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Only Love Remains

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"Only Love Remains"
Single by Paul McCartney
from the album Press to Play
B-side"Tough on a Tightrope"
Released1 December 1986
RecordedOctober–December 1985
StudioHog Hill Mill (Icklesham, UK)
Length4:11
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Paul McCartney
Producer(s)
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"Stranglehold"
(1986)
"Only Love Remains"
(1986)
"Once Upon a Long Ago"
(1987)

"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

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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

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Cash Box said that "McCartney’s impeccable touch with a ballad shines on this classic-sounding new single."[5]

Track listings

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7" single (R 6148)
  1. "Only Love Remains" – 4:11
    • Remix by Jim Boyer
  2. "Tough on a Tightrope" – 4:44
12" single (12R 6148)
  1. "Only Love Remains" – 4:11
    • Remix by Jim Boyer
  2. "Tough on a Tightrope" – 7:03
  3. "Talk More Talk" – 5:56
    • Remix by Paul McCartney and Jon Jacobs

Charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 34
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 9

References

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  1. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1987/CB-1987-01-17.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  3. ^ "UK Singles - 1952-2009". Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  4. ^ "Only Love Remains". JPGR. 2000. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  5. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. January 17, 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.