Terrifying (song)
Appearance
"Terrifying" | ||||
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Single by the Rolling Stones | ||||
from the album Steel Wheels | ||||
B-side | "Wish I'd Never Met You" | |||
Released | August 1990[1] | |||
Recorded | March–June 1989 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:53 | |||
Label | Rolling Stones | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jagger/Richards | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
The Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||||
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Steel Wheels track listing | ||||
12 tracks
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"Terrifying" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1989 album Steel Wheels.
Details
[edit]It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song was also released as a single in 1990 and the B-side was "Wish I'd Never Met You", a non-album track that later was included on the group's 2005 compilation album Rarities 1971–2003.
"Terrifying" peaked at number 82 in the UK charts and at number eight on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart.[2]
It is a mid-tempo song, performed at 143 beats per minute.[3]
Personnel
[edit]The Rolling Stones
- Mick Jagger – lead vocals, shakers
- Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
- Ronnie Wood – guitar
- Bill Wyman – bass guitar
- Charlie Watts – drums
Additional musicians
- Chuck Leavell – organ
- Matt Clifford – keyboards
- Lisa Fischer – backing vocals
- Roddy Lorimer – trumpet
References
[edit]- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 695. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones: Chart History – Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Terrifying is played at 143 Beats Per Minute. GetSongbpm. Retrieved 18 June 2022.