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"Only Love Remains" is the fourth single from Paul McCartney's 1986 album, Press to Play. The song reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2]

"Only Love Remains"
Single by Paul McCartney
from the album Press to Play
B-side	"Tough on a Tightrope"
Released	1 December 1986
Recorded	October/December 1985
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:11
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Paul McCartney
Producer(s)	Hugh Padgham
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"Stranglehold" (1986) "Only Love Remains" (1986) "Once Upon a Long Ago" (1987)

Release

The song was released as a 7" single and a 12" maxi single.[3] The single version of "Only Love Remains" is a remix by Jim Boyer and is different from the album version. The 12" version of the single featured two more remixes of songs from Press to Play.

Cash Box said that "McCartney’s impeccable touch with a ballad shines on this classic-sounding new single."[4]

Track listings

7" single (R 6148)

1. "Only Love Remains" – 4:11
   • Remix by Jim Boyer
2. "Tough on a Tightrope" – 4:44

12" single (12R 6148)

1. "Only Love Remains" – 4:11
   • Remix by Jim Boyer
2. "Tough on a Tightrope" – 7:03
   • Remix by Julian Mendelsohn
3. "Talk More Talk" – 5:56
   • Remix by Paul McCartney and Jon Jacobs

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	34
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6]	9

References

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