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"Gimme Shelter" [a] is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Jagger–Richards , it is the opening track of the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The song covers the brutal realities of war , including murder , rape and fear .
The compilation includes cover versions of "1969", originally recorded by the Stooges, and "Gimme Shelter", originally recorded by the Rolling Stones, which appeared on the Alice and Temple of Love 12 inch EPs, respectively.
Gimme Shelter is a compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released on Decca Records in 1971. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart. [2] This is not a soundtrack album from the film of the same name. Side one is composed of previously released studio recordings from 1968 and 1969.
Additionally, "Gimme Shelter" is rendered as "Gimmie Shelter" on the jacket. Some releases have "Gimmie Shelter" on the cover, the inner sleeve and the LP label. All tracks are written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards , except "Love in Vain" by Robert Johnson .
"Gimme Shelter" is a cover version of the Rolling Stones song. The video shows the band playing the song at a gig, including clips of the crowd wearing masks making them look like ghosts. The crowd was made up of fans who replied to an email from the band asking for extras. The first 100 replies were called and invited to attend.
"Gimme Shelter" is a cover version of the Rolling Stones song that the group had recorded with Samantha Fox for the Shelter benefit single "Putting Our House in Order", although this album version removes Fox's vocal. Drummer Richard Chadwick performs vocals instead.
When Chanel Haynes showed up at Milan’s San Siro Stadium to sing “Gimme Shelter” with the Rolling Stones on June 21, she had a lot on her mind: She had spent the past few months in London ...
Later in the same concert U2 and Mick Jagger performed "Gimme Shelter" and "Stuck in a Moment". Brothers Osborne and the War and Treaty teamed up to cover the song for the 2023 Stones tribute album Stoned Cold Country and performed the song live at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards. [15] [16]