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{{Short description|1989 single by Paul McCartney}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = This One
| name = This One
| cover = Paul-McCartney-This-One-45909-1989 UK.jpg
| cover = Paul-McCartney-This-One-45909-1989 UK.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| border = yes
| border = yes
| caption = 12" UK 4-track vinyl release cover, 12R 6223, EMI Parlophone
| caption = 12-inch UK 4-track vinyl release cover, 12R 6223, EMI Parlophone
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Paul McCartney]]
| artist = [[Paul McCartney]]
| album = [[Flowers in the Dirt]]
| album = [[Flowers in the Dirt]]
| B-side = {{ubl|"The First Stone"|"Good Sign" (12" only)|"I Wanna Cry", "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm In Love Again]]" (CD only)}}
| B-side =
* "The First Stone"
* "Good Sign"
* "I Wanna Cry"
* "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm in Love Again]]"
| released = {{start date|1989|7|17|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=41|date=15 July 1989}}</ref>
| released = 17 July 1989
| recorded = 18 May 1988 - Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 4:10
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| label =
* [[Parlophone]]
| length = 4:10
| label = [[Capitol Records]] (US/Canada)<br>[[Parlophone]]
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| writer = [[Paul McCartney]]
| writer = Paul McCartney
| producer = Paul McCartney
| producer = Paul McCartney
| prev_title = [[My Brave Face]]
| prev_title = [[My Brave Face]]
| prev_year = 1989
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = [[Où est le Soleil?]]
| next_title = Où est le Soleil?
| next_year = 1989
| next_year = 1989
}}
}}
[[File:This One Paul McCartney US Capitol.jpg|thumb|1989 US Capitol cassette single cover, 4JM 44438.]]
[[File:This One Paul McCartney US Capitol.jpg|thumb|1989 US Capitol cassette single cover, 4JM 44438.]]
"'''This One'''" is a single from [[Paul McCartney]]'s 1989 album, ''[[Flowers in the Dirt]]''. The song reached number 18 on the [[UK Singles Chart|UK singles chart]].<ref name="polyhex">{{cite web|url=http://www.polyhex.com/music/chartruns/chartruns.php |title=UK Singles - 1952-2009 |access-date=12 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207165154/http://www.polyhex.com/music/chartruns/chartruns.php |archive-date=7 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Official Charts: Paul McCartney|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=13 October 2011}}</ref> It also reached number 8 on the [[Ö3 Austria Top 40]] in Austria, number 31 in the [[Dutch Top 40]] in the Netherlands, number 40 on the [[Media Control Charts]] in Germany and number 14 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Paul+McCartney/16815/single |title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche |publisher=musicline.de |access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=This+One&cat=s |title=Paul McCartney - This One |publisher=austriancharts.at |access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://tsort.info/music/e7keys.htm}}</ref>
"'''This One'''" is a single from [[Paul McCartney]]'s 1989 album, ''[[Flowers in the Dirt]]''. The song reached number 18 on the [[UK Singles Chart|UK singles chart]].<ref name="polyhex">{{cite web|url=http://www.polyhex.com/music/chartruns/chartruns.php |title=UK Singles - 1952-2009 |access-date=12 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207165154/http://www.polyhex.com/music/chartruns/chartruns.php |archive-date=7 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Official Charts: Paul McCartney|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=13 October 2011}}</ref> It also reached number 8 on the [[Ö3 Austria Top 40]] in Austria, number 31 in the [[Dutch Top 40]] in the Netherlands, number 40 on the [[Media Control Charts]] in Germany and number 14 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Paul+McCartney/16815/single |title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche |publisher=musicline.de |access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=This+One&cat=s |title=Paul McCartney - This One |publisher=austriancharts.at |access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://tsort.info/music/e7keys.htm |title=Song artist 148 - Paul McCartney |publisher=Tsort}}</ref>


The single includes two songs recorded during the sessions for ''[[CHOBA B CCCP]]'' album: "I Wanna Cry" and "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm In Love Again]]". The latter appeared in a slightly edited form than the version released on 1991 international edition of ''CHOBA B CCCP''.
The single includes two songs recorded during the sessions for ''[[CHOBA B CCCP]]'' album: "I Wanna Cry" and "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm In Love Again]]". The latter appeared in a slightly edited form than the version released on 1991 international edition of ''CHOBA B CCCP''.


Like other songs from ''Flowers in the Dirt'', despite the song's modest chart success, to date it has not been included on any McCartney compilation album.
Like other songs from ''Flowers in the Dirt'', despite the song's modest chart success, it was not included on any McCartney compilation album until ''[[The McCartney Years]]'' was released in 2007.


