Jenny Wren

"Jenny Wren" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. It was also issued as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom 21 November 2005.

This article is about the Paul McCartney song. For the bird, see Eurasian wren. For the Dickens character, see Our Mutual Friend § Major characters.
"Jenny Wren"
Single by Paul McCartney
from the album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
B-side
  • "Summer of '59" (7-inch only)
  • "I Want You to Fly" & "This Loving Game" (CD only)
Released21 November 2005 (2005-11-21)
Format
RecordedOctober 2004
StudioOcean Way Recording, Los Angeles
Genre
Length
  • 3:47 (album version)
  • 2:09 (radio edit)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Paul McCartney
Producer(s)Nigel Godrich
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"Fine Line"
(2005)		 "Jenny Wren"
(2005)		 "Really Love You"
(2005)

Background

"Jenny Wren" was written in Los Angeles, and is about a character of the same name from Charles Dickens' 1865 novel Our Mutual Friend. It also refers to a bird known as the wren, which is reported to be McCartney's favourite. McCartney wrote the tune in the same sort of finger picking style found in "Blackbird", "Mother Nature's Son" (The Beatles) and "Calico Skies" (Flaming Pie). The song earned a nomination for the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category.

The solo is played on an Armenian woodwind instrument, called duduk—a first in pop music history—played by Venezuelan-born world winds specialist and multi-instrumentalist Pedro Eustache. The guitar is tuned down a whole step for the song, providing a unique sound that reflects McCartney's earlier works.

Recording

The song was recorded in October 2004, with duduk overdub added in a separate session on 25th of the same month.[1]

Covers and references

The song has been covered by several artists, such as the Norwegian jazz trio SOLID! who recorded an instrumental version on their 2008 release Happy Accidents (AIM Records).

Track listing
  • Digital single released 31 October 2005
  1. "Jenny Wren" (radio edit) – 2:09
  • 7" R6678
  1. "Jenny Wren" – 3:47
  2. "Summer of '59" – 2:11
  • CD CDR6678
  1. "Jenny Wren" – 3:47
  2. "I Want You to Fly" – 5:03
  • Maxi-CD CDRS6678
  1. "Jenny Wren" – 3:47
  2. "I Want You to Fly" – 5:03
  3. "This Loving Game" – 3:15

Chart positions
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[2] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 58
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 40
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 22
UK Physical Singles Chart[6] 18

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[7]

References
  1. Luca Perasi, Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013), L.I.L.Y. Publishing, 2013, ISBN 978-88-909122-1-4, pp. 384-85.
  2. "Danishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – Jenny Wren". Tracklisten.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul McCartney – Jenny Wren" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  4. "Swedishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – Jenny Wren". Singles Top 100.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. "Chart Search". Official Charts Company for Paul McCartney. Retrieved 4 September 2005.
  7. Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (Booklet). Paul McCartney. Parlophone, EMI. 2005. 00946 337958 2 2, 337 9582.CS1 maint: others (link)
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