Peak
25
Weeks
10
Score
1,182
Chart Year
1989
The music video for "My Brave Face" was shot in April 1989, directed by Roger Lunn.[9] It was frequently seen on video channels that year, and was released in 2007 on the three disc collection The McCartney Years. It features a Japanese McCartney-fanatic who acquires McCartney memorabilia, films, and audio by means of robbery, and, allegedly, through Sotheby's.[10] The video was shot in both black-and-white and in colour, and it features rare videos of him with The Beatles as well as with Wings. There is a video of him and the rest of the Beatles doing the Charleston, and him and Linda (as well as a visible Joe English in the background) being greeted by people in New Orleans. In the end, the Japanese fanatic gets arrested, and a clip of McCartney looking in the camera is shown, with 2007 McCartney voicing-over on the audio commentary, "What did you expect?"[10] The video earned a nomination in "Best Video" category on the 1990 Brit Awards.
McCartney co-wrote this song with Elvis Costello. Elvis urged Paul to play his famous Hofner violin bass on the song, so Paul got it out of storage. Paul said it even had the set list still taped on it from the Beatles' 1969 Apple "rooftop" concert. This inspired the music video of a Japanese collector stealing the now-priceless artifact. >>
My brave, my brave, my brave face I've been living in style, Unaccustomed as I am To the luxury life, I've been hitting the town And it didn't hit back I've been doing the rounds Unaccustomed as I am To the time on my hands, Now I don't have to tell anybody When I'm going to get back Ever since you went away I've had this sentimental inclination Not to change a single thing As I pull the sheet back on the bed, I want to go bury my head In your pillow Now that I'm alone again I can't stop breaking down again The simplest things set me off again And take me to that place Where I can't find my brave face, Where I can't find my brave face, My brave, my brave, my brave face My brave face I've been living a lie Unaccustomed as I am To the work of a housewife, I've been breaking up Dirty dishes and throwing them away Ever since you left I have been trying to Compose a 'baby will you please come home' note Meant for you As I clear away another Untouched t.v. dinner From the table, I laid for two Now that I'm alone again I can't stop breaking down again The simplest things set me off again And take me to that place Where I can't find my brave face, Where I can't find my brave face, My brave, my brave, my brave face My brave face
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 27, 1989 | 72 | 54 |
| 2 | Jun 3, 1989 | 54 | 72 |
| 3 | Jun 10, 1989 | 45 | 81 |
| 4 | Jun 17, 1989 | 36 | 90 |
| 5 | Jun 24, 1989 | 33 | 93 |
| 6 | Jul 1, 1989 | 26 | 100 |
| 7 | Jul 8, 1989 | 25 | 101 |
| 8 | Jul 15, 1989 | 26 | 100 |
| 9 | Jul 22, 1989 | 57 | 69 |
| 10 | Jul 29, 1989 | 80 | 46 |