# Put It There > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Put_It_There > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Put_It_There.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Put_It_There > Source revision: 1355896736 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox song | name = Put It There | cover = Put it there uk7.jpg | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney) | album = [Flowers in the Dirt](/source/Flowers_in_the_Dirt) | B-side = {{ubl|"[Mama's Little Girl](/source/Mama's_Little_Girl)"|"Same Time Next Year" (12" and CD single only)|([Paul McCartney & Wings](/source/Wings_(band)))}} | released = 5 February 1990 | recorded = 22 April 1988
28 November 1988 | studio = *[Hog Hill Mill](/source/Hog_Hill_Mill) ([Icklesham](/source/Icklesham), UK) *[AIR](/source/AIR_Oxford_Circus) (London, UK) | genre = [Rock](/source/Rock_music) | length = 2:09 | label = [Parlophone](/source/Parlophone) | writer = [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney) | producer = Paul McCartney | prev_title = [Figure of Eight](/source/Figure_of_Eight_(song)) | prev_year = 1990 | next_title = [Birthday](/source/Birthday_(The_Beatles_song)) | next_year = 1990 }} "'''Put It There'''" is a 1990 single from [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney)'s 1989 album, ''[Flowers in the Dirt](/source/Flowers_in_the_Dirt)''. The song reached number 32 on the [UK singles chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).{{cite web|title=Official Charts: Paul McCartney|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=2011-10-13}}{{cite web |url=http://www.polyhex.com/music/chartruns/chartruns.php |title=UK Singles - 1952-2009 |access-date=2009-10-12}} The lyrics were inspired by an expression of friendship and solace that McCartney learned from his father, "Put it there if it weighs a ton".https://www.paulmccartney.com/discography/singles/put-it-there ==Overview== Despite achieving modest chart success, the song, like all the other tracks from ''[Flowers in the Dirt](/source/Flowers_in_the_Dirt)'', has not yet been included on any Paul McCartney compilation album to date. The 7" single also included "[Mama's Little Girl](/source/Mama's_Little_Girl)", a [Wings](/source/Wings_(band)) song that had been originally recorded in 1972 but had been remixed and produced in its current version in 1987 by McCartney, co-producer [Chris Thomas](/source/Chris_Thomas_(music_producer)) and engineer [Bill Price](/source/Bill_Price_(producer)).https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/song/mamas-little-girl/ The 12" single included "Same Time Next Year", a second Wings song which had been recorded on 5 and 6 May 1978 at [RAK Studios](/source/RAK_Studios),{{cite book|editor1=Miles, Barry |editor2=Badman, Keith |title=The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 |year=2001 |publisher=Music Sales Group |location=London |isbn=9780711983076 |edition=reprint}} as a possible theme for the film ''[Same Time, Next Year](/source/Same_Time%2C_Next_Year_(film))''. The 12" single was also released as limited edition (12 RS6246) with an art print from the cover illustration. The cover illustration was drawn by McCartney.https://jpgr.co.uk/r6246.html According to the liner notes from Geoff Baker, the song was issued as single because of the Parisian crowd from the concerts at the Palais Omnisports in October 1989, as the girls were grabbing partners and bobbing to "Put It There". "Put It There" is also the name of an hour-long documentary on the making of ''Flowers in the Dirt'', produced by Chips Chipperfield and directed by [Geoff Wonfor](/source/Geoff_Wonfor) (who later made ''[The Beatles Anthology](/source/The_Beatles_Anthology_(TV_series))''), originally released in September 1989 and later included on the [2017 remastered version](/source/Flowers_in_the_Dirt) of the album.{{cite web|url=https://www.paulmccartney.com/films/put-it-there|title=Put It There|date=January 1989|access-date=24 January 2019}} == Track listing == All songs written by [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney), except "[Mama's Little Girl](/source/Mama's_Little_Girl)" by Paul and [Linda McCartney](/source/Linda_McCartney). ===7" and cassette single=== # "Put It There" – 2:08 # "[Mama's Little Girl](/source/Mama's_Little_Girl)" – 3:40 ===12" single=== ;Side one # "Put It There" – 2:08 # "Mama's Little Girl" – 3:40 ;Side two # "Same Time Next Year" – 3:07 ===CD single=== # "Put It There" – 2:08 # "Mama's Little Girl" – 3:40 # "Same Time Next Year" – 3:07 == Personnel == Personnel are taken from the Flowers in the Dirt Archive Collection LP liner notes {{cite AV media |title=Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt |date=2017 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10029618-Paul-McCartney-Flowers-In-The-Dirt |publisher=Parlophone}} * [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney) – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar, orchestration * [Chris Whitten](/source/Chris_Whitten) – hi-hat, percussion * [Hamish Stuart](/source/Hamish_Stuart) – bass, percussion * [George Martin](/source/George_Martin) – orchestration ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="width:18em;"| Chart (1990) ! Peak
position |- {{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|28|artist=Paul McCartney|chartid=7917|publish-date=June 9, 1990|access-date=November 16, 2025|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Germany|60|artist=Paul McCartney|songid=97839|song=Put It There|rowheader=true}} |- ! scope="row"|IrelandIrish singles chart 17 February 1990, No.17, 2 weeks on chart | 17 |- {{singlechart|Dutch100|82|artist=Paul McCartney|song=Put It There|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|UK|32|date=19901702|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|11|artist=Paul McCartney|rowheader=true}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Paul McCartney}} {{Paul McCartney songs}} {{Authority control}} Category:Paul McCartney songs Category:Songs written by Paul McCartney Category:1989 songs Category:Music published by MPL Music Publishing --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Put It There](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Put_It_There) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Put_It_There?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.