Out of the Sinking

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"Out of the Sinking"
Single by Paul Weller
from the album Stanley Road
B-sideSexy Sadie[1]
Released1994
Recorded1994
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:11
LabelGo! Discs
Songwriter(s)Paul Weller
Producer(s)Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller
Paul Weller singles chronology
"Hung Up"
(1994)
"Out of the Sinking"
(1994)
"The Changingman"
(1995)

"Out of the Sinking" is a song by British singer-songwriter Paul Weller that was released in 1994 as the first single from his third solo album Stanley Road. It was written by Weller and produced by Brendan Lynch and Weller. The B-side to the single is a cover of the Beatles' "Sexy Sadie".[1]

It originally reached no. 20 on the UK charts upon release in November 1994. It went even higher upon re-release in March 1996, reaching no. 16[2] The B-side to the single on the 1996 re-issue is a cover of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released".

According to Weller, he wrote "Out of the Sinking" as a "great English Mod love song" and took inspiration from the Small Faces.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Paul Weller – Out Of The Sinking". Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Out Of The Sinking - Official Charts". official charts.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Paul Weller song meanings". unmask.us. Retrieved 28 March 2020.