Tug of War (Carly Rae Jepsen album)

Tug of War is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, who came in third on the fifth season of Canadian Idol.^[3] 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.

Tug of War
Studio album by Carly Rae Jepsen
Released	September 30, 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Studio	The Umbrella Factory (Vancouver, BC) WineCellar (Vancouver, BC)
Genre	Pop rock folk[1]
Length	31:31
Label	MapleMusic Fontana North
Producer	Ryan Stewart Josh Ramsay
Carly Rae Jepsen chronology
Dear You (2004) Tug of War (2008) Curiosity (2012)
Singles from Tug of War
"Sunshine on My Shoulders" Released: June 16, 2008 "Tug of War" Released: September 16, 2008 "Bucket" Released: April 4, 2009 "Sour Candy" Released: October 30, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Promotion and release

The album's lead single, a cover of John Denver's song "Sunshine on My Shoulders",^[4] 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 No. 36 on the Canadian Hot 100. The music video was released in January 2009. The third single "Bucket" peaked at No. 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. Ramsay 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.^[5]

Track listing

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, 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

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

Physical reissue

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Sour Candy" (featuring Josh Ramsay)	3:02
Total length:		31:32

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" (featuring Josh Ramsay)	3:02
Total length:		40:15

Personnel

• Carly Rae Jepsen – lead vocals
• Ryan Stewart – banjo, bass guitar, clapping, drum programming, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, sound effects, vocals, production, engineering, mixing
• Josh Ramsay – bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboards, background vocals, production, engineering
• João Carvalho – mastering
• Rico Amezquita – cover photo, photography
• Mario Vaira – design, photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Version
Canada	September 30, 2008[6]	MapleMusic Recordings, Fontana North	CD, Digital download	Original
	2011	604 Records, Universal Music Canada		Reissue
	July 24, 2015	604 Records	LP
Japan	May 19, 2010	Surfrock International	CD
United States	June 14, 2011	604 Records	Digital download
	October 1, 2013	604 Records, Alliance Entertainment	CD
Europe	July 10, 2015	604 Records	LP

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