Back in the World Live

Back in the World
Live album by
Released17 March 2003
Recorded1 April – 18 May and 17 November 2002
GenreRock
Length121:25
LabelParlophone
ProducerDavid Kahne
Paul McCartney chronology
Back in the U.S.
(2002)
Back in the World
(2003)
Twin Freaks
(2005)
Paul McCartney live album chronology
Back in the U.S.
(2002)
Back in the World
(2003)
Good Evening New York City
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Back in the World (subtitled Live) is a live album by Paul McCartney composed of highlights from his spring 2002 "Driving USA" tour in the United States in support of McCartney's 2001 release Driving Rain. It was released internationally in 2003, save for North America – where Back in the U.S. saw issue four months earlier in 2002 – to commemorate his first set of concerts in almost ten years.

Using most of the musicians that appeared on Driving Rain, McCartney assembled a new live act composed of Rusty Anderson and Brian Ray on guitar, Abe Laboriel Jr. on drums, and keyboardist Paul "Wix" Wickens, who had been on McCartney's last two tours in 1989–90 and 1993.

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th edn). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 1257. ISBN 0-19-531373-9.