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Released in 1986

Write Away

Written by Paul McCartney • Eric Stewart

Last updated on May 2, 2020

Album This song officially appears on the Press To Play Official album.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1986

Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1985, when Paul McCartney was 43 years old)

Master album

Related sessions

This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

“Write Away” is a song from 1986 album “Press To Play“. It was only released on the CD version of the album (as two other tracks), and therefore omitted from the LP version.

From the “Press To Play” sleeve – These coloured diagrams by Paul show the position of the voices and instruments in the mix of each track.

Lyrics

Hey yeah

Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You need love, write a letter

You need love, write away

Get it down, you'll feel better

Send it now, write away

Hey Cinderella

D-d-did you need that other fella?

On the wrong side of midnight

Your defenses slipped away

You need attention

So I think it's worth a mention

That if I can deliver

Well, there wouldn't be no heavy price to pay

You need love, so write a letter

You need love, write away

If you need to feel better

Do it now, write away

Hey Margarita

I can think of nothing sweeter

But the taste of your nectar

Seems to lead the boys astray

Don't you forget it

Well, you know you won't regret it

Said I've got the answer

You were looking at it long before today

You need love, so write a letter

You need love, write away

Get it down, down, down, you'll feel better

Send it now, write away

Hey, hey, hey, you need love, love, love, write a letter

You need love, write away

If you need to feel better

Do it now, now, now, write away

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Bootlegs

Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

Going further

Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.

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