Only Love Remains Explained

Only Love Remains
Cover:	Only love remains uk.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Paul McCartney
Album:	Press to Play
B-Side:	Tough on a Tightrope
Released:	1 December 1986
Recorded:	October–December 1985
Studio:	Hog Hill Mill (Icklesham, UK)
Genre:	Ballad^[1]
Length:	4:11
Label:	Parlophone
Producer:	Paul McCartney Hugh Padgham
Prev Title:	Stranglehold
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Once Upon a Long Ago
Next Year:	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. The song reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.^{[2] [3]}

Release

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.

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

Track listings

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
   • Remix by Julian Mendelsohn
3. "Talk More Talk" – 5:56
   • Remix by Paul McCartney and Jon Jacobs

Notes and References

1. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1987/CB-1987-01-17.pdf
2. Web site: Official Charts: Paul McCartney. The Official UK Charts Company. 2011-10-13.
3. Web site: UK Singles - 1952-2009 . 2009-10-12.
4. Web site: Only Love Remains . 2000 . JPGR . 2013-09-25.
5. Single Releases. Cash Box. January 17, 1987. 2022-08-08. 9.