Hope of Deliverance

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“Hope of Deliverance”
“Hope of Deliverance” cover
Single by Paul McCartney
from the album
Off the Ground
Released 26 January 1993
Format CD maxi
7" single
Cassette
Recorded 1992
Genre Rock
Length 3:20 (album version)
Label Capitol Records
Producer Paul McCartney
Julian Mendelsohn
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"All My Trials"
(1990)
"Hope of Deliverance"
(1993)
"C'Mon People"
(1993)

"Hope Of Deliverance" is a hit song by former The Beatles member 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 exceptionally well 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.

A popular remix also was released around the time the single was released, and picked up massive airplay in clubs.

[edit] Track listing

7"
  1. "Hope of Deliverance" (P. McCartney) - 3:20
  2. "Long Leather Coat" (P. McCartney) - 3:33
Audio cassette
  1. "Hope of Deliverance" (P. McCartney) - 3:20
  2. "Long Leather Coat" (P. McCartney) - 3:33
CD maxi
  1. "Hope of Deliverance" (P. McCartney) - 3:20
  2. "Big Boys Bickering" (P. McCartney) - 3:19
  3. "Long Leather Coat" (P. McCartney) - 3:33
  4. "Kicked Around No More" (P. McCartney/L. McCartney) - 5:25

[edit] Charts

Chart (1992-1993)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 83
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 9
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 29
Austrian Singles Chart 4
Dutch Singles Chart 9
French Singles Chart 13
German Singles Chart 3
Irish Singles Chart 28
Norwegian Singles Chart 4
Swedish Singles Chart 26
Swiss Singles Chart 5
UK Singles Chart 18

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Hope of Deliverance", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  2. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)