| "Stranglehold" | ||||
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| Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
| from the album Press to Play | ||||
| B-side | "Angry [remix]" | |||
| Released | 29 October 1986 (US) | |||
| Recorded | April–May 1985 | |||
| Studio | Hog Hill Mill (Icklesham, UK) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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"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.[1][2] 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".[3] Cash Box called it a "mainstream rock ballad" with "well crafted melodies, flawless production and sterling musicianship."[4] Billboard called it a "hopping boogie-blues with a hint of menace."[5]
7" single(B-5636)
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