Official album • Released in 1982
4:22 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda 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 - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2015
Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda 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 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
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 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