Hope of Deliverance
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"Hope of Deliverance" is a hit song by Paul McCartney
, featured on his 1993 album Off the Ground
. It became a hit in his native UK, reaching #18. It did not fare well on the Billboard Hot 100
, peaking at #83, but did better on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, hitting #9. It is part of Paul McCartney
's massive singles catalogue. It also did very well in Germany, reaching #3 there, and is still gaining a lot of airplay in Central and Eastern European radios as well as in South America. A popular remix
also was released around the time the single was released, and picked up massive airplay in clubs.
Audio cassette
CD maxi
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
, featured on his 1993 album Off the Ground
Off the Ground
Off the Ground is the ninth studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1993. As his first studio album of the 1990s, it is also the follow-up to the acclaimed Flowers in the Dirt .-Recording and structure:...
. It became a hit in his native UK, reaching #18. It did not fare well on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, peaking at #83, but did better on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, hitting #9. It is part of Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
's massive singles catalogue. It also did very well in Germany, reaching #3 there, and is still gaining a lot of airplay in Central and Eastern European radios as well as in South America. A popular remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
also was released around the time the single was released, and picked up massive airplay in clubs.
Track listings
7" single- "Hope of Deliverance" — 3:20
- "Long Leather Coat" — 3:33
Audio cassette
- "Hope of Deliverance" — 3:20
- "Long Leather Coat" — 3:33
CD maxi
- "Hope of Deliverance" — 3:20
- "Big Boys Bickering" — 3:19
- "Long Leather Coat" — 3:33
- "Kicked Around No More" by P. McCartney and L. McCartney — 5:25
Personnel
- Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
: bass, guitar and vocals - Linda McCartneyLinda McCartneyLinda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....
: autoharp and backing vocals - Hamish StuartHamish StuartHamish Stuart is a guitarist, bassist, singer, composer and record producer.- Biography :Stuart had recorded a couple of singles with his first band, the Dream Police, before he was invited to join the recently formed Average White Band in June 1972.A member of AWB from 1972 to 1982, he went on to...
: backing vocals - Robbie McIntoshRobbie McIntoshRobbie McIntosh is an English guitarist. McIntosh is well known as a session guitarist and member of The Pretenders from 1982 until 1987. In 1988 he began doing session guitar work for Paul McCartney joining his band full time until early 1994...
: guitar - Blair CunninghamBlair CunninghamBlair Cunningham is a drummer who has played with Haircut One Hundred, The Pretenders, Paul McCartney, Alison Moyet, Sade, Paul Rutherford, the Indigo Girls, Roxy Music, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Mick Jagger, Ray Davis, Andy Taylor, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Kevin Rowland and The Big Dish...
: backing vocals and percussion - Paul "Wix" WickensPaul WickensPaul "Wix" Wickens is a keyboardist and composer from Essex, United Kingdom. Wickens has worked with musicians such as Paul McCartney, Nik Kershaw, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Bon Jovi and many other artists. Wickens has been a member of McCartney's touring band since 1989.-Career:Wickens began...
: piano, LinnDrum, drum programming, percussion and backing vocals - David Giovannini: percussion
- Dave Pattman: percussion
- Maurizio Ravalico: percussion
Peak positions
| Chart (1992/93) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 29 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
8 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 13 |
| German Media Control Singles Chart | 3 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 28 |
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 88 |
| Norwegian VG-lista Singles Chart | 4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 26 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 83 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 9 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Top 40 | 70 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 10 |