1967Released
3:17

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Please Go Home. By Songfacts®.

This is built around the "Bo Diddley Beat" - dun, da-dun, da-dun, da-dun, dun. The Stones toured with Diddley in England in 1963. The Stones also used the Bo Diddley Beat on "Not Fade Away" in 1964.

Brian Jones played the theremin on this track, an electronic device also used by Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love." Like that theremin? Here's "Over The Rainbow" on one, an excellent example of its unique sound. Shop around online and you'll find they go for about $300. If you're too broke or too clever, make your own theremin following this YouTube podcast. Then come back and play along with the Stones!

This was not included on American versions of Between The Buttons. It is on the compilation Flowers in the US. The Stones had an unusual track record for shuffling songs around between album releases in the states and the UK. In the US, this song was bumped to make room for two bigger hits, "Let's Spend The Night Together" and "Ruby Tuesday."

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Please Go Home.
AKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
112BPM

Album

The album Please Go Home is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Please Go Home.
ABKCO Music and Records, Inc.
© 2002 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
℗ 2002 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.

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