"Paint It Black" redirects here. For other uses, see Paint It Black (disambiguation).
"Paint It, Black"
Single by The Rolling Stones
from the album Aftermath
B-side "Stupid Girl" (US)
"Long Long While" (UK)
Released 7 May 1966 (US)
13 May 1966 (UK)
Format 7"
Recorded 6–9 March 1966
Genre Psychedelic rock, raga rock
Length 3:45 (mono single mix)
3:22 (stereo album mix)
Label London 45-LON.901 (US)
Decca F.12395 (UK)
Writer(s) Jagger/Richards
Producer Andrew Loog Oldham
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"19th Nervous Breakdown"
(1966) "Paint It Black"
(1966) "Mother's Little Helper/Lady Jane"
(1966)
UK single cover
Music sample
"Paint It Black"
Play sound

"Paint It, Black" is a song by The Rolling Stones, released on 13 May 1966 as the first single from their fourth album Aftermath.[1] It was originally titled "Paint It Black" without a comma. Keith Richards has stated that the comma was added by the record label, Decca.[1]

The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, though Brian Jones contributed to the song's signature riff. Bill Wyman claims in his books that the song was a collective effort of the group, a 'Nanker-Phelge' one, but mistakenly credited to Jagger/Richards at the end.

The single reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom charts in 1966. In 2004 it was ranked number 174 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the US and UK, it was the first number one single to feature a sitar on the recording.

Per Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_It,_Black
Kinda like that song myself :-)