Sittin' On A Fence
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"Sittin' on a Fence" is a song written by Mick Jagger
and Keith Richards
of the British
rock and roll
band The Rolling Stones
. The song was given to the singing duo Twice as Much
, who released it as their debut single in May 1966
. This version became a top forty hit on the UK Singles Chart
and also received some attention in the United States, where it charted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
chart.
The Rolling Stones
' version was recorded in December 1965 during the Aftermath sessions, and released first in the United States on the 1967 album Flowers. It was released in Great Britain in 1969 on the greatest hits album Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)
. The Rolling Stones did not release this song as a single. Towards the end of the acoustically driven song, a harpsichord
, played by Brian Jones
, can be heard.
It's also on the 1972 compilation More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)
.
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
and Keith Richards
Keith Richards
Keith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
of the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
. The song was given to the singing duo Twice as Much
Twice as Much
Twice as Much was composed of David Skinner and Andrew Rose and were harmony singers who also wrote much of their own material...
, who released it as their debut single in May 1966
1966 in music
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. This version became a top forty hit on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
and also received some attention in the United States, where it charted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...
chart.
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
' version was recorded in December 1965 during the Aftermath sessions, and released first in the United States on the 1967 album Flowers. It was released in Great Britain in 1969 on the greatest hits album Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)
Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)
Through the Past, Darkly is The Rolling Stones' second official compilation album, released in 1969 shortly following Brian Jones's departure from the group and subsequent death. The album was released by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and London Records/ABKCO Records in the United States.In...
. The Rolling Stones did not release this song as a single. Towards the end of the acoustically driven song, a harpsichord
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
, played by Brian Jones
Brian Jones
Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones , known as Brian Jones, was an English musician and a founding member of the Rolling Stones....
, can be heard.
It's also on the 1972 compilation More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)
More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)
More Hot Rocks is the second compilation album of Rolling Stones music released by former manager Allen Klein's ABKCO Records after the band's departure from Decca and Klein...
.