Hope of Deliverance
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B-side | "Long Leather Coat" |
"Hope of Deliverance" is a Rock, Latin song by Paul McCartney, featured on his 1993 album Off the Ground.
Chart performance
It became a hit in his native UK, reaching number 18.[1] It did not fare well on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 83, but did better on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, hitting number 9.[2] It also did very well in Germany, reaching number 3 there, and is still gaining a lot of airplay in Central and Eastern European radios as well as in South America. Remix versions were released on 15 January 1993,[3] and picked up massive airplay in clubs. It was number one on European top 20 "1993/02/13".
Recording
The song was recorded during sessions for "Off the Ground". The overdub session has been told in detail by Italian percussionist Maurizio Ravalico in the book Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969–2013). It took place on July 17, 1992.[4]
Music video
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The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[5]
Live performances
The song was featured in the set list of 1993's The New World Tour. It was in hiatus until McCartney performed it again in Bogotá, Colombia on 19 April 2012 during his On the Run Tour—the first time performing a song from Off the Ground with his 2012 lineup.[6][7][8][9][10] In Columbia, SC on June 26, 2015 Paul McCartney sang "Hope of Deliverance" during his encore performance on his Out There Tour.
Track listings
7″ single
- "Hope of Deliverance" – 3:20
- "Long Leather Coat" (P. McCartney/L. McCartney) – 3:33
Audio cassette
- "Hope of Deliverance" – 3:20
- "Long Leather Coat" (P. McCartney/L. McCartney) – 3:33
CD maxi
- "Hope of Deliverance" – 3:20
- "Big Boys Bickering" – 3:19
- "Long Leather Coat" (P. McCartney/L. McCartney) – 3:33
- "Kicked Around No More" – 5:25
Personnel
- Paul McCartney: bass, guitar and vocals
- Linda McCartney: autoharp and backing vocals
- Hamish Stuart: backing vocals
- Robbie McIntosh: guitar
- Blair Cunningham: backing vocals and percussion
- Paul "Wix" Wickens: piano, LinnDrum, drum programming, percussion and backing vocals
- David Giovannini: percussion
- Dave Pattman: percussion
- Maurizio Ravalico: percussion[11]
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Notes
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Charts and Awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970–2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 978-0-7119-8307-6.
- ^ Luca Perasi, Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969–2013), L.I.L.Y. Publishing, 2013, ISBN 978-88-909122-1-4, pp. 303–304
- ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Paul McCartney - "Hope of deliverance"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Paul McCartney trajo la magia al estadio El Campín". Elespectador.Com. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ "Fernan Martínez en Amanecer W habla del concierto de Paul McCartney en Bogotá". Wradio.com.co. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ "Paul McCartney breaks sales record in Colombia - Colombia news". Colombia Reports. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ "Concierto de Paul McCartney por fin es una realidad | Entretenimiento". Noticiascaracol.com. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ "El inefable McCartney". Modernois. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ Blaney 2007, p. 212.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hope of Deliverance", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1993" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ German Singles Chart Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Retrieved September 18, 2016)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ "Paul McCartney Japanese Singles Chart listings". Original Confidence. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
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(help) - ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ a b Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ 1993 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved August 8, 2008)
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Paul McCartney; 'Hope of Deliverance')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
References
- Blaney, John (2007). Lennon and McCartney: Alone Together. London: Jawbone Press. ISBN 1-906002-02-9.