Angie (song)
"Angie" | ||||
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Single by The Rolling Stones | ||||
from the album Goats Head Soup | ||||
B-side | "Silver Train" | |||
Released | 20 August 1973 | |||
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Length | 4:33 | |||
Label | Rolling Stones | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jagger/Richards | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Miller | |||
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"Angie" is a song by the rock band The Rolling Stones, featured on their 1973 album Goats Head Soup. It was also featured as the lead single on the album, released on 20 August 1973.
Background[]
The song is credited, as most Rolling Stones songs are, to both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, but it is acknowledged to be almost completely written by Richards. "Angie" was recorded in November and December 1972 and is an acoustic-guitar-driven ballad characterizing the end of a romance. The song's distinctive piano accompaniment, written by Richards, was played on the album by Nicky Hopkins, a Rolling Stones recording-session regular. The strings on the piece (as well as on another song, "Winter") were arranged by Nicky Harrison.[3] An unusual feature of the original recording is that singer Mick Jagger's vocal guide track (made before the final vocals were performed) is faintly audible throughout the song (an effect sometimes called a "ghost vocal").[4]
Released as a single in August 1973, "Angie" went straight to the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 5 on the UK singles chart. The song was also a No. 1 hit in both Canada and Australia for five weeks each and topped the charts in many countries throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
Because of the song's length, some radio stations made edits to shorten it to 3 minutes, omitting the longer coda and the second instrumental section of the song.
There was speculation that the song was about David Bowie's first wife Angela,[5][6][7] Keith Richards' newborn daughter Dandelion Angela,[8][9] the actress Angie Dickinson,[8] and others. In 1993, in an interview for the liner notes to the Rolling Stones' compilation album Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones, Richards said that the title was inspired by his baby daughter.[10] However, in his 2010 memoir Life, Richards said that he had chosen the name at random when writing the song – before he knew that his baby would be named Angela or even knew that his baby would be a girl – and that the song "was not about any particular person."[11] According to NME, Jagger's contributions to the lyrics referred to his breakup with Marianne Faithfull.[6]
The Rolling Stones have frequently performed the song in concert; it was included in set lists on their 1973, 1975 and 1976 tours. It has been a touring staple since their 1982 European Tour.[12] Concert renditions were released on the albums Stripped, Live Licks and The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon.
Angie was covered by Welsh band Stereophonics on their 1999 Deluxe album Performance and Cocktails.
Music video[]
Two music videos were shot to promote the song.[13]
Chart and certifications[]
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References[]
- ^ Malvinni, David (25 February 2016). Experiencing the Rolling Stones: A Listener's Companion. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8108-8920-0.
- ^ Pepinster, Catherine (16 August 1998). "Gold Dust: Glam rock's top 10 singles". The Independent. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to the site of Nick Harrison". Nickthefiddle.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Janovitz, Bill. "Angie". Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ Schragis, Steven (August 1987). "Love Was a Many-Splendored Thing". Spy. New York City: Thomas L. Phillips, Jr. p. 20. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
Jagger, it was rumored, had earlier written 'Angie' (Goats Head Soup, 1973) for David Bowie's wife, Angela.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Revealed - The Stories Behind The Rolling Stones' Classic Songs: 'Angie'". NME. London. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
Rumored to be inspired by Angie Bowie, it was actually inspired by Marianne Faithful after her relationship with Jagger collapsed.
- ^ Brown, Adam Tod (26 June 2008). "6 Famous Songs That Don't Mean What You Think". Cracked.com. Demand Media. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Fornatale, Pete (2013). 50 Licks: Myths and Stories from Half a Century of the Rolling Stones. New York City: Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 167–168. ISBN 978-1408833827.
- ^ McPherson, Ian. "Track Talk: Angie". timeisonourside.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Richards, Keith; Sandall, Robert (1993). Interview, Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones (Liner notes). Hollywood, California: Virgin Records. 72438-64682-2-2.
"The basic melody and the title were mine...I'd recently had my daughter born, whose name was Angela, and the name was starting to ring around the house. But I'm into writing about my babies. Angie just fitted. I mean, you couldn't sing 'Maureen'...
- ^ Richards, Keith; Fox, James (2010). Life. New York City: Back Bay. p. 323. ISBN 978-0316034418.
While I was in the [Vevey drug] clinic, Anita was down the road having our daughter, Angela. Once I came out of the usual trauma, I had a guitar with me and I wrote Angie in an afternoon, sitting in bed, because I could finally move my fingers and put them in the right place again...I just went, 'Angie, Angie'. It was not about any particular person; it was a name, like 'ohhh, Diana'. I didn't know Angela was going to be called Angela when I wrote 'Angie'. In those days you didn't know what sex the thing was going to be until it popped out.
- ^ Zentgraf, Nico. "The Complete Works of the Rolling Stones 1962–2008". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ The Rolling Stones - Angie - official promo on YouTube, director Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Rolling Stones – Angie" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Rolling Stones – Angie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 24 November 1973. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Rolling Stones – Angie" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Angie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Rolling Stones – Angie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Charts.nz – The Rolling Stones – Angie". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Angie". VG-lista. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Currin, Brian. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Songs (A-B)". www.rock.co.za.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Angie". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 204.
- ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 27, 1973". Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.. Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1971" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Swiss Year-End Charts, 1973
- ^ "Top Pop Singles" Billboard 29 December 1973: TA-28
- ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1973". Tropicalglen.com. 29 December 1973. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – The Rolling Stones – Angie" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 October 2018. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Angie" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ "American single certifications – The Rolling Stones – Angie". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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