Unofficial album
4:03 • Studio version • A1 • Single version
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Campbell Maloney : Military snares Kenneth Sillito : Orchestra lead, Violin Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Alan John Peters : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello David Ogden : Violin Nicolas Reader : Bassoon
Session Recording: Jan 21, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: March - December 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Dec 13, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Tug Of War - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
4:22 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Campbell Maloney : Military snares Kenneth Sillito : Orchestra lead, Violin Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Alan John Peters : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello David Ogden : Violin Nicolas Reader : Bassoon
Session Recording: Jan 21, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: March - December 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Dec 13, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Tug Of War - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
4:23 • Studio version • B • 2015 remix
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Remixing, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Campbell Maloney : Military snares Kenneth Sillito : Orchestra lead, Violin Jon Jacobs : Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Alan John Peters : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello David Ogden : Violin Nicolas Reader : Bassoon Alex Wharton : Mastering Steve Orchard : Remixing
Session Recording: Jan 21, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: March - December 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: March 2-30, 2015 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Tug Of War - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
4:05 • Studio version • A1 • Single edit
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Campbell Maloney : Military snares Kenneth Sillito : Orchestra lead, Violin Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Alan John Peters : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello David Ogden : Violin Nicolas Reader : Bassoon
Session Recording: Jan 21, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: March - December 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Dec 13, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
3:36 • Alternate take • Backing Track with single vocal
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
2:22 • Alternate take • Guitars + Backing vocals + orchestra (5.1 mix)
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
4:06 • Alternate take • A1 • Single Edit
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Campbell Maloney : Military snares Kenneth Sillito : Orchestra lead, Violin Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Alan John Peters : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello David Ogden : Violin Nicolas Reader : Bassoon
Session Recording: Jan 21, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: March - December 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Dec 13, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
2:24 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982
UK Singles Collection - Volume 02
Unofficial album • Released in 2007
4:07 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Campbell Maloney : Military snares Kenneth Sillito : Orchestra lead, Violin Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Alan John Peters : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello David Ogden : Violin Nicolas Reader : Bassoon
Session Recording: Jan 21, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: March - December 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Dec 13, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK