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Recorded Live at the Honolulu International Center July 28th, 1966The last show Brian Jones played in America and the second time Paint It Black was played l...
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Jun 11, 2024 · Today in 1966, "Paint It Black" hit no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and launched The Rolling Stones into international success.
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"Paint It Black" was a major chart success for the Rolling Stones, remaining 11 weeks (including two at number one) on the US Billboard Hot 100, and 10 weeks (including one atop the chart) on the Record Retailer chart in the UK. Upon a reissue in 2007, it reentered the UK Singles Chart for 11 weeks. It was the band's third number-one single in ...
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“Paint it Black” came out a few months after the Stones had released their last single, “19th Nervous Breakdown.” “Paint It Black” also has some eastern musical influences, as a sitar is used in the song.
- The Inspiration
- What and Who Is Paint It Black About?
- Paint It Black, The Legacy
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“Paint It Black” came at a pivotal time in the history of the Rolling Stones. At that time the British band already had two groundbreaking hits – “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” and “Get Off of My Cloud” – along with two successful albums. This period saw the affirmation of the collaboration of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as the main composers of ...
“Paint It Black” is about a man who has lost his beloved, and is therefore beside himself with grief, seeing his whole world “painted black”. He even wants the sun to “go dark”. He is depressed, feeling down, useless and without direction or connection. Some say Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were then in the mood for introspective writing in part ...
Films, tv and literature
In addition to late 80s movies like Full Metal Jacket, Paint It Black helped inspiring much, much more. For example, other film appearances of the song, both in the original and in the cover version, include: 1. The Devil’s Advocate – 1997, with Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron; 2. 1999 – For Love of the Game, with Kevin Costner 3. Stir of Echoesalso in 1999, with Kevin Bacon. On television, “Paint It Black” also had more recent uses. In addition to the 2003 above- mentioned Nip /...
Other media
Recently, in February 2020, a cover of the song was used by Missy Elliott and H.E.R. in a Super Bowl 54 commercial for Pepsi Zero Sugar.In the commercial, singer H.E.R. stands among a multitude of people dressed in red who are holding a red can (of Coca-Cola of course) and singing the first lines of “Paint It Black”. The red can suddenly turns into a black can of Pepsi Zero Sugar. And let’s not forget that the video game industry has also used the song in numerous games, while playing or play...
We close today’s article with some curiosities about the song. The first concerns its title itself. Originally the title was Paint It Black, exactly like now. For a while the Dacca record companyinserted a comma between the words, which then became Paint It, Black. Since written in this way the title could be misrepresented due to its racist side, ...
May 7, 2024 · Arriving a month behind Aftermath, “Paint It Black” was released on May 7th in the US, and the 13th in the UK, rising to the top of the charts in both countries. It would be two years before ...
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Dec 18, 2020 · ‘Paint it Black’ went to the top of the singles charts in the UK and number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the States, when it was included as the first track for the American release of Aftermath.
