Waterfalls (Paul McCartney song)
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| Single by Paul McCartney | ||||||||||
| from the album McCartney II | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Check My Machine" | |||||||||
| Released | 13 June 1980 | |||||||||
| Format | 7" | |||||||||
| Recorded | Dec 1979 | |||||||||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||||||||
| Length |
4:43 (Album Version) 3:20 (DJ Edit) |
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Parlophone/EMI (UK) Columbia (US) |
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| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||||||||
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"Waterfalls" is a Paul McCartney ballad from his first solo album after Wings, McCartney II. The song has a stripped-down sound, with McCartney only playing a Fender Rhodes electric piano and a synthesizer and singing, and a short solo most likely played on an acoustic guitar. It was released as a single with "Check My Machine" as its B-Side and reached chart position #9 in the UK. In the US, however, it was his first single ever to miss the Billboard Hot 100 chart, only reaching number 106 despite being the follow-up to the number one hit "Coming Up". In 2013, Rolling Stone rated it the #25 all-time Paul McCartney post-Beatles song, describing how it contrasted with Wings' prior single.
When questioned on singles he wished were more successful, McCartney stated, "There's quite a few, actually. ... 'Waterfalls', I think is nice." He also commented that TLC's single "Waterfalls" carries elements of his song.
Sloan recorded a more uptempo version of the song on the McCartney tribute album Listen To What The Man Said.
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