"Stranglehold" | ||||
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Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
from the album Press to Play | ||||
B-side | "Angry [remix]" | |||
Released | 29 October 1986 | (US only)|||
Recorded | April–May 1985 | |||
Studio | Hogg Hill Mill, Sussex, England | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Paul McCartney singles chronology | ||||
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"Stranglehold" is a song by 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 exclusively in the US and reached number 81. [1] The B-side featured the remix of "Angry" by Larry Alexander taken from the previous single " Pretty Little Head".
Los Angeles Times critic Terry Atkinson described the track as "an enjoyable, jazzy offer of new love". [2] Cash Box called it a "mainstream rock ballad" with "well crafted melodies, flawless production and sterling musicianship." [3] Billboard called it a "hopping boogie-blues with a hint of menace." [4]
7" single(B-5636)