"Fine Line" | ||||
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Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
from the album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | ||||
B-side | "Growing Up Falling Down," "Comfort of Love" | |||
Released | 29 August 2005 [1] | |||
Studio | AIR, London | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich | |||
Paul McCartney singles chronology | ||||
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"Fine Line" is a song from Paul McCartney's 2005 album, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard . McCartney plays a majority of the instruments on the song including drums, bass, and piano. It was released 29 August 2005 as the first single from the album in the UK (see 2005 in British music). It reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, McCartney's last top 20 solo single in the UK as of 2019, and number 31 on the US Adult Contemporary chart. [2] [3] The cover art is a drawing by British artist and frequent McCartney collaborator Brian Clarke.
A live version is also featured on The Space Within US concert DVD from 2006.
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Denmark (Tracklisten) [4] | 17 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [5] | 70 |
Italy (FIMI) [6] | 23 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] | 28 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [8] | 20 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] | 46 |
UK Singles (OCC) [10] | 20 |
UK Top 40 (Official Charts Company) [11] | 17 |
UK Physical Singles Chart [12] | 17 |
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [13] | 31 |
Personnel per booklet. [14]
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