Only Love Remains
Appearance
"Only Love Remains" | ||||
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Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
from the album Press to Play | ||||
B-side | "Tough on a Tightrope" | |||
Released | 1 December 1986 | |||
Recorded | October–December 1985 | |||
Studio | Hog Hill Mill (Icklesham, UK) | |||
Length | 4:11 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Producer(s) |
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Paul McCartney singles chronology | ||||
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"Only Love Remains" is a song by English musician Paul McCartney, released in 1986 as the fourth single from his sixth solo album, Press to Play. A ballad,[1] it reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.[2][3]
Release
[edit]The song was released as a 7" single and a 12" maxi single.[4] The single version of "Only Love Remains" is a remix by Jim Boyer and is different from the album version. The 12" version of the single featured two more remixes of songs from Press to Play.
Reception
[edit]Cash Box said that "McCartney’s impeccable touch with a ballad shines on this classic-sounding new single."[5]
Track listings
[edit]- 7" single (R 6148)
- "Only Love Remains" – 4:11
- Remix by Jim Boyer
- "Tough on a Tightrope" – 4:44
- 12" single (12R 6148)
- "Only Love Remains" – 4:11
- Remix by Jim Boyer
- "Tough on a Tightrope" – 7:03
- Remix by Julian Mendelsohn
- "Talk More Talk" – 5:56
- Remix by Paul McCartney and Jon Jacobs
Charts
[edit]Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 34 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1987/CB-1987-01-17.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "UK Singles - 1952-2009". Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ "Only Love Remains". JPGR. 2000. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. January 17, 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.