Paul McCartney in Red Square is a live DVD produced and directed by Mark Haefeli starring Paul McCartney, released in June 2005. It is composed of footage taken during his concerts in Moscow's Red Square and Saint Petersburg's Palace Square. Songs from Beatles, Wings and solo albums are performed. Each song is interspersed with interviews regarding the Beatles' banning in the Soviet Union in the 1960s, and how fans had to spend large sums of money on buying records from the black market. The film also supports the anti-Soviet opinion that The Beatles were an impetus behind a social revolution, which led to the fall of communism in Russia.[1]
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Released | 14 June 2005 | |||
Recorded | 24 May 2003 20 June 2004 | |||
Genre | Rock music | |||
Length | 153 min. | |||
Label | MPL, A&E Home Video | |||
Director | Mark Haefeli | |||
Producer | Paul McCartney, Mark Haefeli, David Kahne (music producer) | |||
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Both "Paul McCartney in Red Square" as well as "Paul McCartney in St. Petersburgh", earned Mark Haefeli Grammy nominations for 'Best Music, Variety and Comedy Special". Red Square also won The Mipcon for Best DVD of the year in 2007.
Songs – In Red Square
edit- "Getting Better"
- "Band on the Run"
- "Can't Buy Me Love"
- "Two of Us"
- "I Saw Her Standing There"
- "We Can Work It Out"
- "I've Just Seen A Face"
- "Live And Let Die"
- "Let 'Em In"
- "The Fool on the Hill"
- "Things We Said Today"
- "Birthday"
- "Maybe I'm Amazed"
- "Back in the U.S.S.R."
- "Calico Skies"
- "Hey Jude"
- "She's Leaving Home"
- "Yesterday"
- "Let It Be"
- "Back in the U.S.S.R. (Reprise)"
Personnel
edit- Paul McCartney – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitars, piano
- Brian Ray – rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Rusty Anderson – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, backing vocals
- Wix Wickens – keyboards, backing vocals
Songs – St. Petersburg
edit- Intro
- "Jet"
- "Got to Get You into My Life"
- "Flaming Pie"
- "Let Me Roll It"
- "Drive My Car"
- "Penny Lane"
- "Get Back"
- "Back in the U.S.S.R."
- "I've Got a Feeling"
- "Sgt. Pepper's"/"The End"
- "Helter Skelter"
Charts
editChart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian Music DVDs Chart[2] | 3 |
Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart[3] | 9 |
Danish Music DVDs Chart[4] | 6 |
Dutch Music DVDs Chart[5] | 12 |
Hungarian Music DVDs Chart[6] | 4 |
Italian Music DVDs Chart[7] | 3 |
New Zealand Music DVDs Chart[8] | 5 |
Norwegian Music DVDs Chart[9] | 10 |
Spanish Music DVDs Chart[10] | 11 |
US Music Videos Chart[11] | 2 |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[12] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[13] | 2× Platinum | 20,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[14] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ DVD booklet, Artemiy Troitskiy quote
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 DVD" (PDF). The ARIA Report (810): 23. 5 September 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2005. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Paul McCartney – In Red Square – A Concert Film [DVD]". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Musik DVD Top-10". Hitlisten.nu (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "DVD Music Top 30". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Archívum: Kereső – Előadó/cím Szerint". Mahasz (in Hungarian). Light Media. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013. Search for Paul McCartney and click Keresés.
- ^ "Archivio – DVD Musicali". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Top 10 Music DVDs". RIANZ. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "DVD Audio Uke 33, 2005". VG-lista (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Top 20 DVD Musical" (PDF). PROMUSICAE (in Spanish). Media Control GfK International. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Top Music Videos". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 27. 2 July 2005. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Canadian video certifications – Paul McCartney – Paul McCartney in Red Square". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "American video certifications – Paul McCartney – Paul McCartney in Red Square". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 March 2013.