The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the new album from Paul McCartney, and its expanded special edition arrived in digital form on October 7, 2026. The special edition adds four extra recordings to the record: three previously unreleased songs, "City Fox", "One Night Stand" and "Chelsea Boots", plus a "Home to Us – Flip Mix" in which McCartney and Ringo Starr swap vocal parts. A love letter to his Liverpool childhood and working-class roots in Speke, the album has also earned McCartney his first-ever solo shortlist nod on the Mercury Prize 2026 shortlist.
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The Boys of Dungeon Lane Album Facts
Album: The Boys of Dungeon Lane
Artist: Paul McCartney
Original Release: May 29, 2026
Special Edition Digital: October 7, 2026
Special Edition Physical: December 9, 2026 (limited 2LP orange/blue marble vinyl, zoetrope etching)
Label: MPL/Capitol Records
Producers: Paul McCartney, Andrew Watt
Recorded: 2021–2025
Singles: "Days We Left Behind" (Mar 26, 2026), "Home to Us" (May 8, 2026 — first-ever full duet with Ringo Starr)
Chart Peak: UK No. 1, US Billboard 200 No. 5
Artwork: silkscreened collage by Kate Gibb from 100+ personal-archive images
The Boys of Dungeon Lane (Special Edition) Tracklist
- As You Lie There
- Lost Horizon
- Days We Left Behind
- Ripples in a Pond
- Mountain Top
- Down South
- We Two
- Come Inside
- Never Know
- Home to Us
- Life Can Be Hard
- First Star of the Night
- Salesman Saint
- Momma Gets By
- City Fox (new)
- One Night Stand (new)
- Chelsea Boots (new)
- Home to Us – Flip Mix (new version)
The three new songs — "City Fox", "One Night Stand" and "Chelsea Boots" — come from the album's 2021–2025 sessions with producer Andrew Watt. The "Home to Us – Flip Mix" reworks the duet with Ringo Starr by swapping the pair's vocal parts.
Across the record, McCartney revisits his Liverpool childhood and Speke working-class roots, and the album's title itself comes from a lyric in "Days We Left Behind". Numbering of the album among his solo studio records differs by source: the BBC lists it as his 18th, while Wikipedia counts it as his 20th.
The release also brought McCartney his first-ever solo Mercury Prize shortlist nomination, with the 2026 shortlist revealed on October 7, 2026 and the ceremony set for Newcastle on October 23. See the Mercury Prize 2026 shortlist coverage for the full list of nominees.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is the deluxe edition released?
The digital special edition arrived on October 7, 2026, while the physical edition follows on December 9, 2026 as a limited 2LP orange/blue marble vinyl with a zoetrope etching.
What are the new songs on the special edition?
"City Fox", "One Night Stand" and "Chelsea Boots" are all previously unreleased, joined by the "Home to Us – Flip Mix".
What is the "Home to Us – Flip Mix"?
It is the duet with Ringo Starr with the pair's vocal parts swapped.
Was the album nominated for the Mercury Prize?
Yes — it earned McCartney his first-ever solo shortlist nod in 2026; the ceremony takes place in Newcastle on October 23, and the full nominees list is in our Mercury Prize 2026 shortlist post.
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