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
[[Allmusic]] called the song "lovely".<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/flowers-in-the-dirt-mw0000199270 |title=Flowers in the Dirt - Paul McCartney : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' opined that the song "extends its cute, lyrical conceit for too long and winds up taxing the listener's patience."<ref>{{cite web|author=Anthony DeCurtis |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/flowers-in-the-dirt-19890629#ixzz23U4m8FfT |title=Flowers In The Dirt &#124; Album Reviews |work=Rolling Stone |date=29 June 1989|access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> The song reached number 95 on the Europe Top 200.
[[Allmusic]] called the song "lovely".<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/flowers-in-the-dirt-mw0000199270 |title=Flowers in the Dirt - Paul McCartney : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' opined that the song "extends its cute, lyrical conceit for too long and winds up taxing the listener's patience."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Anthony DeCurtis |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/flowers-in-the-dirt-19890629#ixzz23U4m8FfT |title=Flowers In The Dirt &#124; Album Reviews |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=29 June 1989|access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> ''[[Cash Box]]'' reviewed the single quoting from McCartney's song "[[Silly Love Songs]]" and claiming that McCartney "does them better than anyone I’ve heard since the ’60s."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Pure Pop for Now People|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1989/CB-1989-08-12.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=12 August 1989|accessdate=21 December 2022|page=14|author=Oscar}}</ref> The song reached number 76 on the [[Eurochart Hot 100]].


== Track listings ==
== Track listings ==
This song was released as a 7" single, a 12" maxi-single in 3 Versions, a cassette single and a CD single. All songs here are written by Paul McCartney except where noted.
This song was released as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch maxi-single in three versions, a cassette single, and a CD single. All songs were written by Paul McCartney except where noted.


;7" single/cassette single
'''7-inch and cassette single'''
# "This One" – 4:10
# "This One" – 4:10
# "The First Stone" – 4:03 (McCartney/[[Hamish Stuart]])
# "The First Stone" – 4:03 (McCartney, [[Hamish Stuart]])


;7" single UK limited edition
'''7-inch single UK limited edition'''
# "This One" – 4:10
# "This One" – 4:10
# "The Long And Winding Road" – 3:51 (Lennon/McCartney), re-recording of the Beatles-Song
# "[[The Long and Winding Road]]" – 3:51 (Lennon/McCartney)


⚫
'''12-inch single 1'''
and a set of 6 full color post cards of Paul and his band.

⚫
;12" single 1
# "This One" – 4:10
# "This One" – 4:10
# "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney/[[Hamish Stuart]])
# "The First Stone" – 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
# "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
# "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
# "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm In Love Again]]" – 2:40 ([[Fats Domino]]/[[Dave Bartholomew]])
# "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm in Love Again]]" – 2:40 ([[Fats Domino]], [[Dave Bartholomew]])


;12" single 2
'''12-inch single 2'''
# "This One" – 4:10
# "This One" – 4:10
# "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney/[[Hamish Stuart]])
# "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
# "Good Sign" – 6:52
# "Good Sign" – 6:52


;12" single 3 (Club Lovejoys Mix)
'''12-inch single 3 (Club Lovejoys mix)'''
# "This One (Club Lovejoys Mix)" – 6:10
# "This One" (Club Lovejoys mix) – 6:10
# "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney/[[Hamish Stuart]])
# "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
# "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
# "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
# "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm In Love Again]]" – 2:40 ([[Fats Domino]]/[[Dave Bartholomew]])
# "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm in Love Again]]" – 2:40 (Domino, Bartholomew)


;CD single
'''CD single'''
# "This One" – 4:10
# "This One" – 4:10
# "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney/[[Hamish Stuart]])
# "The First Stone" – 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
# "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
# "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
# "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm In Love Again]]" – 2:40 ([[Fats Domino]]/[[Dave Bartholomew]])
# "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm in Love Again]]" – 2:40 (Domino, Bartholomew)

== Personnel ==
Personnel are taken from the Flowers in the Dirt Archive Collection LP liner notes.<ref>{{Citation |title=Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt |date=2017 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10029618-Paul-McCartney-Flowers-In-The-Dirt |access-date=13 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Paul McCartney]] – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, backing vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar, tambourine, sitar, wine glasses, harmonium
* [[Linda McCartney]] – backing vocals
* [[Chris Whitten]] – drums, percussion
* [[Hamish Stuart]] – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, harmony vocals, rhythm guitar
* [[Robbie McIntosh]] – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* [[Judd Lander]] – harmonica


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! style="width:18em;"| Chart (1989)
! Chart (1989)
! Peak<br>position
! Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|8|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Austria|8|artist=Paul McCartney|song=This One|rowheader=true|access-date=12 July 2022}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders Tip|30|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Flanders|30|artist=Paul McCartney|song=This One|rowheader=true|access-date=12 July 2022}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=33|page=IV|date=19 August 1989}}</ref>
⚫
{{singlechart|Dutch40|31|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}}
| 76
|-
|-
{{singlechart|UK|18|date=19892907|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|27|song=This One|rowheader=true|access-date=30 January 2024}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|94|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|31|artist=Paul McCartney|song=This One|rowheader=true|access-date=12 July 2022}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|28|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UK|18|date=19892907|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|West Germany|40|artist=Paul McCartney|songid=14305|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|94|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
⚫
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|28|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|40|artist=Paul McCartney|song=This One|songid=14305|rowheader=true|access-date=12 July 2022}}
|}
|}


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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* [http://www.discogs.com/Paul-McCartney-This-One/master/141476 Discogs]
* [http://www.discogs.com/Paul-McCartney-This-One/master/141476 Discogs]


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{{Paul McCartney singles}}


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[[Category:1989 songs]]
[[Category:Capitol Records singles]]
[[Category:Music published by MPL Music Publishing]]
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{{Beatles-song-stub}}

Latest revision as of 17:16, 21 November 2024

For other uses, see This One (disambiguation).

"This One"
12-inch UK 4-track vinyl release cover, 12R 6223, EMI Parlophone
Single by Paul McCartney
from the album Flowers in the Dirt
B-side
Released17 July 1989 (1989-07-17)[1]
Length4:10
Label
Songwriter(s)Paul McCartney
Producer(s)Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"My Brave Face"
(1989) 		"This One"
(1989) 		"Où est le Soleil?"
(1989)
1989 US Capitol cassette single cover, 4JM 44438.

"This One" is a single from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, Flowers in the Dirt. The song reached number 18 on the UK singles chart.[2][3] It also reached number 8 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 in Austria, number 31 in the Dutch Top 40 in the Netherlands, number 40 on the Media Control Charts in Germany and number 14 in Japan.[4][5][6]

The single includes two songs recorded during the sessions for CHOBA B CCCP album: "I Wanna Cry" and "I'm In Love Again". The latter appeared in a slightly edited form than the version released on 1991 international edition of CHOBA B CCCP.

Like other songs from Flowers in the Dirt, despite the song's modest chart success, it was not included on any McCartney compilation album until The McCartney Years was released in 2007.

Reception

[edit]

Allmusic called the song "lovely".[7] Rolling Stone opined that the song "extends its cute, lyrical conceit for too long and winds up taxing the listener's patience."[8] Cash Box reviewed the single quoting from McCartney's song "Silly Love Songs" and claiming that McCartney "does them better than anyone I’ve heard since the ’60s."[9] The song reached number 76 on the Eurochart Hot 100.

Track listings

[edit]

This song was released as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch maxi-single in three versions, a cassette single, and a CD single. All songs were written by Paul McCartney except where noted.

7-inch and cassette single

  1. "This One" – 4:10
  2. "The First Stone" – 4:03 (McCartney, Hamish Stuart)

7-inch single UK limited edition

  1. "This One" – 4:10
  2. "The Long and Winding Road" – 3:51 (Lennon/McCartney)

12-inch single 1

  1. "This One" – 4:10
  2. "The First Stone" – 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
  3. "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
  4. "I'm in Love Again" – 2:40 (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew)

12-inch single 2

  1. "This One" – 4:10
  2. "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
  3. "Good Sign" – 6:52

12-inch single 3 (Club Lovejoys mix)

  1. "This One" (Club Lovejoys mix) – 6:10
  2. "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
  3. "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
  4. "I'm in Love Again" – 2:40 (Domino, Bartholomew)

CD single

  1. "This One" – 4:10
  2. "The First Stone" – 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
  3. "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
  4. "I'm in Love Again" – 2:40 (Domino, Bartholomew)

Personnel

[edit]

Personnel are taken from the Flowers in the Dirt Archive Collection LP liner notes.[10]

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 30
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 76
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 94
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 28
West Germany (GfK)[19] 40

References

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  1. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 15 July 1989. p. 41.
  2. ^ "UK Singles - 1952-2009". Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Paul McCartney - This One". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Song artist 148 - Paul McCartney". Tsort.
  7. ^ Thomas, Stephen. "Flowers in the Dirt - Paul McCartney : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  8. ^ Anthony DeCurtis (29 June 1989). "Flowers In The Dirt | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  9. ^ Oscar (12 August 1989). "Pure Pop for Now People" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 14. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. ^ Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt, 2017, retrieved 13 November 2023
  11. ^ "Paul McCartney – This One" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Paul McCartney – This One" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 33. 19 August 1989. p. IV.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – This One". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Paul McCartney – This One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paul McCartney – This One" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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