Press (song)
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| “Press” | |||||
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| Single by Paul McCartney from the album Press to Play |
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| Released | 14th July, 1986 | ||||
| Recorded | 1986 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:43 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone/EMI | ||||
| Writer(s) | Paul McCartney | ||||
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"Press" is a 1986 single by Paul McCartney also featured on the album Press to Play. "It's Not True" was featured as the B-side.
Various issues in the U.K. include two 7" singles ("Press" and "Press-video edit"), a 10" single in a special fold-out sleeve and two 12" singles. In the U.K. a Hugh Padgham mix and edit of "Press" was released on the single, but was quickly withdrawn and replaced with the preferred Bevans/Forward mix.
Though hitting the Top 30 in both the U.S. and U.K. "Press" was not a successful single and marked the beginning of a downturn of McCartney's fortunes on the singles chart. Namely, it was the first time since "Back To the Egg" in 1979 that a lead single from a McCartney album failed to hit the Top 20. This may have been because "Press" did not fit neatly into album-oriented rock or adult-contemporary radio formats popular at the time.
