2012 greatest hits album by the Rolling Stones
GRRR! is agreatest hits album bythe Rolling Stones . Released on 12 November 2012,[ 8] it commemorates the band's 50th anniversary. The album features two new songs titled "Doom and Gloom " and "One More Shot ",[ 9] which were recorded in August 2012.[ 10]
"Doom and Gloom" peaked at No. 61 on theUK Singles Chart , No. 26 on theBillboard Japan Hot 100 and No. 30 on theBillboard Rock Songs chart in October 2012.Rolling Stone magazine named "Doom and Gloom" the 18th best song of 2012.
The album reached No. 3 on theUK Albums Chart and No. 19 on the USBillboard 200 .
In support ofGRRR! , a Stones concert was recorded on 15 December 2012 at thePrudential Center inNewark, New Jersey , as part of the band's50 & Counting tour, and broadcast as thepay-per-view 2012 concert filmOne More Shot: The Rolling Stones Live . It was remixed and re-edited as the live album and concert filmGrrr Live! , released on 10 February 2023.[ 11]
40-track, 2-CD jewel case with 12-page booklet, only sold in Australia, Asia, some European countries and selected American retailers[ 12] [ 13] 50-track, 3-CDdigipak with 12-page booklet 50-track, 3-CD box set with 36-page hardcover book and five postcards 50-track, 5-12" vinyl box set 50-track, 1-Blu-ray Pure Audio, no video, clear Blu-ray case, 12-page booklet, European & Mexico only[ 14] 80-track, 4-CD box set with bonus CD,7" vinyl , hardcover book, poster, and postcards[ 8] Walton Ford was commissioned to do the album cover.[ 15] The artwork depicts a gorilla with the Stones'tongue and lips logo created byJohn Pasche , an adaptation of Ford's series ofKing Kong paintings titled "I Don't Like to Look at Him, Jack. It Makes Me Think of that Awful Day on the Island". Ford explained that he "saw the Rolling Stones as a sort ofsilverback ", and the band could be compared to Kong due to "their kind of enormity of their accomplishment over the period of 50 years". The band approved the image, declaring that "The irreverence of Walton Ford's imagery captured the spirit of the tour", but fans were not so welcoming. Ford reacted to the criticism saying "the last people who I wanted to please were Rolling Stones fans", as he felt they "got their own grudges" and "just seem to be always angry at the Rolling Stones for a lot of reasons". Limited editions of the art were made by Ford and put on sale.[ 16] [ 17] Anaugmented reality app allowed to see an animated version of theGRRR! cover.[ 18] Hingston Studios handled the album's art direction, including the handwritten font used in the cover and its campaign.[ 19]
All songs byMick Jagger andKeith Richards , except where noted.
Disc one
"Come On" (Berry) "Not Fade Away" (Hardin/Petty) "It's All Over Now" (Womack/Womack) "Little Red Rooster" (Dixon) "The Last Time" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Time Is on My Side " (Jerry Ragovoy )2 ,2A "Get Off of My Cloud" "Heart of Stone "3A ,3 "19th Nervous Breakdown" "As Tears Go By" (Jagger/Richards/Oldham) "Paint It Black" "Under My Thumb "4 ,6A "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" "Ruby Tuesday" "Let's Spend the Night Together" "We Love You "* Disc two
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" "Honky Tonk Women" "Sympathy for the Devil" "You Can't Always Get What You Want" "Gimme Shelter" "Street Fighting Man" "Wild Horses" "She's a Rainbow "6 "Brown Sugar" "Happy" "Tumbling Dice" "Angie" "Rocks Off "10 "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) "11 "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" "Fool to Cry" Disc three
"Miss You" "Respectable" "Beast of Burden" "Emotional Rescue" "Start Me Up" "Waiting on a Friend" "Undercover of the Night" "She Was Hot "17 "Streets of Love "22 "Harlem Shuffle" (Nelson/Relf) "Mixed Emotions" "Highwire "FP "Love Is Strong" "Anybody Seen My Baby?" (Jagger/Richards/lang/Mink) "Don't Stop" "Doom and Gloom" "One More Shot"
Mick Jagger (all tracks) – lead vocals, harmonica, guitars, keyboards, percussionKeith Richards (all tracks) –acoustic and electric guitars, vocals (lead vocals on "Happy", "You Got the Silver" and the first verse of "Salt of the Earth"), keyboards, bass guitar, percussionCharlie Watts (all tracks) – drums, percussionBrian Jones (1962–69) – guitars, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals,sitar , mellotron,recorder ,appalachian dulcimer , saxophone,marimba ,xylophone ,vibraphone ,tambura ,autoharp Bill Wyman (1962–91) – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, percussionMick Taylor (1969–74) – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocalsRonnie Wood (1975–present) – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals2012 year-end chart performance forGRRR! Chart (2012) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 49] 32 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 50] 55 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 51] 64 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 52] 50 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 53] 23 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 54] 27 Italian Albums (FIMI)[ 55] 70 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[ 56] 65 UK Albums (OCC)[ 57] 31
2013 year-end chart performance forGRRR! Chart (2013) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 58] 80 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 59] 83 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 60] 91 French Albums (SNEP)[ 61] 191 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[ 62] 50 UK Albums (OCC)[ 63] 95 USBillboard 200[ 64] 139 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard )[ 65] 38
Certifications forGRRR! Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 66] 2× Platinum 140,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 67] Platinum 20,000* Belgium (BRMA )[ 68] Gold 15,000* Germany (BVMI )[ 69] Gold 100,000‡ Ireland (IRMA )[ 70] Gold 7,500^ Italy (FIMI )[ 71] Gold 30,000* New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 72] Gold 7,500^ Poland (ZPAV )[ 73] 2× Platinum 40,000* Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 74] Gold 20,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 75] Platinum 300,000* United States (RIAA )[ 76] Gold 500,000^ Summaries Worldwide (2012) — 1,400,000[ 77] * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Release history and formats forGRRR! Region Date Worldwide (excluding North America) 12 November 2012 North America 13 November 2012[ 8]
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