On November 13 1997, an ensemble of 45 people-consisting of Ringo Starr's friends and family-gathered at Village Recorder Studios to record backing vocals to the track "La De Da".
Starr planned to film a music video for "La De Da" at Shea Stadium in New York, though when the scheduled day arrived, filming was disrupted due to rain. As a result, filming moved to the streets of New York City, where Starr was shot sitting on a bench with an umbrella. The "La De Da" video first aired on MTV in Europe, on 19 May [1998], while in the US, the video aired on Entertainment Tonight on 25 May.
