This Never Happened Before

~ Recording by Paul McCartney

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
  • XE2005-09-12
Parlophone00946 337958 1 5
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
  • XE2005-09-12
Parlophone00946 337959 2 1
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
  • XE2005-09-12
Parlophone337 9582
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
  • XE2005-09-12
Parlophone337 9612
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
  • MX2005-09-12
Parlophone0946 338345 2 1
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the Backyard (special edition)Paul McCartneyAlbum
  • US2005-09-13
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 0946 3 39519 2 1
1.12This Never Happened Before3:25Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
  • US2005-09-13
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)CDP 0946 3 38303 2 5
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the Backyard (special edition)Paul McCartneyAlbum
  • JP2005-09-22
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), MPL (Paul McCartney-related), ParlophoneTOCP-66461
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and creation in the backyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
  • -2005
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 0946 3 38299 2 3
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
MPL (Paul McCartney-related)TOCP-66460
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), MPL (Paul McCartney-related)09463 39561 2 4
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the Backyard (special edition)Paul McCartneyAlbum
MPL (Paul McCartney-related), Parlophone00946 338325 2 7
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the Backyard (special edition)Paul McCartneyAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), MPL (Paul McCartney-related)09463 39562 2 3
1.1This Never Happened Before3:27Paul McCartneyThe Lake HouseRachel PortmanAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2006-06-20
Lakeshore RecordsLKS 33873
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
  • CA2018-05-17
  • US2018-05-17
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)B0026732-02
1.12This Never Happened Before?:??Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the Backyard (180g gold vinyl)Paul McCartneyAlbum
  • JP2018-05-18
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), MPL (Paul McCartney-related)UIJY-75084
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the Backyard (180g black vinyl)Paul McCartneyAlbum
  • XE2018-05-18
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), MPL (Paul McCartney-related)602557567670
1.12This Never Happened Before3:24Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum
  • JP2025-07-25
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), MPL (Paul McCartney-related)UICY-80483
Bootleg
2.16This Never Happened Before?:??Paul McCartneyGreatest Hits Vol. 2Paul McCartneyAlbum + Compilation
LDB 5197‐1/2
2.19This Never Happened Before?:??Paul McCartneyGreatest Hits Vol. 2Paul McCartneyAlbum + Compilation
Star Mark (Russian bootleg production)LDB 5197-1/2
4.16This Never Happened Before3:26Paul McCartneyGreatest Hits, Volume 2Paul McCartneyAlbum + Compilation
Star Mark (Russian bootleg production)LBD 5196-1/2

Relationships

engineer:Darrell Thorp (record producer, mixer and engineer)
assistant producer:Dan Grech‐Marguerat
producer:Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
bass, drums (drum set), electric guitar and grand piano:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 2003-09)
brass and strings:Millennia Ensemble (in 2003-09)
vocals:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 2003-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 2005, in 2018)
additionally recorded at:RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2005-04)
recorded at:RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-09)
mixed at:Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:This Never Happened Before (from 2003-09 until 2005-04)

Related works

This Never Happened Before

lyricist and composer:Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)