The Fireman (band)

For other uses, see The Fireman (disambiguation).

The Fireman
Youth and Paul McCartney
Youth and Paul McCartney
Background information
OriginEngland
GenresEDM, ambient, industrial, neo-psychedelia
Years active1992–present
LabelsHydra/EMI Records (UK)
Capitol/EMI Records (US)
One Little Indian (UK)
ATO Records/MPL (US)
MapleMusic Recordings (Canada)
MembersPaul McCartney
Youth

The Fireman is an English experimental music duo of Paul McCartney and Youth formed in 1993. Their music catalogue ranges from rock to electronica, evolving over more than two decades and three albums. Although officially anonymous until 2008 with the release of the album Electric Arguments,[1] the group members' names had been known to the public since soon after the release of their first album.[2]

In 1993, the Fireman released its first album, Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, and followed that with Rushes in 1998. In 2000, Youth also took part in McCartney's similarly styled Liverpool Sound Collage. Their most recent album is Electric Arguments (2008).

In June 2008, McCartney's official website announced that a track called "Lifelong Passion (Sail Away)", from the album Electric Arguments, would be issued as a limited-edition download to fans who donated to the charity Adopt-A-Minefield.[3] The album was released on the label One Little Indian on 24 November 2008.[4] The new album features more traditional songs, in which there are vocals (the first time on any of their albums). The majority of the album's vocals come from McCartney. In February 2009, Sirius XM launched Fireman Radio, a limited-run channel dedicated to the music of the group.

  1. ^ "Sir Paul McCartney is The Fireman". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ Mendoza, Manuel (28 February 1994). "Don't let this get out, but Paul McCartney has club-music record". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane. Dallas Morning News. p. B5. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Night of a Thousand Dinners". Paul McCartney. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  4. ^ Thiessen, Brock (29 September 2008). "Paul McCartney Preps New Fireman Record". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008.