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Writing and recording "Start Me Up" was first recorded during the 1975 sessions for the Rolling Stones' 1976 album Black and Blue
. The song was at first cut as a reggae-rock track, but after dozens of takes the band stopped recording it and it was shelved. The band would again try to re-record "Start Me Up" during the 1977 Some Girls and the 1979 Emotional Rescue sessions under the working titles "Never Stop" and "Start It Up" respectively. These recordings would feature a more apparent rock sound, stripped of the earlier reggae influences. Producer Chris Kimsey said of these re-recordings: "After they cut it, I said, 'That's bloody great! Come and listen... However, when I played it back, Keith [Richards] said, 'Nah, it sounds like something I've heard on the radio. Wipe it.' Of course, I didn't..." But "Start Me Up" failed to make the cut for either album, returning again to the vault. Of the song's history, Richards has commented: "It was one of those things we cut a lot of times; one of those cuts that you can play forever and ever in the studio. Twenty minutes go by and you're still locked into those two chords... Sometimes you become conscious of the fact that, 'Oh, it's "Brown Sugar" again,' so you begin to explore other rhythmic possibilities. It's basically trial and error. As I said, that one was pretty locked into a reggae rhythm for quite a few weeks. We were cutting it for Emotional Rescue, but it was nowhere near coming through, and we put it aside and almost forgot about it." In 1981, with the band looking to tour, Kimsey proposed to lead singer Mick Jagger that archived songs could comprise the set. While searching through the vaults, Kimsey found the two takes of the song with a more rock vibe among some fifty reggae versions. Overdubs were completed on the track in early 1981 in New York at the recording studios Electric Ladyland and the Hit Factory. On the band's recording style for this track in particular, Kimsey commented in 2004; "Including run-throughs, 'Start Me Up' took about six hours to record. You see, if they all played the right chords in the right time, went to the chorus at the right time and got to the middle eight together, that was a master. It was like, 'Oh, wow!' Don't forget, they would never sit down and work out a song. They would jam it and the song would evolve out of that. That's their magic...." The infectious "thump" to the song was achieved using mixer Bob Clearmountain's famed "bathroom reverb," a process involving the recording of some of the song's vocal and drum tracks with a miked speaker in the bathroom of the Power Station recording studio in New York City. It was there where final touches were added to the song, including Jagger's switch of the main lyrics from "start it up" to "start me up." The song opens with what has since become a trademark riff for Keith Richards. It is this, coupled with Charlie Watts' steady backbeat and Bill Wyman's echoing bass, that comprises most of the song. Lead guitarist Ronnie Wood can clearly be heard playing a layered variation of Richards' main riff. Throughout the song Jagger breaks in with a repeated bridge of "You make a grown man cry," followed by various pronouncements of his and his partner's sexual nature. Although the lyrics to the song might be read as double-entendres referring to motorcycle racing, they are clearly sexual in nature. The final line of the song "you make a dead man come" is an homage to pioneering blues singer Lucille Bogan's bawdy "Shave 'Em Dry," which opens with the lines: "I got nipples on my titties / Big as the end of my thumb / I got something 'tween my legs / That'll make a dead man come." The song was among many in Richards's personal collection of classic blues. Often live versions of the song are lengthened by giving Wood a solo near the middle of the song, pieces of which can be heard throughout the original recording. Release "Start Me Up" peaked at No. 7 on the UK Singles Charts in August 1981, where it remains a significant single as the Rolling Stones have not been back into the UK Top 10 since. In Australia, the song reached No. 1 in November 1981. In the United States, "Start Me Up" spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October and November 1981, kept from the summit