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Off the Ground (song)

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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
GenreRock
Length3:39
LabelParlophone/EMI
Songwriter(s)Paul McCartney
Producer(s)Paul McCartney and Julian Mendelsohn
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"C'Mon People"
(1993)
"Off the Ground"
(1993)
"Biker Like an Icon"
(1993)

"Off the Ground" is a song by Paul McCartney and is from the album from the same name. This was one of Paul’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 omitted on the live album, Paul Is Live.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Off the Ground"
  2. "Cosmically Conscious"
CD single
  1. "Off the Ground" – 3:51
  2. "Cosmically Conscious" – 4:39
  3. "Style Style" – 5:59
  4. "Sweet Sweet Memories" – 4:02
  5. "Soggy Noodle"

References

  1. ^ "Paul McCartney Charts and Awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-14.