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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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Apr 29, 2014 · April 29, 2014. The Rolling Stones were nearing their peak as pop hit makers when they appeared on Ready Steady Go! on October 7th, 1966. Their fourth album, Aftermath, hit stores that April,...
- The Background
- A Game-Changing Suggestion
- The Finishing Touch
- The Lyrics
- The Release and Legacy
There was a sense of urgency in the studio, but the real pressure was on delivering a new hit single. The Stones had been chart-toppers since the summer of 1964, but it was only a year ago – when “The Last Time” was released in February 1965 – that they’d begun to score with original Jagger/Richards material. A string of Number Ones followed, and i...
Yet, here they were with an arrangement for “Paint It Black” that neither matched the intensity of its forebears, nor the oppressive themes which its lyrics suggested. “‘Paint It Black’ was just going to be like a beat group number,” Jagger said. “It was just one big joke.” Then, after listening to the last playback, Bill Wyman had an unusual idea....
In pursuing this curious musical detour, guitarist Brian Jones was set to add extra color – but not with his usual six strings. “Brian had pretty much given up on the guitar by then,” stated Keith Richards. “If there was [another] instrument around, he had to be able to get something out of it, just because it was there.” Brian had floundered in th...
Now backed by this malevolent milieu, Jagger’s lyrics – which would have been far too bleak for a straightforward pop song – are perfectly pertinent. It’s a song about bereavement and the despondency one feels during that process. In it, Mick has suffered a sudden loss, and can’t bear that life must go on without his lover – his mourning has veiled...
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 The Rolling Stones would have another Number One single. In the meantime, the impact of “Paint It Black” was being felt – in many ways. The single, which bore ...
Sep 9, 2024 · Paint It Black was released as a single in the U.S. on May 7, 1966, with Stupid Girl as the B-side, and on May 13 in the U.K. with Long Long While as the flip side. It quickly climbed to number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic.
Jun 11, 2024 · “Paint It Black” (originally known as “Paint It, Black” due to an infamous typo) is by far one of The Rolling Stones’ biggest songs of all time. On June 11, 1966, it finally hit no. 1 on ...
- Em Casalena
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Dec 18, 2020 · We explore the story behind The Rolling Stones' classic, 'Paint it Black', and investigate how much of an influence Brian Jones had on it.
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The Rolling Stones originally recorded Paint It, Black written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and The Rolling Stones released it on the single Paint It, Black [US] in 1966. It was also covered by Stephanie Jackson, Mike Tripps, Jody Grind [GB], Alex de Grassi, Michael Manring, Christopher Garcia and other artists.
