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"Paint It, Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones on 13 May 1966 as the first single from the US version of their fourth album Aftermath.It was originally titled "Paint It Black" without a comma. Keith Richards has stated that the comma was added by the record label, Decca. At a book signing in Nashville in 2001, Bill Wyman explained that the comma was simply a typographical error that stuck. The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Mick Jagger wrote the lyrics and Keith Richards wrote the music.

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  • "Paint It, Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones on 13 May 1966 as the first single from the US version of their fourth album Aftermath.It was originally titled "Paint It Black" without a comma. Keith Richards has stated that the comma was added by the record label, Decca. At a book signing in Nashville in 2001, Bill Wyman explained that the comma was simply a typographical error that stuck. The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Mick Jagger wrote the lyrics and Keith Richards wrote the music.
  • "Paint It, Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones as a single in 1966. It also appeared as the opening track of the US version of their 1966 album Aftermath. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, though Brian Jones contributed to the song's signature riff. Bill Wyman claims in his books that the song was a collective effort of the group, a Nanker Phelge one, but mistakenly credited to Jagger/Richards at the end (See below: 'History and composition').
  • "Paint It Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones on 13 May 1966 as the first single from the US version of their fourth album Aftermath. Although originally titled without a comma, the release version was styled "Paint It, Black". Keith Richards has stated that the comma was added by the record label, Decca. The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Jagger wrote the lyrics and Richards wrote the music. Bill Wyman claims in his books that the song was a group effort although it was credited to Jagger/Richards.[citation needed]
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  • "Paint It, Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones as a single in 1966. It also appeared as the opening track of the US version of their 1966 album Aftermath. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, though Brian Jones contributed to the song's signature riff. Bill Wyman claims in his books that the song was a collective effort of the group, a Nanker Phelge one, but mistakenly credited to Jagger/Richards at the end (See below: 'History and composition'). The single reached number one in both the U.S. and the U.K. charts in 1966. In 2004 it was ranked #174 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song title is often given as "Paint It Black", this variant having appeared on some reissues and compilations. Richards has said that the song was not intended to have a comma in its title, and that this was added by the record label.
  • "Paint It, Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones on 13 May 1966 as the first single from the US version of their fourth album Aftermath.It was originally titled "Paint It Black" without a comma. Keith Richards has stated that the comma was added by the record label, Decca. At a book signing in Nashville in 2001, Bill Wyman explained that the comma was simply a typographical error that stuck. The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Mick Jagger wrote the lyrics and Keith Richards wrote the music. Bill Wyman claims in his books that the song was a group effort although it was credited to Jagger/Richards. The single reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom charts in 1966. In 2004 it was ranked number 176 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the US and UK, it was the first number one single to feature a sitar.
  • "Paint It Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones on 13 May 1966 as the first single from the US version of their fourth album Aftermath. Although originally titled without a comma, the release version was styled "Paint It, Black". Keith Richards has stated that the comma was added by the record label, Decca. The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Jagger wrote the lyrics and Richards wrote the music. Bill Wyman claims in his books that the song was a group effort although it was credited to Jagger/Richards.[citation needed] The single reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom charts in 1966. In 2004 it was ranked number 176 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the US and UK, it was the first number one single to feature a sitar.
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