Put It There
"Put It There" | ||||
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File:Put it there uk7.jpg | ||||
Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
from the album Flowers in the Dirt | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 5 February 1990 | |||
Recorded | 22 April 1988 – Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex. Orchestra recorded 28 November 1988 – AIR Studios, London | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 2:09 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Paul McCartney singles chronology | ||||
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"Put It There" is a 1990 single from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, Flowers in the Dirt. The song reached number 32 on the UK singles chart.[1][2] The lyrics were inspired by an expression of friendship and solace that McCartney learned from his father, "Put it there [handshake] if it weighs a ton."[citation needed]
Overview
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Like other songs from Flowers in the Dirt, despite the song's modest chart success, to date "Put It There" has not been included yet on any McCartney compilation album.
The 7" single also included "Mama's Little Girl", a Wings song that had been originally recorded in 1972 but had been remixed and produced in its current version in 1987 by McCartney and Chris Thomas.
The 12" single included "Same Time Next Year", a second Wings song which had been recorded on 5 and 6 May 1978 at RAK Studios,[3] as a possible theme for the film Same Time, Next Year. It had also been remixed and produced in 1987 by McCartney and Thomas.
The 12" single was also released as limited edition (12 RS6246) with an art print from the cover illustration. The cover illustration was drawn by McCartney.
According to the liner notes from Geoff Baker, the song was issued as single because of the Parisian crowd from the concerts at the Palais Omnisports in October 1989, as the girls were grabbing partners and bobbing to "Put It There".
"Put It There" is also the name of an hour-long documentary on the making of Flowers in the Dirt, produced by Chips Chipperfield and directed by Geoff Wonfor (who later made The Beatles Anthology), originally released in September 1989 and later included on the 2017 remastered version of the album.[4]
Track listing
This song was released on 5 February 1990 as a cassette single, a 7" single, a 12" maxi-single, and a CD single.
- Cassette single[5]
- "Put It There"
- "Mama's Little Girl"
- 7" single
- "Put It There"
- "Mama's Little Girl"
- 12" single
- "Put It There"
- "Mama's Little Girl"
- "Same Time Next Year"
- CD single
- "Put It There"
- "Mama's Little Girl"
- "Same Time Next Year"
Charts
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] | 9[failed verification] |
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 60 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 82 |
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 32 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] | 11 |
References
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "UK Singles - 1952-2009". Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076.
- ^ "Put It There". January 1989. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ 45worlds > Tape Media: Cassette Single : TCR 6246
- ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Paul McCartney – Put It There" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Paul McCartney – Put It There" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
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