This One (song)

1989

This One is a song by Paul McCartney, released on the album Flowers in the Dirt in June 1989 and was published in the same year as a single.

Background

This One is one of the songs Paul McCartney, whose formation is based on a pun. In This One McCartney works with the word pairs This One ( " exactly this " or " this one " ) and The Swan ( " the swan "). A second influence on the song was the Indian mythology: The image of the swan on the back of which a god rides, McCartney likened himself with pictures of the Indian deity Krishna on the goose, which he had seen during the stay of the Beatles in 1968 in India. However, he stressed that he is the " very spiritual [n ] and calm [n ] image [ ... ] no particular religion prescribe ," and called the song in its basic plant a love song.

Production

This One was written by Paul McCartney, who also took over the lead vocals and grossed when recording acoustic guitar, electric bass, keyboard, rhythm guitar and the harmonium. He also played sitar and tambourine and experimented with wine glasses. Hamish Stuart played an acoustic guitar and rhythm guitar and took the second vote. In addition, were Chris Whitten (drums, percussion), Robbie McIntosh ( acoustic guitar, electric guitar ) and Judd Lander ( harmonica ) involved in the uptake. Paul and Linda McCartney and Hamish Stuart sang a the harmonies. Sound engineer Geoff Emerick was recording.

The song is about a person who has another asks if they 've ever taken in their arms, have seen her in the eye, cheek, etc. The chorus was stroking the statement shall be: If this never happened, it was only because they have been waiting for a better moment for it, let him never come. Now, however, there is no better time for it than just that. In the line, " than this one, this one" the transition to the second part of the content of the chorus, the " ... The swan is gliding " picks up the sound with. The song follows the traditional scheme verse - chorus - verse - chorus - bridge - verse - chorus - outro with conventional chord changes.

Publication

Song

This One was released on 5 June 1989 at the ninth solo album McCartney Flowers in the Dirt and was released as a live version on the 1990 in a triple - LP Tripping the Live Fantastic. The single This One came out in England on 17 July 1989. It contained on the B - side of the song The First Stone, which had been taken for Flowers in the Dirt, but was not published on the disk. In the U.S., the single was released on August 1, out, however, was only available as a music cassette there. One week later in the UK, the limited 7 " vinyl single This One / The Long and Winding Road.

The single cover shows the figure of the god Krishna, who is flying on a swan on the water. The sun reflected in the sea, the side is a rainbow to see. The drawing is from Sni Muk Fej, the cover design of the Agency Mainartery in London.

From This One three maxi singles were released:

• This One / The First Stone / I Wanna Cry / I'm in Love Again: She appeared as a 12 " vinyl maxi-single and 5" CD single and was released on 17 July 1989. The songs I Wanna Cry and I'm in Love Again originate from the 1988 sessions for the album Снова в СССР, and had not been previously published.
• This One / The First Stone / Good Sign: She appeared on 31 July 1989 as a 12 " vinyl maxi single. The song Good Sign arose during the sessions on Flowers in the Dirt.
• This One (Club Lovejoy Mix) / The First Stone / I Wanna Cry / I'm in Love Again: She appeared as a 12 " vinyl maxi single. The remixing of This One was made by Matt Butler. The maxi single was released in Germany in October 1989 during Paul McCartney's performances in Germany as part of his world tour.

In the U.S. 7 " vinyl promotional singles (both sides with This One A- side) and 5" were produced CD - promotional singles.

Video

The music video for This One was shot on an idea by McCartney Tim Pope. The shooting took place in London at Albert Wharf Studios. A special feature of the video is that McCartney keeps it closed over large parts of the eye, where the eyelids are painted in some scenes with eyes. The video with Indian touches cost around 350,000 DM (converted, Booth 1989). A second promotional video was made in July 1989 under the direction of Dean Chamberlain.

A live interpretation of the song is found in the concert film Get Back by Richard Lester and Aubrey Powell in 1991, documentation of the The Paul McCartney World Tour in 1989 and 1990. The U.S. PBS Special The Making Of Flowers in the Dirt from 1989 also shows a interpretation of the song by McCartney and band.

Reception

This One 1989 reached number 18 on the British charts and number 94 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the song came to number 40 in the German charts, number 8 in the Austrian charts, number 31 of the Dutch charts and # 30 of the Belgian ( Flemish ) charts.

Allmusic called This One as "irritant " ( "lovely" ). The Rolling Stone called the witty wordplay of the song cute,, was, however, that it will spread in the song too much and at the end strapaziere the patience of the audience over charge ( "extends its cute, lyrical conceit for too long and winds up taxing the listener 's patience. ").