Paul McCartney in Red Square
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| Released | 14 June 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 24 May 2003 20 June 2004 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 153 min. | |||
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| Director | Mark Haefeli | |||
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Paul McCartney in Red Square is a live DVD by Paul McCartney, directed by Mark Haefeli and released in June 2005. It features footage of McCartney's concerts in Moscow's Red Square and Saint Petersburg's Palace Square, interspersed with interviews from McCartney and others narrating how The Beatles’ music contributed to the decline of communism.
Both Paul McCartney in Red Square and Paul McCartney in St. Petersburgh earned Mark Haefeli Grammy nominations for 'Best Music, Variety and Comedy Special". Paul McCartney in Red Square also won The Mipcon for Best DVD of the year in 2007.
Songs – In Red Square
- "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)"
Songs – St. Petersburg
- 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 Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"/"The End"
- "Helter Skelter"
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – lead vocals, bass guitar, electric and acoustic 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
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Music DVDs Chart[1] | 3 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart[2] | 9 |
| Danish Music DVDs Chart[3] | 6 |
| Dutch Music DVDs Chart[4] | 12 |
| Hungarian Music DVDs Chart[5] | 4 |
| Italian Music DVDs Chart[6] | 3 |
| New Zealand Music DVDs Chart[7] | 5 |
| Norwegian Music DVDs Chart[8] | 10 |
| Spanish Music DVDs Chart[9] | 11 |
| US Music Videos Chart[10] | 2 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Argentina (CAPIF)[11] | Platinum | 8,000^ |
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[13] | 2× Platinum | 20,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[14] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "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. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "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 Mc Cartney – Paul McCartney in Red Square". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 November 2025.