Out of the Sinking

1994 single by Paul Weller
"Out of the Sinking"
Single by Paul Weller
from the album Stanley Road
B-side"Sexy Sadie"
Released1994
Length4:11
LabelGo! Discs
Songwriter(s)Paul Weller
Producer(s)Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller
Paul Weller singles chronology
"Hung Up"
(1994) 		"Out of the Sinking"
(1994) 		"The Changingman"
(1995)

"Out of the Sinking" is a song by British singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released in 1994 by Go! Discs as the first single from his third solo album, Stanley Road (1995). Weller wrote the song and produced it with Brendan Lynch. The B-side to the single is a cover of the Beatles' "Sexy Sadie".

"Out of the Sinking" originally reached No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart upon release its release. In February 1996, it was re-released and reached a new peak of No. 16.[1] The B-side to the single on the 1996 re-issue is a cover of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released". According to Weller, he wrote "Out of the Sinking" as a "great English Mod love song" and took inspiration from the Small Faces.[2]

Critical reception

Paul Mathur from Melody Maker said that "Out of the Sinking" "is far from the best of Paul Weller's recent releases, slumping at times into the sort of aimlessness that Van Morrison has made his own."[3] Dele Fadele from NME wrote that the song "is a kind of object lesson in getting rid of depression, and, in these post-Nirvana times, putting all those obsessions with death and decay and turmoil and exorcism behind you. A pleasant, summery soupçon of hippy dreams."[4] Another NME editor, Ted Kessler, complimented it as a "well-crafted" single and "bright, vaguely optimistic".[5]

Track listings

  1. "Out of the Sinking"
  2. "Sexy Sadie"
  3. "Sunflower" (Lynch Mob dub)
  1. "Out of the Sinking" (LP version)
  2. "I Shall Be Released"
  3. "Broken Stones"
  4. "Porcelain Gods"

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 66
Scotland (OCC)[13] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 20
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 70
Scotland (OCC)[16] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 16

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Go! Discs
United Kingdom (re-release) 26 February 1996
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [17]

References

  1. ^ "Paul Weller". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Paul Weller song meanings". unmask.us. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Mathur, Paul (29 October 1994). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 39. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ Fadele, Dele (22 October 1994). "Singles". NME. p. 50. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ^ Kessler, Ted (20 May 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 44. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ Out of the Sinking (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1994. GOD 121, 857 738-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Out of the Sinking (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1994. GODX 121, 857 739-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Out of the Sinking (UK CD single liner notes). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1994. GODCD 121, 857 739-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Out of the Sinking (UK cassette single sleeve). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1994. GOD MC 121, 857 738-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Out of the Sinking (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GOD 143, 850 508-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Out of the Sinking (UK CD single liner notes). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GOD CD143, 850 509-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 46. 12 November 1994. p. 24.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Paul Weller: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 11. 16 March 1996. p. 17.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  17. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 February 1996. p. 31.
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