Official album • Released in 1982
3:49 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums Eric Stewart : Backing vocals George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello Adrian Sheppard : Drums, Percussion Philip Jones : Trumpet (?) John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello Alan Peters : Violin David Ogden : Violin Jeff Bryant : French horn (?) Philip Jones Brass Ensemble : Brass instruments Paul Archibald : Trumpet (?) James Watson : Trumpet (?) Michael Thompson : French horn (?) John Pigneguy : French horn (?) Raymond Premu : Bass trombone (?)
Session Recording: Jan 02, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: July 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London
Session Mixing: Oct 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Tug Of War - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2015
3:51 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums Eric Stewart : Backing vocals George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello Adrian Sheppard : Drums, Percussion Philip Jones : Trumpet (?) John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello Alan Peters : Violin David Ogden : Violin Jeff Bryant : French horn (?) Philip Jones Brass Ensemble : Brass instruments Paul Archibald : Trumpet (?) James Watson : Trumpet (?) Michael Thompson : French horn (?) John Pigneguy : French horn (?) Raymond Premu : Bass trombone (?)
Session Recording: Jan 02, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: July 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London
Session Mixing: Oct 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Tug Of War - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
3:49 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums Eric Stewart : Backing vocals George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello Adrian Sheppard : Drums, Percussion Philip Jones : Trumpet (?) John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello Alan Peters : Violin David Ogden : Violin Jeff Bryant : French horn (?) Philip Jones Brass Ensemble : Brass instruments Paul Archibald : Trumpet (?) James Watson : Trumpet (?) Michael Thompson : French horn (?) John Pigneguy : French horn (?) Raymond Premu : Bass trombone (?)
Session Recording: Jan 02, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: July 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London
Session Mixing: Oct 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK