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Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones
Genre: Rock
Year: 1966
Year: 1966
"Paint It, Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones as a single in 1966. It also appeared as the opening track of the US version of their 1966 album Aftermath.
It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, though Brian Jones contributed to the songs signature riff. Bill Wyman claims in his books that the song was a collective effort of the group, a Nanker-Phelge one, but mistakenly credited to Jagger/Richards at the end (See below: History and composition).
The single reached number one in both the U.S. and the U.K. charts in 1966. In 2004 it was ranked #174 on Rolling Stone magazines list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The song title is often given as "Paint It Black", this variant having appeared on some reissues and compilations. Richards has said that the song Read full article at wikipedia.org
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