by "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross and "Private Eyes" by Hall & Oates. It also spent 13 weeks atop the Billboard Top Tracks chart. The B-Side was a slow blues number called "No Use In Crying" which also featured on the Tattoo You album. A popular music video was produced for the single, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. "Start Me Up" is often used to open the Rolling Stones' live shows and has been featured on the live albums Still Life, Flashpoint, Live Licks, and Shine a Light. It has been included on every major compilation since its release, including Rewind (1971-1984), Jump Back, and Forty Licks. Pop culture A former MuchMusic program used this title in the 1990s. The song was one of three played by the Rolling Stones at halftime during the Super Bowl XL in 2006. It was speculated that some of the more objectionable lyrics along with those in "Rough Justice" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" had been censored without the singer's consent. It was later discovered that Mick Jagger had agreed prior to leave out the lyrics. Microsoft Corporation used this song in the Windows 95 marketing campaign, although paying significantly less than the $14 million rumored. This was the first time that the Rolling Stones allowed another company to use their songs in an advertising campaign. The song was subsequently parodied by Bob Rivers, as "Windows 95 Sucks," a song often attributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic, in response to Microsoft's use of the song in their marketing campaign. In 2003, "Start Me Up" became the first Rolling Stones song used in a car commercial when it was used in a campaign for Ford. The song was covered by The Folksmen and is heard on the soundtrack for the film A Mighty Wind, although it is not included in the film itself. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it the 8th Best Sports Anthem. Liam Kyle Sullivan's Myspace alter ego "Kelly" paid tribute to this song in the song "No Booty Calls," a song between Kelly and her horny ex-boyfriend. He states, "Start me up, you make a dead man come" to which she responds, "Then you can just drop dead, cause you ain't gettin' some." Tay Zonday recently made a cover of the song using the karaoke version (the only instrumental version available) while wearing a wig to represent himself as a stereotypical rock star. However, he has covered other songs but removed them due to focusing on original material. The Blue Angels use this song when starting up their engines before a performance. The song appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Party. The song was voted #94 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s. The Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bulls, Montreal Canadiens and Iowa Hawkeyes football team are among those known to use the song during sporting events. The portion of the song was used on the album Il cielo ha una porta sola by Italian singer Biagio Antonacci. Ruff Ruffman parodied the song for Season 3 of FETCH!, as "FETCH! is startin' up". Notes ^ a b c d e Buskin, Richard. ""Classic Tracks: Start Me Up"". Sound on Sound. SOS Publications. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr04/articles/classictracks.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-13. ^ a b "Start Me Up". Time Is On Our Side. http://www.timeisonourside.com/SOStartMe.html. Retrieved 2009-12-13. ^ Jackson, Blair. The Rolling Stones "Start Me Up". Mix Magazine Online. 1 June 2002 (accessed 12 April 2007). ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), pages 548-549. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 539. ^ salon.com ^ weblogs.jupiterresearch.com ^ www.songfacts.com ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/18/rolling-stones-10-best-sports-anthems/#more-2919 Rolling Stone External links Complete Official Lyrics Precededby "You Weren't in Love with Me" by Billy Field Australian Kent Music Report number-one single November 9, 1981 Succeededby "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John Precededby "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single November 7, 1981 Succeededby "Private Eyes" by Daryl Hall and John Oates vde The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger Keith Richards Ronnie Wood