As Tears Go By (song)

"As Tears Go By"
Dutch single picture sleeve
Single by Marianne Faithfull
B-side"Greensleeves"
ReleasedJune 1964
Recorded1964
GenreBaroque pop
Length2:33
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Andrew Loog Oldham
Marianne Faithfull singles chronology
"As Tears Go By"
(1964)
"Blowin' in the Wind"
(1964)
Official audio
"As Tears Go By" (Official Lyric Video) on YouTube
"As Tears Go By"
Single by the Rolling Stones
A-side"19th Nervous Breakdown" (UK)
B-side"Gotta Get Away" (US)
Released
  • 18 December 1965 (1965-12-18) (US)
  • 4 February 1966 (UK)
Recorded26 October 1965
StudioIBC, London
Genre
Length2:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Andrew Loog Oldham
The Rolling Stones US singles chronology
"Get Off of My Cloud"
(1965)
"As Tears Go By"
(1965)
"19th Nervous Breakdown"
(1966)
The Rolling Stones UK singles chronology
"Get Off of My Cloud"
(1965)
"19th Nervous Breakdown" / "As Tears Go By"
(1966)
"Paint It Black"
(1966)

"As Tears Go By" is a song written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Marianne Faithfull recorded and released it as a single in the United Kingdom in 1964. Her song peaked at number nine on both the UK and Irish singles charts. Later, the Rolling Stones recorded their own version, which was included on the American album December's Children (And Everybody's). London Records released it as a single, which reached number six in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[4]

  1. ^ Gendron 2002, p. 343n59.
  2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "The Rolling Stones – As Tears Go By". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ^ Lanza, Joseph (1 February 2005). "The Doodletown Dimension". Vanilla Pop: Sweet Sounds from Frankie Avalon to ABBA. Chicago Review Press. p. 154. ISBN 1-55652-543-5.
  4. ^ Mick Jagger interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)

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