Under My Thumb

"Under My Thumb"
Japanese single picture sleeve
Song by the Rolling Stones
from the album Aftermath
Released15 April 1966 (1966-04-15)
Recorded6–9 March 1966
Genre
Length3:41
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Jagger/Richards
Producer(s)Andrew Loog Oldham
Aftermath track listing
14 tracks
Side one
  1. "Mother's Little Helper"
  2. "Stupid Girl"
  3. "Lady Jane"
  4. "Under My Thumb"
  5. "Doncha Bother Me"
  6. "Goin' Home"
Side two
  2. "Flight 505"
  3. "High and Dry"
  4. "Out of Time"
  5. "It's Not Easy"
  6. "I Am Waiting"
  7. "Take It or Leave It"
  8. "Think"
  9. "What to Do"

"Under My Thumb" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Under My Thumb" features a marimba played by Brian Jones.[3] Although it was never released as a single in English-speaking countries, it is one of the band's more popular songs from the mid-1960s and appears on several best-of compilations, such as Hot Rocks 1964–1971. It was included as the fourth track on both the American and United Kingdom versions of the band's 1966 studio album Aftermath.

The group frequently performed "Under My Thumb" on their 1981 US Tour and 1982 European tour as the opening number at each concert. It was the song being performed by the group at the Altamont Free Concert in December 1969 during which the killing of Meredith Hunter took place.

  1. ^ Perone 2012, chap. 15.
  2. ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1966". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 104–105. ISBN 9781493064601.
  3. ^ Mejia, Brittny (25 June 2021). "After COVID silenced marimbas in California, an instrument sings again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 July 2021.