Sympathy for the Devil
original song written and composed by Jagger/Richards; first recorded by The Rolling Stones
"Sympathy for the Devil" is a 1968 song by English rock band The Rolling Stones and is the opening track from their studio album Beggars Banquet.
| "Sympathy for the Devil" | |
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| Song by the Rolling Stones | |
| from the album Beggars Banquet | |
| Released | 6 December 1968 |
| Recorded | 4–5, 8–10 June 1968 |
| Studio | Olympic, London |
| Genre | Samba rock |
| Length | 6:18 |
| Label | Decca |
| Songwriter(s) | Jagger–Richards |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Miller |
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| "Sympathy for the Devil" on YouTube | |
Guns N' Roses version
change| "Sympathy for the Devil" | ||||
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| Single by Guns N' Roses | ||||
| from the album Interview with the Vampire soundtrack | ||||
| B-side | "Escape to Paris" (by Elliot Goldenthal) | |||
| Released | 27 December 1994[source?] | |||
| Recorded | October 1994 | |||
| Studio | Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 7:36 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jagger/Richards | |||
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"Sympathy for the Devil" was covered by Guns N' Roses for the 1994 Neil Jordan movie Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles. It went to number 2 in Denmark, number 5 in Ireland, number 9 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in Australia, number 13 in New Zealand and number 55 in the United States.
