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This article is about The Rolling Stones song. For the hardcore punk band, see Paint It Black (band). Paint It Black is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -based modern Hardcore punk band
“Paint It, Black”
“Paint It, Black” cover
Single by The Rolling Stones
from the album Aftermath
B-side "Stupid Girl" (US)
"Long Long While" (UK)
Released 13 May 1966 (US)
7 May 1966 (UK)
Format 7"
Recorded 6 - 9 March 1966
Genre Rock, psychedelic rock, Raga Rock
Length 3:45 (mono mix)
3:22 (stereo mix)
Label Decca (UK)
ABKCO (US)
Writer(s) Jagger/Richards
Producer Andrew Loog Oldham
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"19th Nervous Breakdown"
(1966)		 "Paint It, Black"
(1966)		 "Mother's Little Helper"
(1966)
UK single cover
UK single cover
Music sample
"Paint It, Black"
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"Paint It, Black" is a song recorded by The Rolling Stones in 1966. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. It reached number one in both the U.S. and the UK charts in 1966. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It was released as a single and included on the U. S. version of the album Aftermath. Aftermath, first released in April 1966 was the fourth UK and sixth US studio Album by The Rolling Stones. In 2004 it was ranked #174 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

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History and composition

The song was credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards although all of the bandmembers contributed substantially to it, especially Bill Wyman, and leader/founder Brian Jones. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, producer and a founding member of The Rolling Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936 was the Bass guitarist for the English Rock and roll band The Rolling Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969 was a founding member and Guitarist of the English Rock group The Rolling Stones.

The song began with Wyman playing organ at a recording session, in parody of the group's former co-manager Eric Easton, who had been an organist. Charlie Watts accompanied the organ by playing a vaguely Middle Eastern drum part; Watts' drum pattern became the basis for the final song. Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts (born 2 June 1941 is the Drummer of The Rolling Stones. The music of the Middle East and North Africa spans across a vast region from Morocco to Afghanistan and its influences can be felt even further afield Brian Jones contributed the song's signature sitar riff (having taught himself to play after a visit with George Harrison) and acoustic guitar, and Jagger contributed the lyrics, seemingly about a man mourning his dead girlfriend. Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969 was a founding member and Guitarist of the English Rock group The Rolling Stones. The sitar ( Hindi: सितार Urdu: ستار Persian: سی تار) is a Plucked stringed instrument. In Music, a riff is an Ostinato figure a repeated Chord progression, pattern refrain or melodic figure, often played by the Rhythm George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings The lead electric guitar and the background vocals are provided by Richards. The piano is played by Jack Nitzsche. Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche ( April 22 1937  &ndash August 25 2000) was an arranger producer songwriter and Academy Award

The bass was also overdubbed by Bill Wyman playing on the bass pedals of a Hammond B3 organ. Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936 was the Bass guitarist for the English Rock and roll band The Rolling The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company

Richards has stated in an interview that the song was not intended to have a comma in its title, and that this was added by the record label. [1]

References in popular culture

In recent years, the song has become associated with the Vietnam War due to its use in the ending credits of Full Metal Jacket and the opening credits of Tour of Duty. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Full Metal Jacket ( 1987) is a War film based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. Tour of Duty was an American Television drama series on CBS which ran from September 1987 to April 1990. It was also used in 2004 in an episode-ending montage in the NBC television show American Dreams, when a major character went missing in Vietnam. A montage sequence is a technique in Film editing in which a series of short shots is edited into a sequence to condense narrative The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's American Dreams is an American Television Drama program broadcast on the NBC Television network. Its other film appearances include For Love of the Game and 1997's The Devil's Advocate, which included a cover version in French by Marie Laforêt, in addition to the original version played during the closing credits. For Love of the Game is an American Film drama based on the novel of the same title by Michael Shaara. Marie Laforêt, born Maïténa Doumenach to Armenian parents on 5 October 1939 in Soulac-sur-Mer, is a French Singer and The pilot of Nip/Tuck TV show also uses the Rolling Stones' version of the song. Nip/Tuck is an American television Medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks. The song, as covered by Gob, was also featured in the film Stir of Echoes. Gob is a Canadian punk rock band from Langley British Columbia formed in 1994 Stir of Echoes is a Supernatural thriller released in the United States in 1999 starring Kevin Bacon and directed by David The Gob cover also plays over the end credits of the 2004 mini-series of Salem's Lot. A French version of the song, recorded by Marie Douceur, appears in the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and an alternative version appears on commercials for The Sopranos on A&E. Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 Comedy film about NASCAR racing The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta,

