You Got Me Rocking
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| Single by the Rolling Stones | ||||
| from the album Voodoo Lounge | ||||
| B-side | "Jump on Top of Me" | |||
| Released | 26 September 1994 | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
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Jagger/Richards | ||||
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"You Got Me Rocking" is a song by English
Background and composition
Begun early in 1993, "You Got Me Rocking" was initially a blues flavoured number; bootlegs have Jagger and Richards working the song as a slower, blues flavoured ramble, with Jagger shouting the hook "you got me rocking". Changed to a straightforward rocker in the vein of "Start Me Up", the song quickly evolved as Richards made the transition from piano to guitar. The lyrics moved to a more upbeat tone, as singer Mick Jagger presents redemption from a series of career ending instances of various professionals:
I was a hooker losing her looks; I was a writer can't write another book;
I was all dried up dying to get wet; I was a tycoon drowning in debt.
The lyrics can be interpreted as an answer to the Rolling Stones' critics, who often deride the band for their advancing age. Recording on "You Got Me Rocking" lasted from mid-summer to early winter 1993, when final touches were put on.
Live performances
"You Got Me Rocking" is notable as one of the few latter-day songs from the band's career to remain on their setlist long after being released. The song was performed some 50 times during the 2005–2006 A Bigger Bang Tour.
B-side
The B-side is the little-known "Jump on Top of Me", which also appears on the soundtrack to Prêt-à-Porter. "You Got Me Rocking" appeared on the soundtrack to The Replacements in 2000.
Track listings
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Personnel
The Rolling Stones
- Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, maracas
- Keith Richards – electric guitar, "mystery guitar", backing vocals
- Ronnie Wood – slide guitar
- Charlie Watts – drums
Additional Performers
- Darryl Jones – bass
- Chuck Leavell – piano
- Bernard Fowler, Ivan Neville – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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| United Kingdom | 26 September 1994 |
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| Japan | 2 November 1994 |
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References
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 18 Dec 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 8 September 2016 – via Imgur.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones – You Got Me Rocking" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 Vikan 20.-26.10 '94". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 20 October 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Rolling Stones" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones – You Got Me Rocking" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Rolling Stones: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 8 October 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 24 September 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "The Year in Music: Hot Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. 24 December 1994. p. YE-62. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 24 September 1994. p. 25.
- ^ "ユー・ガット・ミー・ロッキング | ザ・ローリング・ストーンズ" [You Got Me Rocking | The Rolling Stones] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "ユー・ガット・ミー・ロッキング | ザ・ローリング・ストーンズ" [You Got Me Rocking | The Rolling Stones] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
