Take It Away (Paul McCartney song)
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| Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
| from the album Tug of War | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Give You a Ring" (7") "I'll Give You a Ring" / "Dress Me Up as a Robber" (12") |
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| Released | 21 June 1982 (7") 5 July 1982 (12") |
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| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Recorded | February 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length |
4:13 (album version) 3:59 (single version) |
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| Label | Parlophone/EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
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"Take It Away" is a single by Paul McCartney from his 1982 album Tug of War. The single spent sixteen weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, reaching #10 It reached #15 in the UK. The music video, directed by John Makenzie, features former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and long-time producer George Martin, both of whom played on the track, as well as actor John Hurt.
Although there is a segue from "Tug of War" into this song on the album the single version instead starts cleanly, but fades out earlier at the end.
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