Shattered (song)
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| "Shattered" | ||||
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| Single by the Rolling Stones | ||||
| from the album Some Girls | ||||
| B-side | "Everything Is Turning to Gold" | |||
| Released | 29 November 1978 (US)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 10 October – 21 December 1977 | |||
| Studio | Pathé Marconi, Paris | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Rolling Stones | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jagger–Richards | |||
| Producer(s) | The Glimmer Twins | |||
| The Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||||
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| Some Girls track listing | ||||
10 tracks
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"Shattered" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1978 album Some Girls. The song is a reflection of American lifestyles and life in 1970s-era New York City, but also influences from the English punk rock movement can be heard. The B-side, "Everything Is Turning to Gold", was co-written with Ronnie Wood, who contributed lyrics inspired by the birth of his son.[6][7]
During a 2013 fundraiser, Eddie Vedder played the guitar while Jeanne Tripplehorn sang "Shattered" doing a Julie Andrews impression.[8] The title of the June 2019 book Can't Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City comes from a lyric in the song.[9]
History
[edit]Recorded from October to December 1977, "Shattered" features lyrics sung in sprechgesang by Jagger on a guitar riff by Keith Richards. Jagger commented in a Rolling Stone interview that he wrote the lyrics in the back of a New York cab. Most of Richards' guitar work is a basic rhythmic pattern strumming out the alternating tonic and dominant chords with each bar, utilising a relatively modest phaser sound effect for some added depth. Due to the absence of bassist Bill Wyman, the bass track is played by Ronnie Wood.[citation needed]
Billboard stated that the "heavy bottom and...frenetic vocals translate New York's neurotic energy to music."[10] Cash Box said that "the unique rhythmic undercurrents and Mick Jagger's harrowing chant-like vocals of life in the big Apple make this a top pop winner."[11] Record World called it "rock 'n' roll funk with a flourish."[12]
In the United States, "Shattered" climbed to number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[13]
Personnel
[edit]- Mick Jagger – lead vocals
- Keith Richards – rhythm guitar/backing vocals
- Ronnie Wood – rhythm and lead guitar/bass guitar/backing vocals
- Charlie Watts – drums
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 31 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 695.
- ^ Koelling, Matt (7 June 2018). "The Rolling Stones' 'Some Girls' Turns 40 – An Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Some Girls by the Rolling Stones". Classic Rock Review. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ McPadden, Mike (13 January 2015). "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1978". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 351–352. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ "What All Music Does Is Provoke". Record Collector. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Fricke, David (22 September 2005). "The Rolling Stones: Back With a Bang". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Martins, Chris (20 December 2013). "See Eddie Vedder and Jeanne Tripplehorn Charmingly Cover the Rolling Stones". Spin. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones in NYC Book: Author Q-and-A". Best Classic Bands. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Billboard's Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 16 December 1978. p. 80. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XL, no. 30. 9 December 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 9 December 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 5. 3 February 1979. p. 92. ISSN 0006-2510.
