Stranglehold (Paul McCartney song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Stranglehold
| cover = Stranglehold.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Paul McCartney
| album = Press to Play
| B-side = Angry [remix]
| released = {{Start date|1986|10|29|df=y}} (US)
| recorded = April–May 1985
| studio = Hog Hill Mill (Icklesham, UK)
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length = 3:37
| label = Capitol
| writer = * Paul McCartney
| producer = * Paul McCartney
| prev_title = Pretty Little Head
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Only Love Remains
| next_year = 1986
}}
"Stranglehold" is a song by the English musician Paul McCartney, written by McCartney and 10cc guitarist Eric Stewart for his sixth solo studio album Press to Play. It was issued as single in Canada and Japan as well as the US, where it reached number 81 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 75 on the US Cash Box Top 100. {{cite book|title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2010|year=2011|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|publisher=Record Research}} {{cite book|title=Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2014|publisher=Record Research}} The B-side featured the remix of "Angry" by Larry Alexander taken from the previous single "Pretty Little Head".
Critical reception
Los Angeles Times critic Terry Atkinson described the track as "an enjoyable, jazzy offer of new love".{{cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Terry|title=Paul: Signs Of Hope Before The Letdown|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-31-ca-14816-story.html|access-date=31 May 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 31, 1986}} Cash Box called it a "mainstream rock ballad" with "well crafted melodies, flawless production and sterling musicianship."{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1986/CB-1986-11-01.pdf|date=November 1, 1986|accessdate=2022-08-07|page=9}} Billboard called it a "hopping boogie-blues with a hint of menace."{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=November 15, 1986|accessdate=2022-08-07|page=89|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UCQEAAAAMBAJ&q=reviews|title=Reviews}}
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars
- Eric Stewart – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
- Jerry Marotta – drums
- Gary Barnacle – possible horns
- Dick Morrissey – possible horns
Track listing
7" single(B-5636)
- Stranglehold – 3:36
- Angry (Remix) – 3:36
- * Remix by Larry Alexander
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{discogs master|379248|type=single}}
{{Paul McCartney singles}}
{{Paul McCartney}}
Category:Songs written by Paul McCartney
Category:Songs written by Eric Stewart
Category:Song recordings produced by Paul McCartney
Category:Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham
Category:Music published by MPL Music Publishing
Category:Capitol Records singles
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