Charlie Watts Brian Jones Ian Stewart Dick Taylor Mick Taylor Bill Wyman UK studio albums 19641967 The Rolling Stones (1964) The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965) Out of Our Heads (1965) Aftermath (1966) Between the Buttons (1967) U.S. studio albums 19641967 The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hitmakers) (1964) 12 X 5 (1964) The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965) Out of Our Heads (1965) December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965) Aftermath (1966) Between the Buttons (1967) Studio albums 1967resent Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) Beggars Banquet (1968) Let It Bleed (1969) Sticky Fingers (1971) Exile on Main St. (1972) Goats Head Soup (1973) It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (1974) Black and Blue (1976) Some Girls (1978) Emotional Rescue (1980) Tattoo You (1981) Undercover (1983) Dirty Work (1986) Steel Wheels (1989) Voodoo Lounge (1994) Bridges to Babylon (1997) A Bigger Bang (2005) UK EPs The Rolling Stones (1964) Five by Five (1964) Got Live If You Want It! (1965) Live albums Got Live If You Want It! (U.S. only) (1966) Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert (1970) Love You Live (1977) "Still Life" (American Concert 1981) (1982) Flashpoint (1991) Stripped (1995) No Security (1998) Live Licks (2004) Shine a Light (2008) Compilations Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (U.S.) (1966) Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (UK) (1966) Flowers (U.S.) (1967) Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (UK) (1969) Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (U.S.) (1969) Made in the Shade (1975) Time Waits for No One: Anthology 19711977 (1979) Sucking in the Seventies (1981) Rewind (19711984) (1984) Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones (1993) Forty Licks (2002) Rarities 19712003 (2005) Post-contract ABKCO albums Hot Rocks 19641971 (1971) More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) (1972) Metamorphosis (1975) Singles Collection: The London Years (1989) The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996) Singles 19631965 (2004) Singles 19651967 (2004) Singles 19681971 (2005) Rolled Gold: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones (2007) Post-contract Decca albums Stone Age (1971) Gimme Shelter (1971) Milestones (1972) Rock 'n' Rolling Stones (1972) No Stone Unturned (1973) Rolled Gold: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones (1975) Solid Rock (1980) Slow Rollers (1981) Miscellaneous albums Jamming with Edward! (1972) Box set The Rolling Stones Box Set (2009) Tours European tour 1967 American Tour 1969 European Tour 1970 UK Tour 1971 American Tour 1972 Pacific Tour 1973 European Tour 1973 Tour of the Americas '75 Tour of Europe '76 U.S. Tour 1978 American Tour 1981 European Tour 1982 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour Voodoo Lounge Tour Bridges to Babylon Tour No Security Tour Licks Tour A Bigger Bang Tour Collaborators Blondie Chaplin Lisa Fischer Bernard Fowler Nicky Hopkins Darryl Jones Bobby Keys Chuck Leavell Ian McLagan Billy Preston Jim Price Producers Andrew Loog Oldham Jimmy Miller The Glimmer Twins Steve Lillywhite Chris Kimsey Don Was Management Andrew Loog Oldham Allen Klein Related articles Discography Jagger/Richards Nanker Phelge Rolling Stones Records Altamont Free Concert Rolling Stones Mobile Studio The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus The Mick Jagger Centre The Rolling Stones portal vde The Rolling Stones singles discography Decca/London singles 1963: "Come On" / "I Want to Be Loved" "Poison Ivy" / "Fortune Teller" "I Wanna Be Your Man" / "Stoned" 1964: "Not Fade Away" / "Little by Little" (UK) "Not Fade Away" / "I Wanna Be Your Man" (US) "It's All Over Now" / "Good Times, Bad Times" "Tell Me" / "I Just Want to Make Love to You" "Time Is on My Side" / "Congratulations" "Little Red Rooster" / "Off the Hook" "Heart of Stone" / "What a Shame" 1965: "What a Shame" / "Heart of Stone" "The Last Time" / "Play with Fire" "Play with Fire" / "The Last Time" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" / "The Under-Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" (US) "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" / "The Spider and the