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"Off the Ground"
Photo taken 1977.
Single by Paul McCartney
from the album Off the Ground
B-side"Cosmically Conscious"
Released19 April 1993
Recorded1992
Genre Rock, pop
Length3:39
Label Parlophone/ EMI
Songwriter(s)Paul McCartney
Producer(s)
Paul McCartney singles chronology
" C'Mon People"
(1993)
"Off the Ground"
(1993)
" Biker Like an Icon"
(1993)

"Off the Ground" is a rock/ pop song by Paul McCartney and is from the album from the same name. This was one of McCartney's first songs made using a computer. The video can be seen on the DVD collection, The McCartney Years. The video was shot by Industrial Light & Magic. Some behind the scenes footage can be seen on the out of print VHS, Movin' On. The video features "Soggy Noodle", a short acoustic piece played as an intro which can be found as a B-side on the single release. In the US, it reached number 27 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [1]

The song was played live during The New World Tour that followed the release of the album; however, the song was not included on the live album, Paul Is Live.

Track listings

7" single

  1. "Off the Ground"
  2. "Cosmically Conscious"

CD single

  1. "Off the Ground" – 3:38
  2. "Cosmically Conscious" – 4:39
  3. "Style Style" – 5:59
  4. "Sweet Sweet Memories" – 4:02
  5. "Soggy Noodle"

Charts

Chart performance for "Off the Ground"
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia ( ARIA) [2] 66
Germany ( Official German Charts) [3] 54
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [1] 20

References

  1. ^ a b "Paul McCartney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 181.
  3. ^ " Paul McCartney – Off the Ground" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 August 2022.