Out of the Sinking

"Out of the Sinking"
Single by Paul Weller
from the album Stanley Road
B-side	"Sexy Sadie"
Released	1994
Length	4:11
Label	Go! 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]