"Paint It, Black" was also used in four video game titles. Conflict: Vietnam used the song during the opening sequence, while Twisted Metal: Black used the beginning of the song in the opening screen, then the whole song again in its end credits, and inserted into level music throughout moments of gameplay. Conflict Vietnam is the third installment in the Conflict series of Video games for the Xbox, PC and PlayStation 2 Twisted Metal Black (often referred to as TMB) is the PlayStation 2 incarnation of the Twisted Metal series of car A version of the karaoke game SingStar also features "Paint It, Black". This article concerns the series as a whole For the PlayStation 3 version see SingStar (PlayStation 3. The song is also featured in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as a playable track, with an extended ending to avoid fading out like the original did (the game makes use of the master track). However, it is unable to be played in Co-op mode, as the bass and guitar tracks could not be separated (this can be heard in single-player mode also; when one makes a mistake, both the guitar and bass cut out). It is also heard playing on some static radios in the Eve of Destruction total conversion for Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield 2. Battlefield 1942 is a 3D World War II First-person shooter (FPS Computer game developed by Swedish company Digital Battlefield 2 (abbreviated to BF2) is a computer game by the Swedish developer Digital Illusions in which players

Isaac Brock's indie side project Ugly Casanova has referenced the song in "Barnacles". Ugly Casanova is an American Indie rock band carried on Sub Pop Records.

American Idol Top 6 covered a short version of this for the Ford music video. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following

At 0:48 in the song "At This Hour" on the Spin Doctors' "Turn It Upside Down" album, they sing "You see a red door and you want to paint it black", a reference to this song. Spin Doctors are an American Jam band / Alternative rock group formed in New York City, best known for their 1993 hits " Two Princes "

The 1972 song "Thirteen" on the Big Star album #1 Record contains the lyric "Tell him what we said 'bout 'Paint It, Black'". Big Star is an American Rock and roll band founded in the early 1970s #1 Record is the debut album by the American rock group Big Star.

Prior to being banned from The Howard Stern Show, Crazy Cabbie was often introduced to his own theme song, a variation of "Paint It, Black", although with lyrics mocking Cabbie. The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern on Howard 100, one of two channels on the subscription-based Lee Anthony Mroszak (born Timothy John on December 11, 1968 in Minnesota) known by the on-air moniker Crazy Cabbie, is an American The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie.

The song is featured in the Swedish movie Joa, degen and Daver.

In the Stephen King series The Dark Tower, "Paint It, Black" is heard by several characters as they pass the same music shop in New York at different time periods. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist,

In Good Charlotte's song "All Black", from their fourth album Good Morning Revival, the line ". Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf Maryland that formed in 1996 Good Morning Revival is the fourth Studio album by Good Charlotte and the follow up to the 2004 release The Chronicles of Life and Death . . like the Rolling Stones wanna paint it black" references the song.

In the Dresden Dolls' song, "Jeep", Amanda sings "I see a red jeep and I want to paint it black" in reference to the "Paint It, Black" line "I see a red door and I want to paint it black". The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston Massachusetts.

The Second Chapter in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century is set in 1966 and titled "Paint it Black". The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III Century is the upcoming volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

The song "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance makes reference to the "Paint It, Black" in the line ". . . so paint it black and take it back. . . "

Janet Fitch's 2006 novel "Paint It Black" is named after the song also the quote before the first chapter is the first four lines of the Rolling Stones song. [2]

The music website Last.FM has two skins, Simply Red and Paint It Black. Lastfm is a UK -based Internet radio and Music Community website, founded in 2002 Simply Red is an English pop band Their style draws influences from pop, rock, jazz, Lovers rock, and Blue-eyed soul

Cover versions

“Paint It, Black” has also been covered by many different bands and music artists, including:

References

  1. ^ Interview
  2. ^ Books by Janet Fitch

External links

Preceded by
"When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
June 11, 1966
(2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Paperback Writer" by The Beatles
Preceded by
"Pretty Flamingo"
by Manfred Mann		 UK number one single
26 May 1966
(1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra
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