Tug of War (Carly Rae Jepsen album)

Tug of War is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen who came in third on the fifth season of Canadian Idol.^[2] The album is produced by Canadian record producer and songwriter Ryan Stewart. Initially the album was limitedly released in Canada on the independent MapleMusic Recordings label via Fontana North on September 30, 2008. However, it was subsequently given a mainstream release by Canadian label 604 Records, following Jepsen's signing to the label in 2011, including a digital release on the iTunes Store of the United States on June 14. In 2013, the album was released on CD in the United States, through distribution from Alliance Entertainment. In July 2015, the album was released on vinyl in Europe.

Promotion and release

The album's lead single, a cover of John Denver's song "Sunshine on My Shoulders",^[3] was released on the iTunes Store on June 16, 2008. The second single, "Tug of War", was released on iTunes Store on September 16, 2008 and peaked at #36 on the Canadian Hot 100. The music video was released in January 2009. The third single "Bucket" peaked at #32 on the Canadian Hot 100, and samples the children's song, "There's a Hole in My Bucket" and its music video was released in May 2009. The fourth and final single from the album was "Sour Candy" which features Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench on the single version. Ramsey also produced the latter song and is the only song on the album that was not produced by the album's main producer Ryan Stewart.

As of June 25, 2012, the album has sold 10,000 copies in Canada.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Carly Rae Jepsen, except where noted. All songs produced by Ryan Stewart, except for "Sour Candy", produced by Josh Ramsay.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bucket"	2:51
2.	"Tug of War"	3:44
3.	"Money and the Ego"	3:10
4.	"Tell Me"	2:20
5.	"Heavy Lifting"	3:41
6.	"Sunshine on My Shoulders" (John Denver cover) (Denver, Dick Kniss, Mike Taylor)	3:35
7.	"Worldly Matters"	3:21
8.	"Sweet Talker"	2:56
9.	"Hotel Shampoos"	2:52
10.	"Sour Candy" (Jepsen, Josh Ramsay)	3:01
Total length:		31:31

Japanese deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"I Still Wonder" (acoustic)	1:40
12.	"Tug of War" (Dave "Rave" Ogilvie Remix)	4:02
13.	"Sour Candy" (radio version)	3:02
Total length:		40:15

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Version
Canada	September 30, 2008^[5]	MapleMusic Recordings, Fontana North	CD, Digital download	Original
	2011	604 Records, Universal Music Canada	CD, Digital download	Reissue
	July 24, 2015	604 Records	LP
Japan	May 19, 2010	Surfrock International	CD
United States	June 14, 2011	604 Records	Digital download
United States	October 1, 2013	604 Records, Alliance Entertainment	CD
Europe	July 10, 2015	604 Records	LP

^[5]

References

↑ True, Chris. "Carly Rae Jepsen - Tug of War". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
↑ "On the Eve of Canadian Idol Finale, CTV Salutes Past Winners and Finalists". CTV.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
↑ "Bell Media Site". Ctvmedia.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
↑ Lipshutz, Jason (June 25, 2012). Carly Rae Jepsen: The Billboard Cover Story. Billboard. Accessed from May 26, 2013.
1 2 "Carly Rae Jepsen - Tug Of War". Discogs. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

External links

Carly Rae Jepsen

Discography Songs Awards and nominations

Studio albums	Tug of War Kiss Emotion

Compilation albums	Kiss: The Remix Emotion Remixed +

Extended plays	Curiosity Emotion: Side B

Singles	"Sunshine on My Shoulders" "Tug of War" "Bucket" "Sour Candy" "Call Me Maybe" "Curiosity" "Good Time" "This Kiss" "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" "Take a Picture" "I Really Like You" "Run Away with Me" "Your Type" "Last Christmas"

Promotional singles	"Part of Your World" "All That" "First Time"

Other songs	"Beautiful"

Concert tours	The Summer Kiss Tour Gimmie Love Tour

Book Category

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