PAUL McCARTNEY RELEASES SILENT TRACK

Paul McCartney has joined a growing music industry initiative protesting the unauthorized use of copyrighted material by artificial intelligence firms. His contribution is a new recording—his first in five years—that is almost entirely silent.

-Limited to 1000 gold foil numbered copies

-Silent album protesting the UK government’s planned changes to copyright law, previously released digitally, is now available for pre-order on vinyl, due for release on 8th December

-Paul McCartney has added a bonus track

The track, which lacks his signature melodies and playful guitar work, is meant to be a symbolic statement. Instead of evocative lyrics and catchy tunes, listeners are presented with a simple, quiet hiss and occasional studio noise.

This unusual piece is titled “(bonus track)” and is featured on the B-side of an upcoming vinyl LP called “Is This What We Want?”, an album otherwise filled with similar silent recordings.

TRACKLIST

The Studio version

British Studio version

Government Studio version

Must Studio version

Not Studio version

Legalise Studio version

Music Studio version

Theft Studio version

To Studio version

Benefit Studio version

Ai Studio version

Companies Studio version

Bonus Track:

Written by Paul McCartney

McCartney’s involvement comes as artists are intensifying their efforts to convince the UK government to implement regulations that would prevent tech companies from utilizing their creative output to train AI models without securing the necessary permissions or providing appropriate compensation. Prominent artists such as Kate Bush, Sam Fender, Hans Zimmer, and the Pet Shop Boys have already publicly supported this campaign.

Despite its lack of traditional content, the track is structured: it quickly rises to 55 seconds of tape hiss, followed by a 15-second segment of unspecified sounds—perhaps a door opening or someone moving—before concluding with another 80 seconds of hiss interspersed with rustling sounds, and finally fading out in a deliberate, emotive close.