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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Mono Version

1965Released
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On May 6, 1965, The Rolling Stones played to about 3,000 people at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, Florida while on their first US tour. According to an article in the St. Petersburg Times, about 200 young fans got in an altercation with a line of police officers at the show, and The Stones made it through just four songs as chaos ensued. That night, Keith Richards woke up in his hotel room with the guitar riff and lyric "can't get no satisfaction" in his head. He recorded it on a portable tape deck, went back to sleep, and brought it to the studio that week. The tape contained his guitar riff followed by the sounds of him snoring. Richards was staying at the Fort Harrison Hotel (known at the time as the Jack Tar Harrison Hotel) when he rolled out of bed with the idea for this song. In 1975, it was bought by the Church of Scientology and often used for religious retreats.

Mick Jagger wrote all the lyrics except the line "can't get no satisfaction." The lyrics deal with what Jagger saw as the two sides of America: the real and phony. The song is about a man looking for authenticity but not being able to find it through the haze of marketing. Jagger experienced the vast commercialism of America in a big way on their tours and later learned to exploit it, as The Rolling Stones made truckloads of money through sponsorships and merchandising in the US.

"Satisfaction" was released in the United States on June 6, 1965, just a month after Keith Richards woke up with the guitar riff in his head. It went to #1 on July 10, where it stayed for four weeks. In the UK, it wasn't issued until August 20, 1965, because The Stones wanted to be there to support it. It went to #1 there on September 15, and stayed for two weeks. The Stones' next single, "Get Off of My Cloud," went to #1 in both countries.

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Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Mono Version.
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136BPM

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ABKCO Music and Records, Inc.
© 2002 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
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