Fly" (UK) "Get Off of My Cloud" / "I'm Free" (US) "Get Off of My Cloud" / "The Singer Not the Song" (UK) "As Tears Go By" / "Gotta Get Away" 1966: "19th Nervous Breakdown" / "As Tears Go By" (UK) "19th Nervous Breakdown" / "Sad Day" (US) "Paint It, Black" / "Stupid Girl" (US) "Paint It, Black" / "Long Long While" (UK) "Mother's Little Helper" / "Lady Jane" "Lady Jane" / "Mother's Little Helper" "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" / "Who's Driving Your Plane" 1967: "Let's Spend the Night Together" / "Ruby Tuesday" "Ruby Tuesday" / "Let's Spend the Night Together" "We Love You" / "Dandelion" "Dandelion" / "We Love You" "In Another Land" / "The Lantern" "She's a Rainbow" / "2000 Light Years from Home" 1968: "Jumpin' Jack Flash" / "Child of the Moon" "Street Fighting Man" / "No Expectations" 1969: "Honky Tonk Women" / "You Can't Always Get What You Want" Rolling Stones/Atlantic singles 1971: "Brown Sugar" / "Bitch" / "Let It Rock" (live) (UK) "Brown Sugar" / "Bitch" (US) "Wild Horses" / "Sway" "Street Fighting Man" / "Surprise, Surprise" 1972: "Tumbling Dice" / "Sweet Black Angel" "Happy" / "All Down the Line" 1973: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" / "Sad Day" "Angie" / "Silver Train" "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" / "Dancing with Mr. D" 1974: "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" / "Through the Lonely Nights" "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" / "Dance Little Sister" 1975: "I Don't Know Why" / "Try a Little Harder" "Out of Time" / "Jiving Sister Fanny" 1976: "Fool to Cry" / "Crazy Mama" "Hot Stuff" / "Fool to Cry" Rolling Stones/Virgin singles 1978: "Miss You" / "Far Away Eyes" "Beast of Burden" / "When the Whip Comes Down" "Respectable" / "When the Whip Comes Down" "Shattered" / "Everything Is Turning to Gold" 1980: "Emotional Rescue" / "Down in the Hole" "She's So Cold" / "Send It to Me" 1981: "If I Was a Dancer (Dance Pt. 2)" / "If I Was a Dancer (Dance Pt. 2)" "Start Me Up" / "No Use In Crying" "Waiting on a Friend" / "Little T&A" "Little T&A" / "Waiting on a Friend" 1982: "Hang Fire" / "Neighbours" "Going to a Go-Go" (live) / "Beast of Burden" (live) "Time Is on My Side" (live) / "Twenty Flight Rock" (live) 1983: "Undercover of the Night" / "All the Way Down" 1984: "She Was Hot" / "Think I'm Going Mad" "Think I'm Going Mad" / "She Was Hot" "Too Tough" / "Miss You" "Brown Sugar" / "Bitch" "Too Much Blood" / "Too Much Blood" 1986: "Harlem Shuffle" / "Had It With You" "Winning Ugly" / "Winning Ugly" "One Hit (To the Body)" / "Fight" 1989: "Mixed Emotions" / "Fancy Man Blues" "Sad Sad Sad" / "Sad Sad Sad" "Rock and a Hard Place" / "Cook Cook Blues" 1990: "Almost Hear You Sigh" / "Break the Spell" (US) "Almost Hear You Sigh" / "Wish I'd Never Met You" (UK) "Paint It, Black" / "Long Long While" "Terrifying" / "Wish I'd Never Met You" 1991: "Highwire" / "2000 Light Years from Home" (live) "Ruby Tuesday" (live) / "Play with Fire" (live) "Sex Drive" / "Sex Drive" Virgin singles 1994: "Love Is Strong" / "The Storm" "Love Is Strong" / "So Young" "You Got Me Rocking" / "Jump On Top of Me" "Out of Tears" / "I'm Gonna Drive" / "So Young" "Out of Tears" / "I'm Gonna Drive" / "Sparks Will Fly" 1995: "Sparks Will Fly" / "Sparks Will Fly" "I Go Wild" / (remixes) "Like a Rolling Stone" (live) / "Black Limousine" / "All Down the Line" 1996: "Wild Horses" (live) / "Live with Me" (live) / "Tumbling Dice" (live) 1997: "Anybody Seen My Baby?" / (remixes) "Flip the Switch" / "Flip the Switch" 1998: "Saint of Me" / "Gimme Shelter" / "Anyway You Look At It" "Out of Control" / (remixes) "Gimme Shelter" (live) / "Gimme Shelter" (live) 2002: "Don't Stop" / "Miss You" (remix) 2003: "Sympathy for the Devil" (remix) / (remixes) 2005: "Streets of Love" / "Rough Justice" "Oh No Not You Again" / "Oh No Not You Again" "Rain Fall Down" / (remixes) 2006: "Biggest Mistake" / "Dance Pt. 1" (live) / "Before They Make Me Run" 2007: "Paint It, Black" / "Paint It, Black" The Rolling Stones portal Categories: 1981 singles | The Rolling Stones songs | Number-one singles in Australia | ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one singles | Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one singles | Songs written by Jagger/Richards | Windows 95
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