Save Me (Fleetwood Mac song) explained

Save Me
Cover:	Save Me album cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Fleetwood Mac
Album:	Behind the Mask
B-Side:	"Another Woman" (live)
Released:	March 1990^[1]
Genre:	Rock
Length:	4:13 (album version) 3:50 (fade)
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Greg Ladanyi Fleetwood Mac
Prev Title:	Hold Me
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Love Is Dangerous
Next Year:	1990

"Save Me" is a song by British-American band Fleetwood Mac from their 15th studio album, Behind the Mask, released as a single in 1990. Written and sung by Christine McVie, it was the group's last top-40 hit in the United States,^[2] where it reached 33. "Save Me" achieved modest success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at No. 53. It also reached the top 10 in Canada, Finland, and the Netherlands. The song was, as the slightly shorter single edit, included in the group's 2018 compilation 50 Years – Don't Stop.^[3]

"Save Me" was issued as the lead single in March 1990 in the United States and on 23 April 1990 in the UK^[4] after the release of its parent album. Warner Brothers also released an expanded edition of the "Save Me" single on 30 April, which included additional live tracks, an album style jewel box, and an inlay booklet with a family tree, interviews, and photos.^[5]

Track listings

7-inch single^[6]

A. "Save Me"

B. "Another Woman" (live at Cow Palace, San Francisco)

German CD single^[7]

1. "Save Me"
2. "Another Woman" (live)
3. "Everywhere" (live)

German maxi-CD single^[8]

1. "Save Me" – 4:13
2. "Another Woman" (live) – 3:48
3. "The Second Time" – 2:31

Credits

• Christine McVie – keyboards, synthesizer, lead vocals
• Rick Vito – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Billy Burnette – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Stevie Nicks – backing vocals
• John McVie – bass guitar
• Mick Fleetwood – drums, gong, finger cymbals, shaker, wind chimes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	45
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10]	6
U.S. Cash Box^[11]	29

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[12]	74
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[13]	37
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	81

Notes and References

1. Book: Fleetwood, Mick . My 25 years in Fleetwood Mac. 1993 . Hyperion . 0-297-81336-6.
2. Web site: The Best Song From Every Fleetwood Mac Album. Gallucci. Michael. Ultimate Classic Rock. 2 March 2019 . 13 October 2019.
3. Web site: Fleetwood Mac To Release Career Spanning Collection '50 Years – Don't Stop'. Cashmere. Paul. 29 September 2018. Noise11.com. 13 October 2019.
4. New Singles. Music Week. 39. 21 April 1990.
5. Web site: BTM Presenter 2 . 31 December 2023 . Fleetwood Mac UK.
6. Save Me. Fleetwood Mac. 1990. UK & European 7-inch single vinyl disc. Warner Bros. Records. W 9866.
7. Save Me. Fleetwood Mac. 1990. German CD single liner notes. Warner Bros. Records. W9866CDX, 7599 21552-2.
8. Save Me. Fleetwood Mac. 1990. German maxi-CD single liner notes. Warner Bros. Records. W 9866 CD, 7599-21523-2.
9. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 7. 20. IV. 19 May 1990. 19 June 2021.
10. Book: Nyman, Jake. 2005. Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja. 1st. Tammi. Helsinki. 951-31-2503-3. fi.
11. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. 2014. Sheridan Books, Inc.. 978-0-89820-209-0.
12. Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 24 October 2019.
13. Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 24 October 2019.
14. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990. Dutch Top 40. 24 January 2021.