Sittin' on a Fence
| "Sittin' on a Fence" | ||||
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| Single by Twice as Much | ||||
| B-side | "Baby I Want You" | |||
| Released | May 1966 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Pop, Folk | |||
| Label | Immediate IM 033 | |||
| Writer(s) | Jagger/Richards[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Andrew Loog Oldham | |||
| Twice as Much singles chronology | ||||
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"Sittin' on a Fence" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the British rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. The song was given to the singing duo Twice as Much, who released it as their debut single in May 1966. This version became a top forty hit on the UK Singles Chart and also received some attention in the United States, where it charted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
The Rolling Stones' version was recorded in December 1965 during the Aftermath sessions, and released first in the United States on the 1967 album Flowers.[1] It was released in Great Britain in 1969 on the greatest hits album Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2). The Rolling Stones did not release this song as a single. Towards the end of the acoustically driven song, a harpsichord, played by Brian Jones, can be heard.
Rolling Stones Version
- Mick Jagger - Lead vocals, tambourine
- Keith Richards - rhythm acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Jones - lead acoustic guitar
- Bill Wyman - Bass
- Mitchell Turner - harpsichord
It’s also on the 1972 compilation More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies), but as with so much Stones material from 1967, the band has never performed “Sittin' on a Fence” live.[2]
External links
- Sittin' on a Fence at Discogs (list of releases)
Sources
- 1 2 Mick Jagger & Brian Jones interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
- ↑ Rocks Off Setlists – Rolling Stones song live debuts