Paul McCartney announces first-ever duet with Ringo Starr

Paul McCartney has revealed that his first-ever duet with fellow Beatle Ringo Starr will be released on May 8.

The track, titled 'Home to Us' is taken from McCartney's upcoming album The Boys of Dungeon Lane which is set to release on May 29.

The single is set to build anticipation for what will be McCartney's 27th post-Beatles studio album and his first solo album since McCartney III in 2020.

'Home to Us' is produced by five-time Grammy Award winner Andrew Watt and features backing vocals from the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde and Texas's Sharleen Spiteri.

“Ringo went round to the studio and drummed a bit. I said to Andrew, we should make a track and send it to him. So this song is done totally with Ringo in mind. In writing the song I’m talking about where we came from," said McCartney.

"In common with a lot of people, you come from nothing and you build yourself up. Ringo was from the Dingle, and that was well hard. He said he used to get mugged coming home, because he worked. Even though it was crazy, it was home to us. I made the song around that idea and sent it to Ringo.

"He sent me back a version where he just added some lines to the chorus, so I thought, maybe he doesn’t like it. I rang him and he said he thought I only wanted him to sing one or two lines, and I said I’d love to hear him sing the whole thing.

"So we took my first line, Ringo’s second line, and then we had a duet. We’d never done that before. Then we wanted some backing vocals and I had the idea it would be nice to hear girls. Chrissie Hynde said she’d do it, and Sharleen Spiteri, they’re mates. So they did it.”

The album has been described as "a revealing collection of never-before shared stories, personal memories, and some newly inspired love songs".

In the album, Paul explores themes about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of the Beatles.