Mother's Little Helper
song written and composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
"Mother's Little Helper" is a song by the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones is an English rock band. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote the song. It is a folk rock song. The song is about Valium and other sedatives. It was recorded in December 1965. The song was the first track on the United Kingdom version of Aftermath (1966). It was not on the United States version of the album. It was released as a single in the US on 2 July 1966. The song was on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks.[5]
| "Mother's Little Helper" | ||||
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| Single by the Rolling Stones | ||||
| from the album Aftermath (UK edition) | ||||
| B-side | "Lady Jane" | |||
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| Recorded | Early December 1965 | |||
| Studio | RCA, Hollywood | |||
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| Length | 2:45 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Jagger–Richard | |||
| Producer(s) | Andrew Loog Oldham | |||
| The Rolling Stones US singles chronology | ||||
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| Official lyric video | ||||
| "Mother's Little Helper" on YouTube | ||||
References
changeCitations
change- ↑ Luhrssen & Larson 2017, p. 305; Margotin & Guesdon 2016, p. 142; Davis 2001, p. 150.
- ↑ Unterbeger, Richie. "The Rolling Stones – Mother's Little Helper". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ↑ Covach 2019, p. 12.
- ↑ Malvinni 2016, pp. 46, 49.
- ↑ Anon. (9 July 1966). "Mother's Little Helper" (PDF). Billboard. p. 29.
Sources
change- Covach, John (2019). "The Rolling Stones: Albums and Singles, 1963–1974". In Coelho, Victor; Covach, John (eds.). The Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones. Cambridge University Press. pp. 3–17. ISBN 978-1-107-65111-1.
- Luhrssen, David; Larson, Michael (2017). Encyclopedia of Classic Rock. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-3514-8.
- Margotin, Philippe; Guesdon, Jean-Michel (2016). The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. New York City: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. ISBN 978-0-316-31774-0.
- Malvinni, David (2016). Experiencing the Rolling Stones: A Listener's Companion. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-8920-0.
- Davis, Stephen (2001). Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones. New York City: Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-0312-9.