Find My Way (feat. Beck)

Living through the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has been a strange experience for all of us. This exuberant anthem finds Paul McCartney directly addressing those stressed out by the troubled times. You never used to be afraid of days like these But now you're overwhelmed by your anxieties Let me help you out, let me be your guide I can help you reach the love you feel inside McCartney explained to The Sun that the song explores "the idea of trying to stay positive." He added that when he was a child he loved uplifting songs, so he took that on board for this tune. "In 'Find My Way,' the me character is singing about how he's confident he won't get lost at night, but he's also talking to the person filled with anxieties," Macca explained. "So I suppose, in a way, I'm trying to encourage them to keep their head up and get through this thing."

The song is the lead single from McCartney III, the former Beatle's 18th solo release. Recorded during the coronavirus lockdown, the record serves as a continuation to his two eponymous solo LPs, 1970's McCartney and 1980's McCartney II. Like the previous two McCartney albums, he played all the instruments and assumed the role of producer.

McCartney explained that while living lockdown life on his Sussex farm with his family, he kept himself busy working on some music in his home studio. One day he returned to an unreleased track from the early '90s, "When Winter Comes," and crafted a new passage for the song, creating both "Long Tailed Winter Bird" and "Winter Bird / When Winter Comes," which bookend the album. After completing those tunes, McCartney wondered what to do next. "I had some stuff I'd worked on over the years but sometimes time would run out and it would be left half-finished so I started thinking about what I had," he explained. "Each day I'd start recording with the instrument I wrote the song on and then gradually layer it all up; it was a lot of fun. It was about making music for yourself rather than making music that has to do a job. So, I just did stuff I fancied doing. I had no idea this would end up as an album."