2000 Light Years from Home

the Rolling Stones song the Green Day song, "2000 Light Years Away" Kerplunk (album)Kerplunk (album) April 2026 2000 Light Years from Home 2000 Light Years from Home cover.jpg US picture sleeve (reverse) single the Rolling Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request She's a Rainbow *1967 11 y (US single)Singles Collection: The London Years The Rolling Stones Bruce Eder Boxed set booklet 1989 New York City ABKCO Records 1218-2 72 8 December 1967 (UK album) July & September 1967 Olympic, London *Psychedelic rockJim DeRogatis Jim DeRogatis 2003 Turn On Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock The Stones' Ten Best Psychedelic Rock Songs Hal Leonard Corporation 54 0-634-05548-8 https://books.google.com/books?id=U7cQmRsLgN8C&pg=PA54 space rockLuhrssen David, and Michael Larson Encyclopedia of Classic Rock 2017 ABC-CLIO 305 *2 52 (US promo single edit) 4 45 (single & album version) *London (US) Decca (UK) Jagger–Richards The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones US singles In Another Land 1967 She's a Rainbow 2000 Light Years from Home Jumpin' Jack Flash 1968 "2000 Light Years from Home" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on their 1967 album Their Satanic Majesties Request.https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19813/m1/ Show 46 - Sergeant Pepper at the Summit: The very best of a very good year. [Part 2] : UNT Digital Library Digital.library.unt.edu 2016-10-01 Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it also appeared as the B-side to the American single "She's a Rainbow", and charted as a single in Germany. Jagger reportedly wrote the lyrics in Brixton prison following his conviction on drug charges in June 1967.Davis S. Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40 Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones Aurum Press 2002 217 The song was recorded by the band at Olympic Studios during July and September 1967. The working title of the instrumental backing was "Toffee Apple". Brian Jones performs prominent accompaniment on a Mellotron. The number was regularly featured during the Stones' 1989–90 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tours. Until 1997, when "She's a Rainbow" was also added to the band's stage repertoire, it was the only track from Satanic Majesties that the band had performed in concert. For the first time in 23 years, The Rolling Stones played "2000 Light Years from Home" on 29 June 2013 at The Glastonbury Festival. Live version In 1991, a live version was released as the B-side to "Highwire". Cover versions Several artists have recorded cover versions of "2000 Light Years from Home": Under Neath What: Recorded a version for their album What Is It (1989), which was also included on their UK 12-inch vinyl EP Their Heads Exploded (1990).https://eil.com/shop/wanted.asp?artist=under-neath-what Under Neath What - Their Heads Exploded (1990 UK 12" vinyl EP) eil.com 2026-10-07 The Danse Society: Released a single version in 1984.https://www.discogs.com/master/12983-The-Danse-Society-2000-Light-Years-From-Home The Danse Society – 2000 Light Years From Home Discogs 2026-10-07 Monster Magnet: Recorded a version for their album 4-Way Diablo (2007). Personnel According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon,Margotin Guesdon 2016 234–235 except where noted: Mick Jaggervocals, maracas Keith Richardsbacking vocals, electric guitar, fuzz bassBabiuk Prevost 2013 267 Brian JonesMellotron, electric dulcimer Bill Wymanbass, oscillatorBabiuk Prevost 2013 267 Charlie Wattsdrums Additional personnel Nicky Hopkinspiano Unidentified musiciansfemale backing vocals,note Margotin and Guesdon write that Jagger and Richards' vocals during the refrains at 2:36 and 3:49 are accompanied by two unidentified female voices, possibly contributed by singers Marianne Faithfull and Anita Pallenberg.Margotin Guesdon 2016 235 plucked piano strings,Babiuk Prevost 2013 267 clavesnote Margotin and Guesdon suggest the claves were played by Eddie Kramer, the session's assistant sound engineer.Margotin Guesdon 2016 234 Charts Chart (1968)PeakpositionWest Germany 5 The Rolling Stones 2000 Light Years from Home 109266 1968 17 June 2016 Notes note References Sources Babiuk Andy Prevost Greg Andy Babiuk Rolling Stones Gear: All the Stones' Instruments from Stage to Studio 2013 Backbeat Books Milwaukee 978-1-61713-092-2 Margotin Philippe Guesdon Jean-Michel The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track 2016 Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers New York 978-0-316-31774-0 https://books.google.com/books?id=g5eTCwAAQBAJ Category:British psychedelic rock songs Category:The Rolling Stones songs Category:Decca Records singles Category:London Records singles Category:1967 songs Category:Songs written by Jagger–Richards Category:1968 singles Category:Music videos directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg Category:Space rock songs Category:Monster Magnet songs Category:Songs about spaceflight