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Tug of War (Paul McCartney album)
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<p><i>Tug of War</i> is the third solo <a href="/facts/Studio_album/WFW6z2fj">studio album</a> by the English musician <a href="/facts/Paul_McCartney/TfhC0oaF">Paul McCartney</a>, released on 26 April 1982. It is his 11th album overall following the break up of <a href="/facts/The_Beatles/2syHWLcM">the Beatles</a> in 1970, his first album released after the dissolution of his band <a href="/facts/Wings_(band)/nN5rJtrq">Wings</a> the previous year, and his first album following <a href="/facts/Murder_of_John_Lennon/FBSlWQxl">the murder of his former songwriting partner John Lennon</a>. The cover features an abstract oil painting by the artist <a href="/facts/Brian_Clarke/raqfMxXC">Brian Clarke</a>, a frequent McCartney collaborator, incorporating an overpainted transparency of a portrait of Paul taken by <a href="/facts/Linda_McCartney/VSNnGGBc">Linda McCartney</a>. </p><p><i>Tug of War</i> was produced by former Beatles producer <a href="/facts/George_Martin/lLx2W3Cp">George Martin</a> and was a number-one hit in many countries, selling over one million copies in the United States in the year of its release. Some critics hailed it as a 'return to form' for McCartney, with <i><a href="/facts/Far_Out_(website)/zBh5hhDL">Far Out</a></i> declaring it his strongest work in 2022. The 2015 re-release, in a remastered deluxe edition, received a nomination for <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Boxed_or_Special_Limited_Edition_Package/gASm3pe8">Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package</a> at the <a href="/facts/59th_Annual_Grammy_Awards/VNx5LGmH">59th Annual Grammy Awards</a>. </p>