Not Fade Away (song)

"Not Fade Away" is a 1957 song by Buddy Holly and his Crickets. It was taken from their debut studio album The "Chirping" Cricketers.

"Not Fade Away"
Single by the Crickets
from the album The "Chirping" Crickets
A-side	"Oh, Boy!"
Released	October 27, 1957 (1957-10-27)
Recorded	Clovis, New Mexico, May 27, 1957
Genre	Rock and roll rockabilly
Length	2:21
Label	Brunswick
Songwriter(s)	Charles Hardin a.k.a. Buddy Holly Norman Petty (credited)
Producer(s)	Norman Petty
The Crickets singles chronology
"That'll Be the Day" (1957) "Not Fade Away" (1957) "Maybe Baby" (1958)

The Rolling Stones version

"Not Fade Away"
Single by the Rolling Stones
B-side	"Little by Little" (UK) "I Wanna Be Your Man" (US)
Released	February 21, 1964 (1964-02-21) (UK) March 6, 1964 (1964-03-06) (US)
Recorded	January 10, 1964
Studio	Olympic, London
Genre	Blues, rock and roll
Length	1:50
Label	Decca (UK) London (US)
Songwriter(s)	Charles Hardin a.k.a. Buddy Holly Norman Petty
Producer(s)	Andrew Loog Oldham
Rolling Stones UK singles chronology
"I Wanna Be Your Man" (1963) "Not Fade Away" (1964) "It's All Over Now" (1964)
Rolling Stones US singles chronology
"Not Fade Away" (1964) "Tell Me" (1964)

In 1964, The Rolling Stones covered "Not Fade Away" as its A-side single. It was a breakthrough hit for the band and went to number 3 in the United Kingdom, number 48 in the United States, number 5 in Ireland, number 33 in Australia and number 17 in Sweden.