7); acoustic piano (2, 6, 8, 12); Spanish guitar (3); guitars (5, 10–12), percussion (6, 9, 12); vocoder (10, 12) George Martin – arrangements, Fender Rhodes (2, 11) Stevie Wonder – vocals, backing vocals and synthesizers (4, 12); Fender Rhodes, drums and percussion (12) Denny Laine – electric guitar (1, 6, 11); guitar synthesizer (3); acoustic guitar (7); bass guitar (8); synthesizers (11) Eric Stewart – electric guitar (1); backing vocals (1–4, 6–8) Carl Perkins – electric guitar and vocals (9) Stanley Clarke – bass guitar (3, 7) Campbell Maloney – military snare drum (1) Steve Gadd – drums (2, 3); percussion (3) Ringo Starr – drums (2) Adrian Sheppard – drums and percussion (8) Dave Mattacks – drums and percussion (11) Kenneth Sillito – orchestra conductor (1) Adrian Brett – pan pipes (1) Andy Mackay – Lyricon (4) Jack Brymer – clarinet (6) Keith Harvey – cello (5) Ian Jewel – viola (5) Bernard Partridge – violin (5) Jack Rothstein – violin (5) Philip Jones Brass Ensemble – brass section (8) Linda McCartney – backing vocals (1–4, 6–8, 11) Peter Marshall – narrator (6) Production George Martin – producer Geoff Emerick – engineer Jon Jacobs – assistant engineer Mike Stavrou – assistant engineer Alex Wharton – mastering Hipgnosis – cover coordination Sinc – cover coordination YES – creative direction, design Brian Clarke – cover painting Linda McCartney – photography Accolades Grammy Awards |- | width="35" align="center" rowspan="5"|1983 || Tug of War || Album of the Year || |- |rowspan=3| "Ebony and Ivory" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) || Song of the Year || |- | Record of the Year || |- | Best Pop Vocal Performance – Duo or Group || |- | "What's That You're Doing?"(Duet with Stevie Wonder) || Best R&B Vocal Performance – Duo or Group || |- | width="35" align="center" rowspan="1"|2017 || Tug of War (Remastered Deluxe Edition) || Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package || |- American Music Awards |- | style="width:35px; text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1983 || Paul McCartney (performer) || Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist|| |- | "Ebony and Ivory"(Duet with Stevie Wonder) || Favorite Pop/Rock Single || |- Brit Awards |- | width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|1983|| rowspan=2| Paul McCartney (performer)|| Best British Male Artist || |- | Sony Trophy for Technical Excellence || |- | George Martin (producer) || Best British Producer || |- Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales Notes A^ In the