This One


"This One" is a single from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, Flowers in the Dirt. The song reached number 18 on the UK singles chart. It also reached number 8 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 in Austria, number 31 in the Dutch Top 40 in the Netherlands, number 40 on the Media Control Charts in Germany and number 14 in Japan.
The single includes two songs recorded during the sessions for CHOBA B CCCP album: "I Wanna Cry" and "I'm In Love Again". The latter appeared in a slightly edited form than the version released on 1991 international edition of CHOBA B CCCP.
Like other songs from Flowers in the Dirt, despite the song's modest chart success, to date it has not been included on any McCartney compilation album.

Reception

called the song "lovely". Rolling Stone opined that the song "extends its cute, lyrical conceit for too long and winds up taxing the listener's patience." The song reached number 95 on the Europe Top 200.

Track listings

This song was released as a 7" single, a 12" maxi-single in 3 Versions, a cassette single and a CD single. All songs here are written by Paul McCartney except where noted.
;7" single/cassette single
  1. "This One" – 4:10
  2. "The First Stone" – 4:03
;7" single UK limited edition
  1. "This One" – 4:10
  2. "The Long And Winding Road" – 3:51, re-recording of the Beatles-Song
and a set of 6 full color post cards of Paul and his band.
;12" single 1
  1. "This One" – 4:10
  2. "The First Stone"- 4:03
  3. "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
  4. "I'm In Love Again" – 2:40
;12" single 2
  1. "This One" – 4:10
  2. "The First Stone"- 4:03
  3. "Good Sign" – 6:52
;12" single 3
  1. "This One " – 6:10
  2. "The First Stone"- 4:03
  3. "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
  4. "I'm In Love Again" – 2:40
;CD single
  1. "This One" – 4:10
  2. "The First Stone"- 4:03
  3. "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
  4. "I'm In Love Again" – 2:40

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