19th Nervous Breakdown

July 2026 December 2019 19th Nervous Breakdown Nervousstones.jpg West German picture sleeve single the Rolling Stones *"As Tears Go By" (UK) "Sad Day" (US) 1966 02 4 y 3–8 December 1965 RCA (Hollywood, California) Rock 3 56 *Decca (UK) London (US) Jagger–Richards Andrew Loog Oldham Rolling Stones UK Get Off of My Cloud 1965 Paint It Black 1966 Rolling Stones US single As Tears Go By 1965 19th Nervous Breakdown 1966 Paint It Black 1966 single The_Rolling_Stones_-_19th_Nervous_Breakdown.ogg Alternative cover single 19thNervousBreakdownUS.jpg yes US picture sleeve "19th Nervous Breakdown" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards,38 3 Mick Jagger it was recorded in late 1965 and released as a single in February 1966. It reached number 2 on US Billboard Hot 100 and Britain's Record Retailer chart (subsequently the UK Singles Chart), while topping the charts compiled by US Cash Box and both UK NME and Melody Maker. Composition and recording The song was written during the group's October–December 1965 tour of the United States and recorded at the conclusion of their fourth North American tour during the Aftermath album sessions, between 3 and 8 December 1965 at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Jagger came up with the title first and then wrote the lyrics around it. The opening guitar figure is played by Keith Richards while in the verses Brian Jones plays a bass-note figure that derives from "Diddley Daddy" by Bo Diddley, a major influence on the Rolling Stones' style.http://www.musicomh.com/albums/bo-diddley_0306.htm Bo Diddley – The Story Of Bo Diddley: album review Musicomh.com 2 June 2021 26 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235253/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/bo-diddley_0306.htm deadsong t3154060 Here the riff is extended into a long blues chord progression behind lyrics similar to those of their previous UK single, "Get Off of My Cloud", and the verse alternates with a bridge theme. The track is also known for Bill Wyman's "dive-bombing" bass line at the end. At almost four minutes' duration, it is long by the standards of the time. Cash Box described the single as a "pulsating, hard-driving fast-moving bluesy affair about a sensitive gal who lets her guy get him down".CashBox Record Reviews February 19, 1966 20 2022-01-12 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1966/CB-1966-02-19.pdf Cash Box Record World called the lyrics "intriguing".Single Picks of the Week Record World February 19, 1966 1 2023-07-17 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/66/RW-1966-02-19.pdf Personnel According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon,Margotin Guesdon 2016 160 except where noted: The Rolling Stones Mick Jaggervocals Keith Richardsbacking vocals, lead guitar,Babiuk Prevost 2013 205 fuzz guitarBabiuk Prevost 2013 205 Brian Jonesrhythm guitar Bill Wymanbass Charlie Wattsdrums Additional musician Ian Stewartpiano Release "19th Nervous Breakdown" was released as a single on 4 February 1966 in the UK and on 12 February 1966 in the US. Like many early Rolling Stones recordings, "19th Nervous Breakdown" has been officially released only in mono sound. A stereo mix of the song has turned up in private and bootleg collections.The Rolling Stones in Stereo http://www.lukpac.org/stereostones/stereosongs.html dead https://archive.today/20120909031217/http://www.lukpac.org/stereostones/stereosongs.html 9 September 2012 24 July 2009 An alternate version features a radically different vocal from Jagger, who alternates between mellow on the verses and rawer on the chorus. The Stones performed "19th Nervous Breakdown" live on The Ed Sullivan Show on 11 September.4 March 2016 Products Page http://www.edsullivan.com/artists/the-rolling-stones https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053552/http://www.edsullivan.com/artists/the-rolling-stones 4 March 2016 The Ed Sullivan Show "19th Nervous Breakdown" has further appeared on numerous Stones compilations, including Hot Rocks 1964–1971 (1971),Eder Bruce Hot Rocks: 1964-1971 - The Rolling Stones Songs, Reviews, Credits https://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-rocks-1964-1971-mw0000227887 AllMusic en 2021-01-17 Singles Collection: The London Years (1989),Erlewine Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Erlewine The Complete Singles Collection: The London Years – The Rolling Stones https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-singles-collection-the-london-years-mw0000201604 live https://web.archive.org/web/20210106235349/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-singles-collection-the-london-years-mw0000201604 6 January 2021 6 January 2021 AllMusic Forty Licks (2002),Erlewine Stephen Thomas "Forty Licks" – The Rolling Stones https://www.allmusic.com/album/forty-licks-mw0000661926 live https://web.archive.org/web/20210106235343/https://www.allmusic.com/album/forty-licks-mw0000661926 6 January 2021 6 January 2021 AllMusic and GRRR! (2012).Egan Sean BBC – Music – Review of The Rolling Stones – Grrr! https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/mdj9/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210106235353/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/mdj9/ 6 January 2021 17 September 2020 BBC en-GB Commercial performance In the UK, "19th Nervous Breakdown" reached number 2 on the Record Retailer chart. The single topped the NME Top 30 chart for three weeks in addition to the BBC's Pick of the Pops charts. The single was the fifth best-selling single of 1966 in the UK, achieving greater full-year sales than both Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin' and the Stones' own "Paint It Black".http://www.sixtiescity.net/charts/66chart.htm#top100 The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1966 [in the U.K.] 13 May 2015 In the US, "19th Nervous Breakdown" peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, behind "The Ballad of the Green Berets" by SSgt Barry Sadler, and number 1 on the Cash Box Top 100.Bonanno Massimo The Rolling Stones Chronicle: The First Thirty Years Plexus 1990 978-0-859651356 London 53 Other versions In June 1966, just four months after the Rolling Stones released their single, American garage rock band The Standells covered the song for their album Dirty Water.https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/larry-tamblyn-dead-dirty-water-standells-dies-obituary-1235929763/ Larry Tamblyn, Co-Founder of ‘Dirty Water’ Garage Rockers the Standells Dies at 82 Billboard March 24, 2025 November 25, 2025 In 2010, English indie rock group The Wedding Present covered the song for the first season of The A.V. Clubs A.V. Undercover web series.https://www.avclub.com/the-wedding-present-covers-the-rolling-stones-19th-nervous-breakdown The Wedding Present covers the Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown" The A.V. 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