Get off of My Cloud
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| "Get off of My Cloud" | ||
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| Single by The Rolling Stones | ||
| from the album December's Children (And Everybody's) | ||
| Released | 1965 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 2 min 55 s | |
| Label | ABCKO | |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Loog Oldham | |
| Chart positions | ||
| The Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||
| "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965) |
"Get off of My Cloud" (1965) |
"As Tears Go By" (1966) |
"Get off of My Cloud" is a song by the British rock 'n roll band The Rolling Stones. It was written as a follow-up single to the successful "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the song was recorded in early September of 1965. The song is noted for its drum intro by Charlie Watts and twin guitars by Brian Jones and Keith Richards. The lyrics are defiant and rebellious which was common practice for the Rolling Stones around that time; they were beginning to cultivate their infamous "bad boy" image. The Stones have said that the song is written as a reaction to their sudden popularity after the success of "Satisfaction." Written a few weeks after "Satisfaction" dropped, the song deals with their aversion to people's expectations of them. In the book According to... The Rolling Stones, Richards says, " "'Get off of My Cloud' was basically a response to people knocking on our door asking us for the follow up to 'Satisfaction'.... We thought, 'At last. We can sit back and maybe think about events.' Suddenly there's the knock at the door and of course what came out of that was 'Get off of My Cloud.'"
The song went on to do as well as "Satisfaction" (at the time), going to number one in both the UK and the U.S. It was first released on 1965's December's Children (And Everybody's). The song is a fan-favorite, appearing on many of greatest hits compilations and was recorded for the live albums Got Live If You Want It! and Love You Live.
| Preceded by "Tears" by Ken Dodd |
UK number one single "Get off of My Cloud" by Rolling Stones November 4, 1965 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "The Carnival Is Over" by The Seekers |
| Preceded by "Yesterday" by The Beatles |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 6, 1965 |
Succeeded by "I Hear a Symphony" by The Supremes |
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