .Paak, Robert Del Naja, and Idris Elba.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.0/10[8]
Metacritic	76/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Clash	8/10[10]
Exclaim!	8/10[11]
The Independent	[12]
Loud and Quiet	6/10[13]
musicOMH	[14]
NME	[15]
The Observer	[16]
Paste	8.0/10[17]
Pitchfork	6.6/10[18]
Uncut	7/10[19]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, McCartney III Imagined has an average score of 76, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[5] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 7 out of 10, based on its assessment of the critical consensus.^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul McCartney.

McCartney III Imagined – Digital edition^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Find My Way" (featuring Beck)	4:53
2.	"The Kiss of Venus" (Dominic Fike version)	2:23
3.	"Pretty Boys" (featuring Khruangbin)	5:48
4.	"Women and Wives" (St. Vincent remix)	3:00
5.	"Deep Down" (Blood Orange remix)	4:24
6.	"Seize the Day" (featuring Phoebe Bridgers)	3:29
7.	"Slidin'" (EOB remix)	2:39
8.	"Long Tailed Winter Bird" (Damon Albarn remix)	4:10
9.	"Lavatory Lil" (Josh Homme version)	2:53
10.	"When Winter Comes" (Anderson .Paak remix)	2:21
11.	"Deep Deep Feeling" (3D RDN remix)	11:23
Total length:		47:23

McCartney III Imagined – Physical edition^[1]

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Long Tailed Winter Bird" (Idris Elba remix)	2:44
Total length:		50:07

Charts

Chart performance for McCartney III Imagined

Chart (2021)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[20]	104
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21]	28
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22]	3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23]	46
UK Albums (OCC)[24]	13
US Billboard 200[25]	19