Format 7", 12" | Recorded February 1981 | |
B-side "I'll Give You a Ring" (7")"I'll Give You a Ring" / "Dress Me Up as a Robber" (12") Released 21 June 1982 (7")5 July 1982 (12") Length 4:13 (album version)3:59 (single version) | ||
"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.
Contents
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.
Track listings
- "Take It Away" – 3:59
- "I'll Give You a Ring" – 3:05
- "Take It Away" – 3:59
- "I'll Give You a Ring" – 3:05
- "Dress Me Up as a Robber" – 2:40
Personnel
References
Take It Away (Paul McCartney song) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA