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"Fine Line"
Single by Paul McCartney
from the album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
B-side"Growing Up Falling Down," "Comfort of Love"
Released29 August 2005 (2005-08-29) [1]
Studio AIR, London
Length3:05
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)Paul McCartney
Producer(s) Nigel Godrich
Paul McCartney singles chronology
" Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
(2005) 		"Fine Line"
(2005) 		" Jenny Wren"
(2005)

"Fine Line" is a song from Paul McCartney's 2005 album, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. McCartney plays a majority of the instruments on the song including drums, bass, and piano. It was released 29 August 2005 as the first single from the album in the UK (see 2005 in British music). It reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, McCartney's last top 20 solo single in the UK as of 2019, and number 31 on the US Adult Contemporary chart. [2] [3] The cover art is a drawing by British artist and frequent McCartney collaborator Brian Clarke.

A live version is also featured on The Space Within US concert DVD from 2006.

Track listings

7" R6673
  1. "Fine Line" – 3:05
  2. "Growing Up Falling Down" – 3:27
CD CDR6673
  1. "Fine Line" – 3:05
  2. "Comfort of Love" – 3:08
CD
  1. "Fine Line" – 3:06
  2. "Comfort of Love" – 3:09
  3. "Growing Up Falling Down" – 3:27

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Denmark ( Tracklisten) [4] 17
Germany ( Official German Charts) [5] 70
Italy ( FIMI) [6] 23
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [7] 28
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [8] 20
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [9] 46
UK Singles ( OCC) [10] 20
UK Top 40 (Official Charts Company) [11] 17
UK Physical Singles Chart [12] 17
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [13] 31

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. [14]

  • Paul McCartney – vocals, Bösendorfer grand piano, Baldwin spinet, Höfner bass guitar, Epiphone Casino electric guitar, Martin D28 acoustic guitar, Ludwig drums, shakers, tambourine
  • Millennia Ensemble – strings
  • Joby Talbot – conducting, arrangement

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 August 2005. p. 29.
  2. ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  3. ^ "Paul McCartney Charts and Awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  4. ^ " Paul McCartney – Fine Line". Tracklisten.
  5. ^ " Paul McCartney – Fine Line" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. ^ " Paul McCartney – Fine Line". Top Digital Download.
  7. ^ " Paul McCartney – Fine Line" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ " Paul McCartney – Fine Line" Canciones Top 50.
  9. ^ " Paul McCartney – Fine Line". Singles Top 100.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Chart Search". Official Charts Company for Paul McCartney. Retrieved 29 August 2005.
  12. ^ "Chart Search". Official Charts Company for Paul McCartney. Retrieved 4 September 2005.
  13. ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  14. ^ Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (Booklet). Paul McCartney. Parlophone, EMI. 2005. 00946 337958 2 2, 337 9582.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
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